slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong and switched left, soon not much room again, kept on
held up behind and keen, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
led 1f, chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out untio over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear and keen, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and edged left inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway 1f out, soon not much room inner when weakening
STANLEY RIGBY came close to landing a gamble on his handicap bow for Chris Wall back in January and ran the odd decent race thereafter without winning. He's certainly no superstar but his previous trainer clearly felt that he had the ability to win from his current perch and it would be no surprise to see him make a winning start to his career with Richard Fahey. There are plenty of alternatives if he fluffs his lines again with Locum high on the list under Richard Hughes whilst Leyte Gulf should also give another good account of himself. Tower has claims following his win at Kempton with Inside Knowledge no forlorn hope if he takes to this track whilst Whitley Bay wasn't beaten too far behind Leyte Gulf three starts ago and could go well at a price.
Leyte Gulf (USA) 8-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to go 3rd 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Resplendent Ace (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Ramora (USA) 50-1 (9-7) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, beaten over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 16l behind Carlton Scroop (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Weybridge Light 9-2 (9-7) Raced wide, close up, chased leader over 3f out until over 1f, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 15l behind Broughtons Point (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Locum 14-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, chased winner over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Danceintothelight (8-8) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Given A Choice (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Slowly away, in rear until some late modest headway, 8th of 15, 13l behind Jovial (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Tower 8-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, sustained run inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct beating Storm Hawk (8-12) by hd, 13 ran.
Red Wine 33-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, switched right 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 18, well behind Ashbrittle (9-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
The Dukes Arch (USA) 25-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, soon chased leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden to lead just over 2f out, hung badly right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 11, 5l behind New Code (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Inside Knowledge (USA) 40-1 (8-11) Raced wide close up, went 2nd 8f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Court Wing (8-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Stanley Rigby 6-4fav (8-10) Held up, some headway and hung badly left from over 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 8, 9l behind Free Falling (8-7) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Prickles 15-2 (9-0) Keen, disputed lead, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 9l behind Isobar (10-0) at Bath 1m 5f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Watch Out 20-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, good headway on inside 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Coda Agency (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Whitley Bay (USA) 25-1 (8-0) Pulled hard, with leaders until taken back a couple of places after 4f, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 21l behind King's Realm (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
