tracked leaders, hard ridden in 3rd over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 4th 4f out, soon no impression
led and soon clear, strongly pressed from 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened on inner final furlong
tracked leaders, lost ground on bend after 3f, ridden and dropped to last 3f out, 7th 2f out, ran on without threatening to go 3rd final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, weakened from 3f out
slowly into stride and in rear, some progress 4f out, no impression straight
tracked leaders, moderate 4th and ridden 3f out, kept on same pace in 4th from 2f out
held up towards rear, progress on outer from 3f out, soon ridden, improved to lead briefly 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
A Flat race made up almost entirely of jumpers warming up for bigger things. BLACKSTAIRMOUNTAIN is still in Saturday's Ebor and his latest run on the Flat resulted in a 10 length success over the C&D. He's since finished third in the Galway Plate and it's difficult to see him beaten here. Prince Erik was a long way behind in the Galway spectacular and is more at home over fences these days while Moiqen has run poorly on his two latest starts over hurdles after a promising start. Parramatta won a bumper on fast ground at Ballinrobe in May but was very disappointing on her only subsequent start at Wexford.
Blackstairmountain (IRE) 4-9fav (11-0) Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, headway in 3rd 2f out, soon challenged and kept wide, led 1f out, eased clear final furlong, not extended, won at Bellewstown 1m 4f am stks (4yo+) hvy in Jul beating Asiya (10-2) by 10l, 6 ran.
Cave Artist (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, 13th of 14, 15l behind Cebuano (10-1) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 47-65 pol in Jul.
Moiqen (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Soon led, headed and weakened 600m out, last of 13, 42l behind Wajir (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 4f hcap gd in Jan '11.
Prince Erik 11-8fav (9-13) Mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th 4f out, closer in 5th 3f out, 3rd and ridden 2f out, no extra in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Al Eile (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f 4yo stk pol in Feb '09.
Wikaala (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Prominent, 4th 5f out, ridden and weakened from 3f out, last of 8, 16l behind Deutschland (9-10) at Wexford 2m stks gd in Jul.
Esporao (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Soon chased leaders, well off pace, moderate 5th over 4f out, no impression from 3f out, 8th of 10, 42l behind Chamonix (9-5) at Killarney 1m 6f mdn stks in Jul.
Keep Movin (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, soon no extra, 6th of 11, 33l behind Shadow Eile (9-2) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f mdn stks gd in Jul.
Parramatta (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Keen hold, lost place 5f out, soon no impression, 14th of 16, 50l behind Crystal Earth (10-13) at Wexford 2m mrs N H flat gf in Jul.
