held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leader 3f out, soon edged left, led 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leader, raced wide, lost 2nd 3f out, one pace
chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
led, clear early, driven and headed 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra
held up, closed 8f out, lost place 4f out, weakened 3f out
Just five runners in this bumper and it will be a surprise if Imperial Nemesis can find the necessary improvement to trouble AIR NAVIGATOR. Tom George’s gelding looked a nice prospect when making a winning debut at Exeter and reinforced that belief with a close third in a Listed race at Cheltenham on his reappearance. Multitalented is a half-brother to useful middle-distance performer Myplacelater but showed little at Southwell. Vintage Glen has a jumping pedigree but may need further, though still makes more appeal than fellow newcomer Informateur.
Air Navigator 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, came towards stands side rail over 1f out, soon ridden and headed, kept on, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Crooks Peak (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
Imperial Nemesis (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division after 3f, closed over 4f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Vinndication (11-0) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Informateur (FR) Maresca Sorrento gelding out of Isarella.
Multitalented 66-1 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Two For Gold (10-12) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Dec.
Vintage Glen (IRE) Ask gelding out of Rare Vintage.
