raced keenly, led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
awkwardly away, raced keenly held up in mid-division, effort on outside over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, no impression when hung right inside final furlong
chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
pulled hard early, held up towards rear, good late headway, never troubled leaders
last pair, never on terms
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, led 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
raced keenly towards rear, never dangerous
A winner at Newbury last year, Thrilla In Manila was well beaten in a Group 3 race at Ascot on last month’s reappearance but should be more at home at this level. FUJAIRA KING has joined Stuart Williams’ yard after going close at Dundalk and may well prove good enough today fitted with a tongue-tie for the first time. Hieronymus finished runner-up over 5f at Nottingham before struggling in heavy going at the same track but Montys Inn and Venture may find enough improvement to figure with the latter debuting for a new yard.
Thrilla In Manila 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders over 3f, soon behind, last of 10, 25 3/4l behind Cape Byron (9-2) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Fujaira King (USA) 11-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders on outer, headway to dispute lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out and headed 150 yards out, no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Benedict Roezl (9-6) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Oct.
Hieronymus 7-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Colonel Frank (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Montys Inn (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led, joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased leaders, no extra close home, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Ice Cave (9-5) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Purple Tommy 50-1 (9-0) Went left start, outpaced, last of 9, 25 3/4l behind Biometric (9-0) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Apr.
Treble Clef 50-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 5th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Freerolling (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in May.
Venture (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure to take 4th well inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Fox Champion (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Laurentia (IRE) Iffraaj filly out of Brynica.
Winalotwithalittle (IRE) 250-1 (8-11) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, last of 10, dist behind Albadr (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Aug.
