led, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up
in touch, outpaced 3 out, reminders before 2 out in 3rd, no impression
held up behind, took keen hold, headway before 2 out in 4th, never dangerous,
in rear, weakened fter 3 out, tailed off
tracked leader, led 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on gamely to regain led run-in
tracked leaders, led 2 out, headed run-in, kept on
tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened
Having needed three attempts to get off the mark, Wetherby maiden winner Relentless Pursuits may be worth opposing under a penalty. Neither Foot Soldier nor Running Wolf showed much on debut, though the latter did finish ahead of Lord Brantwood at Market Rasen. RATHEALY (NAP) won on the Flat at Gowran in the spring and was an unlucky loser over 1m2f at Sligo when last seen on the track. Now with David Pipe, he'll know what's required here and is just preferred to Majestic Sun, who won over 1m4f at Epsom in September and represents last year's winning stable.
Relentless Pursuit (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Made all, not fluent 2 out, ridden and clear flat, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct beating Final Countdown (10-12) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Foot Soldier (FR) 50-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, jumped right and well behind from 3rd, 7th of 12, 49l behind Karezak (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Lord Brantwood 66-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up in rear, driven and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 6, 47l behind Unanimite (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo hdl (2) gd in Sep.
Majestic Sun (IRE) 5-2 (8-11) Steadied start, held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, headway and hung left from over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Dukes Delight (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) in Oct (flat).
Norse Legend 7-1 (8-9) Led, headed 10f out, prominent, ridden, edged right and every chance over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Roman Riches (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun (flat).
Rathealy (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Raced in 5th, pushed along on inner under 2f out, boxed in over 1f out, switched out for room and kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Irish Mint (9-6) at Sligo 1m 2f 3yo app hcp in Aug (flat).
Running Wolf (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, lost place after next, outpaced when hit 3 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 6, 35l behind Unanimite (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo hdl (2) gd in Sep.
