slowly away, in rear, weakened over 1f out
with leaders until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leaders until ridden 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, soon led, kept on well
chased leaders, lost pace over 1f out
The two challengers for the jockey's championship are both in action at Wolverhampton and Jamie Spencer looks to have solid claims of getting the day of to a good start with his mount Wild Bill Tracey preferred to the Seb Sanders-ridden My Mate Pete but both may have to settle for minor honours with the vote going to Mandelieu. The selection has the highest rating of those to have earned one. The William Haggas-trained gelding has shown plenty of speed in his races and may be too pacey for his main rivals here. It will be interesting to see how the market shapes up for Willie Muir's newcomer Moon Bound, while Ed McMahon's Another Socket showed enough here last time to suggest that she would be more than capable of taking a race of this nature. Several have chances in this opener but it is Mandelieu that gets the vote.
Feeling Fresh (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Soon led and well clear, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly and headed over 1f out, last of 7, 24l behind Bermacha (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct.
Mandelieu (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Led far side, headed by far side group over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Miesko (9-3) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
My Mate Pete (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Went left start, tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Quiet Elegance (8-12) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Wild Bill Tracey 14-1 (8-11) Never a factor, 5th of 12, 5l behind Hadaf (9-1) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (5) pol in Oct.
Another Socket 11-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Peter's Storm (9-3) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct.
Stoneacre Baby (USA) 100-1 (9-0) In rear and ridden, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 36l behind Naughty Frida (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Moon Bound (IRE) Observatory colt, half-brother to useful sprinter Dixie Belle.