tracked leaders, soon 3rd, lost place under pressure from over 1f out, soon no extra
soon led, ridden to assert from under 2f out, reduced lead but stayed on well inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along from 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra and dropped to 4th well inside final furlong, one pace
tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along over 2f out, one pace 1f out
held up in touch, soon 6th, ridden to close from 2f out, soon chased winner, 3rd well inside final furlong and kept on same pace without threatening
chased leaders, soon 5th, ridden and in pursuit of winner from under 2f out, kept on well without getting there inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, one pace
There are a trio of three-year-olds engaged here and all won their latest starts. Hint Of Frost appeared to enjoy fast ground at Tipperary and won't have those conditions here while Remarkable Lady only landed a Tramore maiden having been beaten from a lower mark than this in a handicap earlier. TARAZANI finished third behind his star stable companion Harzand at Cork in March and didn't reappear until last month when landing a 1m6f Galway handicap. He was always travelling nicely so the drop in trip won't be a problem and he can continue his progress. Xebec has been running well from this sort of mark without winning while Artful Artist has been in very good form over further, though he's now 2lb lower than when landing the valuable Guinness Handicap over the trip at Galway in 2014. Richard Fahey's sends Mica Mika over from Yorkshire and the veteran wouldn't be travelling without good reason though most of his latest victories on the Flat have been over shorter.
Mica Mika (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Robinnielly (9-4) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Xebec (USA) 4-1fav (9-12) Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, under pressure and headed 150 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Daredevil Day (9-4) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gf in Aug.
Tarazani (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, close up from 5f out, disputed 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Galway 1m 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Jul beating Ondamoura (8-7) by 1l, 15 ran.
Gretzky 12-1 (9-5) Dwelt, chased leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression in rear approaching straight, soon weakened, eased, completely tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Tooreen Legend (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Political Policy (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, no extra 2f out, 12th of 14, 22l behind Hawke (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Aug.
Sretaw (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden in 7th over 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Le Vagabond (9-2) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp gf in Aug.
Hint Of Frost (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Soon raced in 3rd, challenged and on terms 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp gf in Aug beating Gibson Park (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Remarkable Lady (IRE) 15-8 (9-0) Held up in 5th, progress from over 5f out, 3rd and pushed along 2 1/2f out, 2nd and challenged final furlong, led and stayed on best closing stages, won at Tramore 1m 4f mdn fll gd in Aug beating Sing For Me (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Artful Artist (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden and some progress between horses into 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Le Vagabond (9-2) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp gf in Aug.
