took keen hold, led early, chased leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up rear of mid-division, headway when not much room over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, challenged towards finish, just held
went right and slowly into stride, always towards rear
in rear, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
took keen hold, prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, carried right over 2f out, soon led again, headed well inside final furlong
soon led, headed over 5f out, led over 4f out, edged right over 2f out, soon headed again, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, lost place over 5f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Double Time’s bid for a hat-trick failed at Wolverhampton and he drops back down in trip while Bond Boy failed to settle here when bidding for a treble and finishing behind third-placed Meng Tian. CHOLA EMPIRE (NAP) placed at Southwell last week but that was in Class 3 company and David Simcock’s charge gets another back at this lower level. Boafo Boy hasn’t threatened since scoring at Newcastle while Wolverhampton runner-up Give A Little Back is upped in class.
Double Time 10-3fav (9-11) Raced keenly, led early, tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 3l behind Borgi (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Chola Empire 3-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Zip (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Boafo Boy 6-1 (9-11) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Full Intention (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Pinwheel (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 9th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Bellagio Man (9-9) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Buckshaw Village (FR) 9-1 (9-5) Raced wide, close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 6 1/2l behind Follow Your Heart (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Bond Boy 18-5 (9-4) Pulled hard in 3rd, went 2nd 5f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Super Den (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Letmelivemylife 9-1 (9-9) Steadied start, wide in touch, headway entering final 2f, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 3l behind Secret Strength (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Meng Tian 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, went between horses and every chance over 1f out, outpaced by winner inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Super Den (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Inevitable Outcome (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Soon steadied into mid-division, closed on outside over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong, lost 4th close home, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Algheed (10-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Give A Little Back (FR) 6-1 (9-7) Steadied and switched left start, held up off the pace in last pair, headway on inside when hampered over 1f out, kept on and went 2nd towards finish, bit unlucky, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Kingwell (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
