dwelt, soon disputed lead on stand's side, headed at halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
disputed lead, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well close home
disputed lead, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home, 3rd near line
chased leaders, headway to dispute lead 2f out, soon ridden and headed, 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
in rear, ridden 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, close 4th 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, 2nd near line, kept on
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, went 5th 1f out, kept on same pace
STRONG JOHNSON won twice here last summer and bounced back to winning ways at Tipperary last week where he had Indigo Balance just under a length back in third. A 6lb rise makes this more difficult but Colin Keane is on board again and a quick double looks on the cards. Jungle Jane looked ready to win again when a close second at Bellewstown, with Tide Of Time in third, but ran moderately in a stronger race at Cork. Pretty Boy Floyd opened the campaign with a very good second in a big field here in May though that was on very testing ground.
Indigo Balance (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Chased leaders, a little short of room and checked after 1f, 6th 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd briefly over 100 yards out, kept on same pace, no impression and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Strong Johnson (9-6) at Tipperary 5f sft in Aug.
Strong Johnson (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Quick away to lead and made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden and over 1 length lead 1f out, kept on well under pressure, pressed final 50 yards, held on, won at Tipperary 5f sft in Aug beating Verhoyen (9-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Jungle Jane (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Frenetic (10-0) at Cork 5f hcp gf in Jul.
Livingston Range (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, pushed along 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, no extra, last of 7, 5 1/2l behind Strong Johnson (9-6) at Tipperary 5f sft in Aug.
Goodnight Girl (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, pushed along 2f out, 6th and ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 8th of 19, 3 3/4l behind Major Power (8-7) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Tide Of Time 13-2 (9-6) Chased leaders and 4th from halfway, closer in 2nd over 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final 100 yards, no extra and kept on same pace close home, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind That's Mad (8-13) at Bellewstown 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Pretty Boy Floyd (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Led and clear early, pushed along and reduced advantage 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no impression on leaders, 5th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Texas Rock (9-3) at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Dandy Spirit (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Pushed along briefly early, tracked leaders, pushed along again halfway, soon effort, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Frenetic (10-0) at Cork 5f hcp gf in Jul.
Mi Esperanza (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Raced alone on far side, 4th overall halfway, pushed along and no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra final 150 yards, 8th of 10, 5l behind Screen Siren (8-7) at Cork 5f hcp fll Yielding in Jun.
My Laureate (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Prominent, soon led, joined 2f out, soon pushed along, headed over 1f out, one pace after, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Frenetic (10-0) at Cork 5f hcp gf in Jul.
Rough Diamond (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Rear of mid-division, ridden and some headway 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 3 1/4l behind Major Power (8-7) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Shelly Banks (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Slightly awkward from stalls and rear, ridden 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace, 6th of 7, 6l behind The Highway Rat (9-5) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Jul.
