chased leader, 4th halfway, progress to 3rd 3f out, pushed along to lead under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on best under pressure
chased leader, 5th halfway, 6th 3f out, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong
soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led narrowly over 2f out, headed under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, not match winner
towards rear, 7th halfway, headway to 4th over 2f out, switched left into 3rd over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on without threatening
prominent, soon led, under pressure and headed over 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace in 4th 1f out, dropped to 5th final strides
chased leader, 6th halfway, 5th 3f out, dropped to 7th over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong
broke well to lead early, soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 4th 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong
slowly into stride, raced in rear, 8th halfway, ridden into 6th over 1f out, kept on well 1f out to 4th final strides, never nearer
With the prospect of some juice in the ground, it may pay to side with those that have gone well in conditions, WARM THE VOICE created a good impression when scoring second time out at Galway recently and may prove up to defying this opening handicap mark. He showed a nice attitude at Ballybrit and is likely going to have more to offer again. Outside Inside grabbed his maiden win at Gowran Park on yielding ground and has shown he'll be competitive off his handicap mark already while Masucci also got the job done nicely at Gowran in his maiden and is respected, though he'll encounter slower conditions now. Bond Street and Medal Of Honour could be capable of better than they've shown to this point.
Warm The Voice (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Settled 3rd, good headway on outer to lead over 2f out, ridden approaching straight, asserted under 1f out, kept on well, won at Galway 7f mdn sft in Aug beating Shifted Strategy (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Masucci (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Broke well, soon tracked leader in 2nd, headway to lead under 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, asserted 1f out, kept on well, eased close home, won at Gowran Park 7f mdn gd in Jul beating Iron Blue (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Medal Of Honour 8-11fav (9-5) Bumped slightly start, soon prominent on outer, on terms from before halfway, pushed along from 3f out, headed into straight, soon switched left and bumped rival, no impression from 1f out, 4th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Spiorad Saoirse (9-5) at Galway 7f mdn sft in Jul.
Bond Street (IRE) 11-8fav (9-5) Prominent, close up in 2nd before halfway, soon pushed along and on terms, headed over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, soon no extra, one pace, 5th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Would You Believe (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Drombeg Dream (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Broke well to lead, ridden from 2f out and soon headed, 3rd 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Magical (9-0) at Cork 1m mdn fll Good - Yielding in Aug.
Outside Inside (IRE) Evensfav (9-10) Soon raced in 4th, travelling smoothly straight on outer, challenged and on terms 1 1/2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Solar Wave (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f sft in Aug.
Bye Bye Brussels (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Soon mid-division, 7th before straight, no impression over 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening, 5th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Ball Girl (9-0) at Roscommon 7f mdn fll sft in Aug.
Raphael (GER) 13-2 (9-5) Prominent, soon led, headed from 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 12, 16l behind Verbal Dexterity (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn sft in Jun.
