soon settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, closer and disputed 2nd 3f out, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly to go clear inside final furlong
held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, improved to dispute 2nd 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, switched right 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, soon no extra and weakened
held in rear early, ran freely, 5th halfway, closer in 4th 2f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, no impression on leader, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, ridden in rear 4f out, moderate 5th and no impression 2f out, soon no extra and weakened
tracked leader, ran freely early, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra 3 1/2f out, weakened and tailed off
Dermot Weld knows what’s needed to win this and FALCON EIGHT has leading claims on these terms. He arrives on the back of finishing second in the Irish Cesarewitch here when Jesse Evans finished fourth and both Echoes In Rain and Final Gesture were well beaten. Shanroe looks a threat back up in trip after completing a double over 1m6f but Powerful Aggie and Typewriter have plenty to find at the weights.
Falcon Eight (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th when checked 1f out, ridden in close 4th between horses inside final furlong, stayed on well, 2nd near line, just failed, 2nd of 30, 1/2l behind Magellan Strait (9-4) at Curragh 2m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Jesse Evans (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 31, 6 1/2l behind The Shunter (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Shanroe 17-2 (9-7) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Chester 1m 6f lst stks (1) gs in Sep beating Divine Jewel (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Echoes In Rain (FR) 8-1 (10-0) In rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, no impression from 2f out, 13th of 30, 16 1/4l behind Magellan Strait (9-4) at Curragh 2m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Final Gesture (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, 14th 3f out, progress into 8th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th of 30, 10 1/4l behind Magellan Strait (9-4) at Curragh 2m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Powerful Aggie (FR) 12-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, pushed along on outer entering straight, soon ridden and no impression from over 3f out, last of 16, 18 3/4l behind Prairie Dancer (8-13) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Typewriter (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up, headway chasing leaders 2f out, plugging on same pace when not much room inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 8th of 31, 8 1/4l behind The Shunter (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
