held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
led, soon pressed, headed over 3f out, weakened
midfield, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well closing stages
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression
in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
midfield, lost place over 2f out
in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, always behind
always behind
pulled hard in midfield, never a factor
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, driven to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened closing stages
pressed leader, driven to lead well over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
LEONARD THOMAS made a winning start at this venue and has gone close in both subsequent outings. He has more scope than most of these and gets the vote. Little Buxted keeps threatening to get his head back in front without actually doing so and Gaelic Silver makes more appeal raised 4lb for winning a higher grade contest at Windsor last month. Cherry Street went close over a shorter trip at Wolverhampton last time while Sublimation has yet to show his best this year but is having only his third start of the season.
Gaelic Silver (FR) 25-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct beating Yul Finegold (9-2) by nk, 11 ran.
Sublimation (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 16, 11l behind Lightning Spear (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Little Buxted (USA) 3-1fav (9-10) Held up in mid-division on outside, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind All Talk N No Do (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Karam Albaari (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Midfield, headway over 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Censorius (8-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Leonard Thomas 3-1fav (9-10) Took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, hung left under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, carried slightly right and went 3rd final 50 yards, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind All Talk N No Do (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Refreshestheparts (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never involved, 11th of 14, 5l behind Tides Reach (9-3) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Oct.
Lu's Buddy (GR) 14-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 5l behind Shama's Crown (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Syncopate 20-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 16l behind Almerzem (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Hill Fort 4-1 (9-3) Mid-division, soon pushed along, some headway and stayed on inside rail over 3f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 24l behind Mister Mayday (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.
Leyland (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led, headed halfway, remained prominent on inner, led again 2 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well straight, strongly pressed closing stages, just held on, won at Galway 1m 4f App hcp hvy in Sep '12 beating Valbucca (8-9) by nk, 10 ran.
Stockhill Diva 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind If I Were A Boy (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (0-75) (5) gs in Aug.
Thanks Harry 2-1fav (9-7) Held up, dropped to rear halfway, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 8l behind Marmarus (8-4) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Gracious George (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind All Talk N No Do (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Cherry Street 33-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Naoise (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) in Oct.
