broke sharply, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace and beaten, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
soon led, headed 8f out, stayed handy, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, kept on
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, soon went 2nd, stayed on, not able to trouble winner
held up in rear, well beaten over 1f out
chased leader, led 8f out, quickened 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, ridden out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never involved
WYNTER WILDES (NAP) was only beaten a length in a tougher handicap at Newcastle before placing in Listed company and Charlie Fellowes’ charge looks the one to side with in his current frame of mind. Vaguely Royal scored at Newcastle on his all-weather debut and there looks more to come while Graphite showed signs of a resurgence when second at Kempton and can also figure. Oneforthegutter drops back down in trip with a shout having won at Ascot during the summer while The Thunderer may prove best of the remainder.
Wynter Wildes 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division on outer, prominent after 4 furlongs, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, stayed on and every chance inside last, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Safety Catch (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f lst fll stks (1) pol in Nov.
Bascule (FR) 33-1 (8-9) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 16, 7l behind Metier (9-1) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in May.
Oneforthegutter 28-1 (9-8) Led until approaching halfway and dropped to 3rd, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened and lost two paces towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Prydwen (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Graphite (FR) 14-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Savvy Knight (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Wahraan (FR) 4-1 (9-12) Wore hood to post, slowly into stride and went left start, held up in rear, no chance when hung left final 2f, never involved, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Surrey Mist (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Vaguely Royal (IRE) 11-8fav (9-6) Close up, keen early, settled in midfield before halfway, still a lot to do when pushed along to make headway on near side from 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led final fifty yards, ran on, just prevailed, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct beating La Pulga (9-9) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
The Thunderer (IRE) 80-1 (8-7) Soon chasing leader, ridden 2f out, no extra final 50 yards, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Valsad (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Sep.