tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 2f out, kept on, always held towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
towards rear and pushed along, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong
pushed along towards rear, headway well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
outpaced towards rear
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
behind, switched right 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, behind final 2f
towards rear, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
with leader, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden over 3f out, no impression over 2f out
NAOMH GEILEIS may be able to gain a belated second success although Catherine looks pretty interesting and Outer Hebrides is another likely sort. Mark Johnston's filly showed decent form as a juvenile resulting in a handicap mark of 94. She completely lost her way at three as she struggled to cope with the assessment but has dropped to a mark of just 58 now and looks as though she should be competitive from it judged by her latest run. Her previous visit here wasn't without promise and the trainer's runners at the track always merit respect. The booking of Darryll Holland for the lightly raced Catherine looks interesting and she's run well enough on a couple of occasions to believe that she can go close; the market may be revealing. In contrast, Outer Hebrides is thoroughly exposed but he comes here on the back of a decent run and can be relied upon to give a good account of himself. As in the first division, there are plenty more that cases can be made for but Naomh Geileis interests us most of all.
Elusive Warrior (USA) 8-1 (8-8) Soon driven and prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 9l behind Salerosa (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Sep.
Tri Chara (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Peper Harow (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Cils Blancs (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Dark Moment (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Naomh Geileis (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Another Try (9-5) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.
Hypnotic 18-1 (9-5) Led and soon clear, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 13, 26l behind Cheers For Thea (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Charlie Delta 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Oct beating Malapropism (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Byron Bay 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 30l behind Tres Froide (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f lady am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.
Straight Face (IRE) 6-1 (8-1) Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside 3f out, wide in straight, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Oct beating Whitbarrow (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Silidan 25-1 (8-12) Raced in last place, still there approaching final furlong, driven and ran on towards finish, 5th of 12, 3l behind Suhayl Star (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Michael Collins (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 30l behind Business Class (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Sep.
Outer Hebrides 16-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Final Drive (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Catherine (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden into 6th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 16, 8l behind Fast Lightning (9-7) at Sligo 6f hcp 47-65 gd in Sep.
Top Flight Splash 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, challenged from over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Ede's Dot Com (8-9) at Kempton 7f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Rockson (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 8l behind Fine Ruler (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
