always rear group, never a factor
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, took 2nd near finish, not troubled winner
started slowly, in rear, stayed on final 2f, never nearer
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, in command final furlong, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra and weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to go 3rd 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon tailed off
behind, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and outpaced final 2f
led until headed over 2f out, weakened from 2f out
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and chased leaders 3f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Little Richard was good value for his win over course and distance last time when beating Winter Cruise and, having been raised just 2lbs for that success, he is taken to follow up here and gets the verdict over Squirtle and All Native. The last mentioned ran better than of late in Ireland when a creditable third behind Bugsy's Boy and would have claims if building on that effort. A market move for Vince Smith's Capitalise would be of interest but there is a suspicion that he may be a shade high in the weights, while Ronsard is held by the Irish raider on running that day. James Bethell's Young Scotton has every chance on a line through Bugsy's Boy and he could be of interest along with Mark Brisbourne's consistent Squirtle. Little Richard won well last time though and he is taken to win again.
Vanishing Dancer (SWI) 66-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, some headway 6f out, soon driven along, tailed off, 8th of 12, 50l behind Enjoy The Moment (9-0) at Ascot 2m 6f stk (2) gs in Jun.
Capitalise (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Toboggan Lady (8-1) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Opera Writer (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Hampered start, badly hampered soon after, in rear, headway on outside well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 14l behind Birkside (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol.
Ronsard (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Dwelt, held up, raced keenly, not clear run 3f out, headway over 1f out, staying on when not clear final furlong, no impression after, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Little Richard (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol.
Young Scotton 10-3 (8-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10l behind Three Boars (8-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Little Richard (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leader over 1f, always prominent, led well over 1f out, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol beating Winter Cruise (8-6) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Welcome Cat (USA) 40-1 (9-5) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Nawamees (9-10) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Reminiscent (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10l behind Little Richard (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol.
Phoenix Hill (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Behind, headway to chase leader 3f out, kept on final 2f, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 6l behind Legend Erry (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Don Jose (USA) 28-1 (8-11) Led, ridden when headed 2f out and weakened, 7th of 13, 11l behind Down The Brick (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Squirtle (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Dwelt, held up, ridden, headway over 2f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Little Richard (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol.
All Native (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Bugsy's Boy (8-11) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Winter Cruise (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) std beating Sir Sandicliffe (9-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
