held up towards rear, smooth headway before 3 out, soon chased leaders, weakened next
chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until 7th, chased leaders, hampered and weakened 4 out, soon behind
held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up after next
always behind
mid-division, headway 3rd, hit 8th, 2nd after next, challenged 2 out, led last, headed and not pace of winner 150 yards out
led after 1st, clear after next, reduced lead 6th, mistake and headed last, no extra in 3rd run-in
held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd between last 2, closed to lead final 150 yards, stayed on strongly
mid-division, headway 5th, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on into modest 4th towards finish
always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off
chased leaders, hit 8th, 3rd and every chance 3 out, no impression when lost 3rd between last 2, weakened into 5th towards finish
led until after 1st, chased clear leader, reminder after 3rd, lost 2nd 5th, 2nd again 7th until after 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out
A tough ‘getting-out’ stakes but only one of the last 10 winners has been aged older than six. Actinpieces last ran over hurdles in April of last year and has gone up 7lb since. Lingfield winner Boyhood has only raced beyond 2m4f once before and was well beaten. Forza Milan has gone up 9lb since his second at Aintree but Beneagles is only 3lb higher than when third over track and trip last month when making his reappearance. Whataknight seems anchored off his current rating so the vote goes to HELLO GEORGE, who showed he stayed the trip at Ayr last month and won over 2m4f here on soft going in the spring.
Whataknight 9-2 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 3 out, outpaced next, stayed on strongly closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Dell' Arca (11-10) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Oscarteea (IRE) 3-1 (11-3) Led, clear until 8th, not fluent 11th, headed 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 17 1/4l behind Solighoster (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m (3) sft in Nov.
I Shot The Sheriff (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, took keen hold, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Actinpieces 5-1 (11-7) Keen in rear, headway into 2nd at halfway, led 5 out, headed 2 out, rallied closing stages, stayed on well, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sir Mangan (11-2) at Bangor 3m hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Forza Milan (IRE) 4-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, led when mistake last, soon headed, held by winner inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Louis' Vac Pouch (10-6) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Hello George (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-6) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, pressed winner from 2 out, led after last, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Kris Spin (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
The Organist (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, weakened after next, 7th of 10, 27 1/4l behind Lamanver Odyssey (10-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Boyhood (IRE) 15-8fav (11-10) Chased clear leader, closer 5th, led 2 out, 1 length ahead last, came clear run-in, won at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Hallings Comet (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Beneficial Joe (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) In rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before and mistake last, soon chased winner, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Sun Cloud (11-12) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Beneagles (IRE) 4-1fav (10-11) Held up towards rear, outpaced 5 out, headway 2 out, kept on well approaching last, never a threat, 3rd of 12, 6 1/2l behind Dell' Arca (11-10) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
This Is It (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Always prominent, driven before 3 out, led next, ridden after last, held on towards finish, all out, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Quinto (10-5) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
