refused to race and took no part
held up in rear, pushed along turning in, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong pressing for modest 3rd
pulled hard tracking leaders on inside, pushed along turning in, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never enough pace to challenge
made all, set steady pace, quickened turning in, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
waited with in last pair, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden in modest 4th and edged right over 1f out, hung right and plugged on towards finish, not pace to threaten
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, tailed off
tracked winner, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, just held on for modest 3rd
SEA STONE missed out on a hat-trick when third at Southwell but not by far having failed to get a clear run. He beat Alright Sunshine at Newmarket earlier while both Art De Vivre and Brave Knight scored over today’s 2m trip before struggling off higher marks. El Jasor and Educator step up in distance while Oceanline has won over hurdles since last on the Flat and is preferred to Hy Brasil.
Alright Sunshine (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Refused to race, at Southwell 2m hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Educator 9-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 14, 15 3/4l behind Dual Identity (8-12) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Sea Stone (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon switched left, headway over 1f out, pressing leaders inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Sir Chauvelin (9-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Oceanline (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Held up in touch, driven after 3 out, no extra before 2 out, 6th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Enthused (11-13) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
El Jasor (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 14 1/4l behind In The Breeze (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Hy Brasil (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Raced in 3rd, pushed along halfway, lost 3rd over 3f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 5, 26 1/4l behind Splendent (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in May.
Brave Knight 10-3 (9-5) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 15l behind Circuit Breaker (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Art De Vivre 15-8jfav (9-12) Slowly into stride, soon recovered and led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Solution (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Sep.