in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
keen, tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear leader 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, one pace, lost 3rd near finish, originally placed 4th, corrected and awarded 3rd place
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
tracked leader until ridden approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
awkwardly away, mid-division, ridden 2f out, never a factor
led, ridden 3 lengths clear 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
always towards rear
raced wide, always towards rear
dwelt, switched left soon after start, in rear, never near leaders
in rear, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong, not reach leaders, to much to do, originally placed 3rd, corrected and placed 4th
Nonrunner
Vatican Hill has his first run for Jamie Osborne after being bought out of a seller at Thirsk in September and jockey bookings suggest Wentwell Yesterday is the stable pick today. A few powerful yards have runners in this nursery and Henry Candy’s Sun Angel, Roger Charlton’s Nuncio and Richard Hannon’s Rita's Man all go on the short-list. Galahad and Ninety Years Young would also have a squeak but LICENSE TO THRILL could be the pick of the weights given he caught the eye under tender handling over course and distance last time and looks to have a decent draw.
Vatican Hill (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway 3f out, switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Thirsk 7f stks (6) gf in Sep beating Texas Katie (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Oceanus (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, last of 13, 9 1/4l behind Habbad (9-2) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.
Sun Angel (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Led early, prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Pavillon (9-0) at Kempton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Nuncio 14-1 (9-5) Held up, towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Munro (9-5) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Rita's Man (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2l behind Under Control (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m (5) pol in Sep.
Melissa Jane 8-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 13l behind White Chin (8-9) at Chelmsford City 6f (4) pol in Oct.
Galahad 8-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, closed 5f out, ridden over 3f out, no extra final 150 yards, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Habbad (9-2) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.
Ninety Years Young 7-1 (9-4) Raced wide, in touch, lost place halfway and soon in rear, rallied final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Reign On (9-6) at Lingfield 7f (5) pol in Nov.
License To Thrill (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 9th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Manangatang (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mungo Madness 33-1 (8-8) In touch, outpaced over 3f out, last of 8, dist behind Desert Skyline (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) gs in Oct.
Presence Process 10-1 (8-12) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 3l behind Kodiac Khan (9-7) at Lingfield 1m (4) pol in Dec.
Noble Ballad 33-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind High Waves (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Nov.
Elementary 5-1fav (9-6) Raced wide, prominent, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Reign On (9-6) at Lingfield 7f (5) pol in Nov.
Wentwell Yesterday (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Chaseed leaders, one pace inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Magique Touch (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f (5) pol in Dec.
