raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, tailed off
towards rear, headway when switched left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, edged right towards finish
soon led, headed 8f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer
midfield, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on, not much room towards finish
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
switched right start, always in rear
raced wide, prominent, led 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along when slightly hampered over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Little has gone right for Metier since he won the November Handicap at the end of last season. EMIYN was a close-up third that day and might reverse that form on better ground here with a pull in the weights. East Asia had a pipe-opener at Kempton last month while Wickywickywheels has been campaigned at Meydan and Onesmoothoperator will strip fitter for a run at Wolverhampton. Wise Eagle won four times last year with Spirit Mixer successful three times and also second in the Northumberland Plate in June. Pleasant Man was a winner over hurdles recently and Good Show could be anything after just three career starts.
Outbox 6-1 (10-1) Raced keenly, led, pushed along and headed 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind Base Note (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Euchen Glen 14-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders 4f out, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, plugged on but never dangerous after, 5th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Max Vega (9-9) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Spirit Mixer 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, 6th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Soapy Stevens (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Wickywickywheels (IRE) (8-9) 7th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Siskany (9-0) at Meydan 1m 6f Grp 3 gd in Feb.
Dark Jedi (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway before pushed approaching 2f out, ridden before final furlong, faded late on, last of 6, 2 1/2l behind King Of The South (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Wise Eagle (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Keen, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (2) gs in Oct beating Golden Flame (9-6) by 1l, 8 ran.
Pleasant Man 13-8fav (11-11) Mid-division, in touch when not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, outpaced final bend, rallied last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Cabrakan (10-10) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
East Asia (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Golden Rules (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Themaxwecan (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Rajinsky (9-12) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Metier (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, pushed along out wide and weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Sandown 2m hcp (1) hvy in Mar.
Onesmoothoperator (USA) 10-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, pushed along and effort on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 7 1/4l behind Earlofthecotswolds (9-6) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f stks (2) pol in Mar.
Nicholas T 50-1 (10-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, never involved, 5th of 6, 18l behind Barenboim (9-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Emiyn (FR) 33-1 (8-12) Keen led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 21, 2 3/4l behind Metier (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Good Show 3-1 (9-11) Towards rear, headway travelling strongly 3f out, ridden and not clear run behind leaders over 1f out, switched left and ran on well final 110 yards, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Self Inflicted Sid (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f stks (4) sft in Oct.
