mid-division, 6th entering straight, ridden 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders on inner, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra over 1f out
towards rear early, headway on outer into 4th halfway, 3rd early straight, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
always prominent, 3rd on inner halfway, pushed along well over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden on outer from early straight, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th entering straight, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong
always in rear, ridden along and no impression early straight
made all, pressed and ridden early straight, kept on well under pressure final furlong
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge briefly early straight, no extra under pressure inside final furlong
settled in rear of mid-division, 6th early straight, soon pushed along, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
Three-year-olds have a good record in this and Creekside looked a potential pattern race performer when landing a Leopardstown handicap on his third start. PIRATEER beat Treasure Beach in a Listowel nursery before completing a double at Gowran. He could prove to be a classy miler this season and just gets the vote under Ryan Moore. Penitent won a Listed contest at Sandown in September and has continued to go well at that level while Barack came with a late rattle to catch Duff at Leopardstown and is in such good heart that he's certain to be thereabouts. Hujaylea loves it around here and was only just beaten in a huge field handicap last month.
Ask Jack (USA) 14-1 (9-12) Towards rear, 9th entering straight, 6th on outer 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, nearest at finish, 4th of 9, 3/4l behind Barack (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m Listed stks (1) gd.
Barack (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on outer in 3rd, headway to challenge early straight and soon led, edged slightly left and headed 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong to lead final strides, won at Leopardstown 1m Listed stks (1) gd beating Duff (9-9) by shd, 9 ran.
Luisant 7-4fav (9-11) Mid-division, struggling from over 2f out, eased from 1f out, 7th of 11, 16l behind Look Busy (9-2) at Cork 6f stks sft in May.
Penitent 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leading trio, headway inside final 2f, ridden and not pace of leading duo approaching final furlong, stayed on to 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Side Glance (9-6) at Windsor 1m Listed stks 3yo (1) gd in May.
Hujaylea (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Towards rear, never a factor, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 12, 7l behind Rose Bonheur (8-10) at Naas 7f Listed stks (1) gf.
Ezalli (IRE) (8-11) 98th of 15, 12l behind Roche Ambeau (8-11) at Saint-cloud(FR) 1m 2f 3yo lst stk hvy in Nov.
Creekside 5-2 (9-10) Chased leaders in 3rd, driven along approaching straight, headway to challenge and led under 2f out, edged right under pressure over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m 3yo hcp 60-100 gd beating Estithmaar (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Pirateer (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Made most, joined briefly halfway, ridden and strongly pressed straight, narrow lead from 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Gowran Park 1m 2yo hcp in Sep beating Defining Year (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Asheerah 6-1 (8-13) Held up behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5l behind Cannon Hill (8-13) at Navan 7f stks gf.
One Spirit (IRE) 7-4 (9-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, challenged early straight, led over 1f out, pushed out and stayed on well final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m 3yo fll stks gd beating Narjawa (9-0) by 2l, 6 ran.
