held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on towards finish, not reached leaders
led 1f, chased leader to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish
never better than mid-division
dwelt, slowly into stride, in rear, never near leaders
held up in last place, wide and some headway over 2f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, no impression final 2f
fly jumped start, slowly into stride, always in rear
never better than mid-division
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
short of room soon after start, switched right and headway to lead after 1f, clear 5f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer
close up, ridden and weakened over 3f out
close up, chased clear leader over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, eased near finish
Leslingtaylor needs a market check on his first run since May, however ELITE LAND is one of just a few in the race who have no worries over ground and trip and he can see off Oddsmaker. Brian Ellison's six-year-old races off a mark of 61 today which is just 4lb above his highest winning mark. He is likely to be fresh after a three month break and this useful dual-purpose horse looks sure to run well with the cheek-pieces discarded with. Oddsmaker is a course winner and he bounced back to form last time out at Musselburgh after quite a long spell in the wilderness; a 5lb rise doesn't leave him out of calculations. Applaude hasn't been in bad form of late but this is a step up in class from those claiming races. His improvement seems to have coincided with the application of the blinkers but they are discarded for cheek-pieces today. Force Group has a promising jockey on board which must be a plus, as is the ground, but he has never won over this trip. The step back up in trip looks likely to suit Dechiper, Resentful Angel is one of several in the race who have stamina to prove, whilst They All Laughed would probably prefer quicker ground. Stateside is consistent and handles the ground, Sporting Gesture still looks well-treated, whilst Grandad Bill was second to Oddsmaker last time out and he has a decent pull in the weights this afternoon. An open finale to round off the card, but we are happy to side with Elite Land.
Leslingtaylor (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, chased leader over 8f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Sheer Fantastic (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Feb.
Applaude 7-2 (9-3) Soon tracked leader, going well, hung right 3f out, chased winner and still going well 2f out, ridden and found little over 1f out, soon switched right and kept on once pace, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Eightdaysaweek (8-3) at Southwell 1m 3f clm stks (5) fbs in Aug.
Force Group (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and lost place 2f out, no impression after, 6th of 10, 6l behind Times Up (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Dechiper (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Held up behind, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Morocchius (8-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Hannicean 25-1 (10-0) In touch, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 17, 12l behind Lord Theo (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Resentful Angel 13-2 (9-0) Raced keenly in rear, pushed along over 3f out, wide into straight 2f out, hampered over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not clear run and hampered towards finish, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Some Sunny Day (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol in Aug.
Kalasam 5-2fav (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Bolanderi (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Stateside (CAN) 11-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, driven to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Marvo (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcap (3) sft in Aug.
They All Laughed 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 5, 18l behind Bajan Parkes (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Aug.
Astronomical (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Patavium (8-4) at Beverley 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Elite Land 10-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 4th of 9, 9l behind Grand Art (10-13) at York 1m 4f am hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Oddsmaker (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 7f out, quickened clear over 3f out, ridden and stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug beating Grandad Bill (9-2) by 4l, 14 ran.
Sporting Gesture 9-2 (8-10) In touch, weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 10l behind Mister Fizzbomb (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Tres Froide (FR) 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 12l behind Calahonda (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Aug.
Grandad Bill (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Oddsmaker (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
