raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, in touch in rear, good headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, comfortable
raced wide, in touch in rear, switched to inner over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no threat to winner
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
Bancnuanaheireann was well beaten in the Cambridgeshire in September along with MASTER THE WORLD (NAP). But the latter has been placed in Listed company on a couple of occasions subsequently, including the Churchill Stakes over course and distance earlier this month, and David Elsworth’s charge should have the edge on Battalion on these terms. Last year’s winner went close in a Group 3 at Dundalk last time and has since joined Jamie Osborne. The remainder have a tough task at the weights, though Pinzolo and Manson ran well in decent handicaps on their latest starts and are preferred to Ready and Somethingthrilling.
Bancnuanaheireann (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Towards rear stands side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 29th of 31, 33 1/4l behind Spark Plug (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Battalion (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Held up 6th, soon ran 4th, progress to 3rd over 4f out, driven under 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden under 1f out, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Long Island Sound (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f Grp 3 stks pol in Sep.
Master The World (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Team Talk (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Pinzolo 8-1 (9-11) Close up, headway and every chance 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 6 1/4l behind Soldier In Action (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gd in Oct.
Ready (IRE) 5-6fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Mythical Madness (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Manson 10-1 (8-13) Held up, not clear run, switched right and headway over 1f out, every chance when edged left inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Ijmaaly (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Somethingthrilling 2-1fav (9-0) Dwelt in rear, very wide into straight 2f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Nov beating Russian Radiance (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
