chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, headway and switched left entering final furlong, ran on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway on inside and not much room over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
always towards rear
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led early, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 100 yards
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge
prominent, driven over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
behind, not much room over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
pulled hard, held up towards rear, never dangerous
Withdrawn
Toronado Queen missed out on a hat-trick with a poor effort at Chelmsford while Dreamseller was well beaten last time having won at Musselburgh earlier. It remains to be seen how recent course and distance winners Flying Dragon and Athmad cope with a rise in the weights while Eponina’s recent success came over 7f in heavy ground at Leicester. But BUCKINGHAM has slipped down the weights and with recent placed efforts on the all-weather suggesting a return to winning ways is imminent, he gets the vote.
Toronado Queen (IRE) 5-1jfav (9-8) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Mr Scaramanga (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Buckingham (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Awkward start, towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ran on strongly under pressure over 1f out, 2nd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Light Up Our Stars (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Flying Dragon (FR) 9-2fav (9-11) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Wind In My Sails (9-10) by 1l, 10 ran.
Athmad (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Midfield, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Zafaranah (9-4) by 1l, 12 ran.
Tuned For Power (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, effort straight, weakened 2f out, last of 8, dist behind Coltor (9-7) at Killarney 1m 3f mdn sft in Oct.
World Title (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 22 1/4l behind Ayr Harbour (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Wightman (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Led over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Perfect Swiss (8-13) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Dreamseller (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Delph Crescent (9-12) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Eponina (IRE) 10-3 (10-8) Led, hampered and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won at Leicester 7f hcp (5) hvy in Oct beating Moonlighting (10-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Casual Reply 17-2 (9-5) Dwelt in touch, pushed along 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Dutch Painting (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Keen in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Al Aresh (10-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Servo (IRE) 150-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, slowly away in rear, never near leaders, 10th of 13, dist behind Dawn Breaking (8-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Howzer Black (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Blew start, keen in midfield, pushed 3f out, progress before ridden entering final furlong, weakened late on, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind High Commissioner (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
