Second Race 5.50

THE SUPPORT THE INJURED JOCKEYS FUND HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 5)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £9650 Owners Prize Money 1st £3984, 2nd £1993, 3rd £996, 4th £498, 5th £249 (Penalty Value £5050.80)

City Selections

DOUBLE TIME is still open to improvement and is highly interesting on his first start since undergoing wind surgery. The son of Bated Breath has run well fresh before now and, having rounded off last season with a good run of form on the all-weather, including winning over 1m here last October, he looks capable of a big run despite shouldering top weight. Chola Empire rates as the chief threat, with Meng Tian and Boafo Boy also respected.

DOUBLE TIME

Chola Empire

Leading course trainer (17-22): M Appleby (77 wins from 629 runners, 12%) runs BOND BOY

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): M Appleby (9 wins from 40 runners, 22%) runs BOND BOY

Weightwatcher: MENG TIAN won off a handicap mark of 79, his rating is now down 6lb to 73.

Longest Traveller: BUCKSHAW VILLAGE trained by R Fahey, Malton, 216 miles.

TIME (GB) (111) 422114- C

VIEW Course winner. Latest win here in October. Respectable fourth of 12

(8.6f),runningon.Off111days.

EMPIRE (GB) (7) 24-5123 CD

B g Territories (IRE) - Veena (FR)

VIEW C&D winner Latest win at Southwell in January. 3/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at

C&D14daysago,slowlyaway

4 PINWHEEL (IRE) (7) 40034-0 D

Br B g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Quilting (USA) Trevor Whelan J

O The Quixotic Partnership George Baker, Chiddingfold T

B Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Vortex Shipbroking S TIMEFORMVIEWNinthof11inhandicapatSouthwell(6.1f,50/1)7daysago.

BHA75(-3)

5 BUCKSHAW VILLAGE (FR) (19) 10003-0 D 4 9-9 (9)

Br Ch g Birchwood (IRE) - Fammi Sognare (IRE) Oisin Orr J

O Red Sky Partnership 3 & Partner Richard Fahey, Malton T

B E.A.R.L. Elevage Des Loges Richard Fahey Racing S

TIMEFORM VIEW 9/1, last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Othersmorepersuasive.

6 BOND BOY (GB) (20) 415115 CD

Br B g Equiano (FR) - Poppy Bond

TFRHHHII BHA75

4 9-8 (8)

Alistair Rawlinson J

O Mr Mick White Michael Appleby, Oakham T

B North Cheshire Trading and Storage Ltd

TIMEFORM VIEW Ungenuine type. C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 18/5, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course

(8f)20daysago,slowlyaway

7 LETMELIVEMYLIFE (GB) (27) 065/05-4 CD

Br B g Oasis Dream - Itiqad

O Mr P. Abrahams

B Houghton-Cranford Partnership

TFRHHHII BHA74

5 9-8 (3)

Robert Havlin J

Sean Curran, Swindon T

TIMEFORM VIEW C&D winner First run since leaving Matt Crawley when fourth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at Lingfield (7f,AW)27daysago,slowlyaway

TFRHHHII BHA74

B g Zelzal (FR) - Boyarynya (USA)

TIMEFORMVIEWHoodedfor1sttime,creditablesecondof13inhandicapatWolverhampton(8.6f,6/1)17daysago, havinghopelesstaskfromposition.Hastobetakenseriously

DECLARED RUNNERS 10

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No. 5. Hood worn by No. 7, 10 Blinkers worn by No. 8.

Tongue Strap worn by No. 3. Running for the first time since Wind Surgery No. 1.

Stewards Note: DOUBLE TIME: Following its run on 11/11/2022 it was reported that the horse ran too freely

PINWHEEL: Following its run on 23/2/2023 it was reported that the horse hung right handed.

BOND BOY: Following its run on 10/2/2023 it was reported that the horse ran too freely.

GIVE A LITTLE BACK: Following its run on 13/2/2023 it was reported that the horse was impeded twice late-on.

ProbableS.P’s:3-1 Chola Empire (GB),4-1 Give A LittleBack(FR), 15-2 DoubleTime(GB),9-1 MengTian(GB), 12-1 Letmelivemylife (GB), 14-1 Bond Boy (GB), 16-1 Boafo Boy (GB), Buckshaw Village (FR), Inevitable Outcome (IRE), 66-1 Pinwheel (IRE)

GIVE A LITTLE BACK shaped like the best horse at the weights when second at Wolverhampton last month and looks ready to break his duck off a similar mark. Chola Empire continues to hold his form well and rates the main threat, with Meng Tian best of the others.