dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place
dwelt, keen early, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong
made all, ridden out
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
raced wide, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Jive Talking comes out the better of X Rated on these terms. The former was runner-up over a longer trip at Brighton recently and the latter came up short sent over to Dundalk earlier this month. The Frankel colt Khattar could improve debuting on the all-weather while Speedo Boy and Nargiza are others likely to finish closer. But 210,000gns newcomer OXFORD THINKING (NAP) is a half-brother to Listed winner The Black Princess and the Gosden colt gets the vote to emulate his stablemate by making a winning debut.
Delagate This Lord 33-1 (9-5) Slowly away always in rear, last of 12, 17 1/2l behind High Waves (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Nov.
Dragonite (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) Raced wide always towards rear, 12th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Red Guana (8-10) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Oxford Thinking (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Larceny.
Retribution 80-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 15 1/2l behind Cliffs Of Capri (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Russian Regard (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, driven over 2f out, never a threat, 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Simoon (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (6) pol in Nov.
Speedo Boy (FR) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never on terms, 7th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Simoon (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (6) pol in Nov.
X Rated (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Soon ran 4th, 5th halfway, 4th entering straight, ridden under 2f out, improved to 3rd 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Drake Passage (9-5) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Nov.
Jive Talking (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Spring Jig (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Nargiza (USA) 66-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, no headway final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Golden Nectar (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Khattar 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Camerone (9-0) at Brighton 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
