mid-division, ridden halfway, 11th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, progress from 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, improved to lead 1f out, stayed on well, all out close home
dwelt, soon mid-division, headway into 5th and ridden 2f out, 2nd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to strongly press winner to line
chased leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, 6th 1f out, headway into 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on well close home
slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor
always towards rear, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden and dropped to 10th 2f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong
prominent, ridden halfway, 9th 2f out, weakened
chased leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra
slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor
always towards rear, never a factor
mid-division, under pressure before halfway, weakened
very slowly away and always towards rear, never a factor
Three of the five winners have been trained in the UK who provide almost half of the 20 entries. Andrew Balding's Flashcard gained a shock debut victory at Salisbury then returned there to land the odds a few days later. He'll be spot-on for this as will BARBILL, who has been racing at a very high level since an impressive winning start at Bath and gets the verdict. The latter's stablemate Jungle Inthebungle ran in a Group 3 here last time and wasn't disgraced but Getchagetchagetcha, from last year's winning yard, looks to have plenty to do. Ryan Moore's mount Hot Team was beaten when fancied at Ffos Las a month ago while Ger Lyons' Andre Amar hasn't done much since making a successful debut at Dundalk.
Getchagetchagetcha (8-13) last of 7, 9 1/4l behind Pure Zen (8-10) at Deauville 7f lst gd in Aug.
Invasion Day (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 3rd before halfway, effort straight, no extra and one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 9l behind Cosmic Horizon (9-3) at Roscommon 7f gd in Sep.
Kuwait Station (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Nayef Road (9-0) at Newmarket 7f (3) gf in Aug.
Andre Amar (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, dropped to 3rd and ridden over 1f out, weakened under 1f out, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Chicas Amigas (8-13) at Curragh 6f gf in Aug.
Barbill (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Led, driven when challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Sporting Chance (9-3) at Ripon 6f lst (1) gs in Aug.
Flashcard (IRE) 1-2fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gd in Aug beating John Betjeman (8-9) by 1l, 9 ran.
Hot Team (IRE) 11-10fav (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Dark Jedi (9-2) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) gs in Aug.
Larmour (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along into straight, no impression when bumped slightly 1f out, one pace, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Western Australia (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f mdn gf in Sep.
World Order (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Prominent in centre, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Well Done Fox (9-3) at York 5f lst stks (1) gf in Aug.
Count D'Orsay (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Led and disputed, ridden and headed 1f out, under pressure when slightly hampered on rail final 100 yards, no extra, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Isle Of Innisfree (9-5) at Naas 5f mdn gd in Sep.
Self Assessment (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Aug beating Theatre Of War (9-9) by hd, 7 ran.
Buckingham (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) In touch in 4th, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 8 1/4l behind Nayslayer (8-3) at Chelmsford City 6f (2) pol in Sep.
Dadoozdart 7-2fav (9-4) Broke well to lead early, soon held up, 6th halfway, bit short of room 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Kestrel Prince (9-8) at Roscommon 7f sft in Aug.
Jungle Inthebungle (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Ten Sovereigns (9-3) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep.
Vhagar (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Dwelt and niggled along, raced in rear, moderate 6th halfway, pushed along in 5th and took closer order approaching straight, soon ridden, no extra 1f out, eased final 150 yards, 5th of 6, 12 1/2l behind An Aingeal Dubh (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f gf in Jul.
Witherstorm 66-1 (9-5) Raced near side, soon chased leaders, no extra from over 1f out, 18th of 25, 22 3/4l behind Ten Sovereigns (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn gd in Aug.
Elderado (IRE) Ruler Of The World gelding out of Palladius.
Njord (IRE) Roderic O'connor colt out of Rosalind Franklin.
Slainte (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along before halfway and no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 12, 7l behind Lady Marengo (8-6) at Navan 6f mdn gd in Sep.
Gold Memory (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division on inner, pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression 1f out, no extra, 8th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Fire Fly (9-0) at Tipperary 7f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Aug.
