soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced wide in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
awkward away and slow into stride, soon close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge winner inside final furlong when short of room and hit rail, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, comfortable
slowly away in rear, kept on, never a factor
An excellent fourth in the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury last summer, TOP BOY won't need to be at his best to open his account on his first start since September. Bapak Bangsawan is the nearest to him on official ratings after a narrow-margin defeat at Southwell last time but Green Millionaire may well improve past the latter having posted a much better effort at Wolverhampton recently. The remainder look up against on what little they've shown so far but it's worth keeping an eye on newcomer Chrisnickdave, a half-sister to three winners.
Poyle Todream 33-1 (9-0) Went left start, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Greek Islands (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Anrheg 66-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and hung right 2f out, soon struggling, 8th of 11, 7l behind Reasons Unknown (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Bapak Bangsawan 6-4 (9-0) Led after 1f, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 5, hd behind My Name Is Rio (9-0) at Southwell 5f mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Feb.
Nors The Panic 14-1 (8-6) Pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden and beaten when hung left over 1f out, last of 3, 8l behind Windforpower (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo clm stks (5) pol.
Top Boy 14-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 9l behind Cour Valant (8-13) at Doncaster 6f 2yo stks (2) gd in Sep.
Chrisnickdave (FR) Sleeping Indian filly out of Vagabond Chanteuse.
Symphony Of Dreams 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 25l behind Lovely Pass (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo stks (5) gf in May.
Green Millionaire 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, closed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Hand In Glove (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.