tracked leaders, weakened from over 1f out, soon behind
soon mid-division, 8th before halfway, dropped behind from over 1f out
waited with towards rear, closed into 7th over 1f out, challenged under pressure inside final furlong, got on top closing stages
soon led, ridden and joined from over 2f out, soon headed, 5th and no extra from over 1f out
waited with towards rear, improved into 6th over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace
soon mid-division, 11th before halfway, no impression under pressure from over 1f out
waited with, 10th before halfway, switched to outer from 2f out, 8th over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening inside final furlong
soon chased leaders, 6th before halfway, ridden into 4th over 1f out, challenged and got on terms inside final furlong, headed closing stages
waited with towards rear, headway from over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, challenged and got on terms inside final furlong, soon no impression and kept on same pace
soon mid-division, dropped to 11th and no impression under pressure from over 1f out
soon mid-division, no impression under pressure in 10th and kept on same pace from over 1f out
prominent, on terms over 2f out, soon led, strongly pressed over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place and no impression under pressure from over 1f out
soon tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
Ahimsa followed her victory at Dundalk with a fair run over the C&D on heavy ground in May. She's on the upgrade and can go well as can another from the younger brigade, Hi Emperor, who was brought with a well-timed effort to score at Fairyhouse. Dynamite Dixie drops back in trip for his handicap debut but has plenty of weight and it's CASELA PARK who is handed the vote. He led for a long way when attempting a mile at Leopardstown last time and amazingly has never won on Turf despite three Polytrack victories. He's now on a very lenient mark and can finally get that elusive first success. Johnny Murtagh's presence on board Stronger Than Me may be a pointer, though his mount has shown very little to date.
Dynamite Dixie (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Prominent, on terms over 2f out, soon headed and no extra, 11th of 20, 13l behind Strada Colorato (9-5) at Naas 1m 3yo mdn aut gd in Apr.
Elusive Award (USA) 25-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride and held up, ridden 2f out, 6th 1 1/2f out, no extra, 6th of 10, 8l behind Custom Cut (9-0) at Cork 7f hcp 50-80 sft in Jun.
Winning Impact (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 9, 4l behind Cave Artist (8-6) at Navan 1m hcp 50-80 sft in Jun.
Casela Park (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Attempted to make all and soon clear, well clear and ridden 2f out, soon reduced advantage, headed under 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Bendzoldan (8-9) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 47-70 sft in Jun.
Ahimsa (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, 10th 1f out, kept on under pressure, 5th of 19, 7l behind Ondeafears (9-7) at Curragh 7f hcp 50-80 gs in May.
Candlehill Girl (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Disputed lead on inner, headed halfway, no impression and dropped to 4th over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 14, 5l behind Sweet Rhythm (9-0) at Dundalk 6f app flls mdn stks pol in Sep.
Hi Emperor (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1f out, kept on to narrow lead last 100 yards, drifted left last strides, won at Fairyhouse 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn gf in Jun beating An Cat Dubh (9-5) by nk, 17 ran.
Cheval Rouge (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Settled in rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, kept on under pressure into 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Boom To Bust (9-3) at Naas 1m hcp 60-90 in Jun.
Steel Toe Cap (IRE) 3-1fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, no impression 3f out, 12th of 16, 24l behind Via Del Corso (8-10) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f hcp 47-65 sft in Jun.
Stronger Than Me (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 15, 10l behind Alsium (9-0) at Curragh 6f mdn stks sft in Jun.
Toufan Express 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, never a factor, kept on from over 1f out, 8th of 12, 8l behind Balladiene (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m hcp 50-75 sft in Jun.
That's Plenty (IRE) 66-1 (8-8) 12th of 14, 18l behind Dark Matter (9-4) at Meydan(UAE) 7f 3yo stks in Jan.
Sophies Echo (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, 13th of 19, 7l behind Our Conor (9-3) at Naas 1m 3yo hcp 47-75 in Jun.
Summer Knight (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on outer, no extra from 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong, 17th of 19, 26l behind Our Conor (9-3) at Naas 1m 3yo hcp 47-75 in Jun.
