held up in touch, effort and chased leaders 3 out, stayed on, never on terms
reluctant and soon in rear, headway 4 out, soon tracking leaders, weakened next
tracked leader, effort approaching 3 out, never able to challenge
mid-division, some late headway, never on terms
always prominent, led 3 out, clear next, ran on well
always behind, tailed off 4 out
led, hit 4 out, headed next, soon driven and weakened
always towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, under pressure approaching 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
SACRILEGE bids for the hat-trick and can take it at the expense of Consulate and Lady Hilingdon. Life in handicaps will be tough for Tim Vaughan's charge so the stable follow the tried and tested route of accruing penalties in novice events. A first time tongue tie joins the regular cheekpieces and we believe that there could be more to come. Consulate never troubled our selection last time though is better treated at the weights. Lady Hillingdon acts on fast surfaces so the mare's recent run at Sligo can be safely overlooked. Pelennor looks exposed though would need others not to run up to their form in order to take a hand. Flanders Fields makes a debut over hurdles having shown nothing for new connections on British debut on the level. Princely Hero finished third in a particularly weak Worcester maiden and was sold out of Dermot Weld's stable for a worryingly small amount given some of his flat form. Sacrilege shows no signs of stopping his improvement and we see no reason to start opposing him just yet.
Moment Present (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 5th of 15, 8l behind Danetime Panther (11-5) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Sacrilege 7-4 (11-3) Held up in touch, chased leaders 6th, led just before 2 out, soon ridden clear, won at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug beating Consulate (11-5) by 3l, 6 ran.
Consulate (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Prominent, outpaced before 3 out, headway before last, kept on, never troubled winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Sacrilege (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Bob's Your Uncle 16-1 (10-12) Held up, ridden 2 out, soon held, mistake last, 5th of 7, 29l behind Dreamy Sweeney (11-1) at Kempton 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Lady Hillingdon 6-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no extra and weakened before next, tailed off, 6th of 8, 44l behind Kahuna (11-7) at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 88-130 sft in Aug.
Lough Beg (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Towards rear, mistake 7th, soon struggling, tailed off, 10th of 14, well behind Baren De Doc (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Pelennor (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Led, not fluent 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Hi Tide (10-12) at Southwell 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Blow Hole (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 17l behind Captain Jacksparra (9-8) at Lingfield 1m clm stks (6) pol in Jul (flat).
Flanders Fields 12-1 (9-3) Raced keenly in touch on outside, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, weakened quickly, eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Quite A Fella (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan (flat).
Musashi (IRE) 100-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, not jumped well throughout, weakened before 4 out, 5th of 6, 28l behind Sacrilege (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Quotation Mark (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up, some headway approaching 4f out, never near leaders, 8th of 16, 29l behind Oscar Whisky (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f 4yo nhf (5) gd in Mar.
Princely Hero (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 5th, outpaced 2 out, went modest 3rd last, 3rd of 13, 9l behind Mission Control (10-12) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Jul.
Wisteria Lane (IRE) 17-2 (11-1) Held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 3 out, weakened flat, 4th of 13, 8l behind Benefit Game (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-85 (5) sft in Jul.
