chased leaders, 5th 3f out, soon headway and effort, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
led early, prominent, 2nd 3f out, led again 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
soon led, edged left and headed 2f out, remained prominent, kept on same pace inside final furlong
a little keen, soon mid-division, 10th 3f out, soon headway and effort, kept on same pace inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, 13th 3f out, soon headway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along after halfway, 9th 3f out, lost place and no extra over 1f out
rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out where 12th, no extra over 1f out
a little slow into stride, towards rear, switched left after halfway and pushed along, 14th 3f out, headway and tight for room from over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out where 4th, lost place and no extra over 1f out
prominent, pushed along over 3f out where 3rd, soon challenged, kept on same pace inside final furlong
a little slow into stride, in rear, some headway and not much room inside final furlong, kept on without threatening
slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, 11th 3f out, headway and impeded over 1f out, soon switched right, tight for room inside final furlong, kept on without threatening
tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, lost place and no extra over 1f out
mid-division, 7th 3f out, headway and effort 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out where 8th, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Bashiyr followed his Gowran maiden success with a fine victory over a strong field at Galway and is ideally suited by plenty of give. Bopedro made a successful debut for Jim Bolger at Cork after arriving from France and ran very well in a premier handicap at Leopardstown a fortnight ago so should make a bold bid to defy a big weight. Massa Lubrense, who was third at Cork, had run very well on his previous start here so has to be on the shortlist. The Game Of Life has only run at Dundalk but Risaalaat was impressive in a Listowel maiden and starts off in handicaps off a lowly mark. DARE TO FLARE possibly found an extended 1m1f just too far at Gowran but won well over this trip on soft ground at Killarney and Andrew Slattery can steer him to another success.
Bopedro (FR) 5-1fav (9-2) Pushed along briefly early and mid-division, 7th approaching halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on well without getting to principals inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 1 1/4l behind Current Option (8-12) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Karawaan (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression in rear of mid-division 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 16th of 18, 10 1/2l behind Insignia Of Rank (9-8) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gf in May.
Quizical (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) won at Curragh 1m gd in Sep beating Aussie Valentine (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Bashiyr (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Prominent, effort from under 3f out, led under 1f out, stayed on well, won at Galway 1m 1f sft in Sep beating Zander (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Master Speaker (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) A little slow into stride, waited with towards rear, headway from under 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Bashiyr (9-5) at Galway 1m 1f sft in Sep.
The Game Of Life 10-3 (11-5) 8th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Quizical (11-12) at Curragh 1m gd in Sep.
Fastar (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Waited with towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some headway and raced on outer into straight, no extra from over 1f out, 8th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Bashiyr (9-5) at Galway 1m 1f sft in Sep.
Massa Lubrense (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Towards rear, pushed along and some headway in rear of mid-division on stands' side under 2f out, ridden and progress 1f out, led 100 yards out and kept on well, won at Curragh 7f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug beating Cyrus Dallin (10-2) by 2 1/4l, 23 ran.
Balefire (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Soon led, joined approaching straight, headed over 1f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Tauran Shaman (9-7) at Galway 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Stormy Tale (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Pushed along briefly early, mid-division, 8th approaching halfway, pushed along again over 3f out, raced towards outer into straight and headway, stayed on well final furlong to lead from over 50yds out, won at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Sep beating Kudbegood (9-1) by 1l, 17 ran.
Grandmaster Flash (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Il Paradiso (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in May.
Dare To Flare (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, some headway 2f out and ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no impression close home, 2nd of 14, nk behind Finding Nero (9-6) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Risaalaat (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and strongly challenged 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, ridden 1f out, asserted final 100 yards, comfortably, won at Listowel 7f mdn fll Yielding in Jun beating Bellakris (9-0) by 4l, 7 ran.
Silver Service (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Fly leapt from stalls and slowly away, in rear, pushed along early straight and some headway in mid-division on stands' side over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 4th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Bigger And Better (9-13) at Fairyhouse 7f hcp Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Starlite Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Disputed early, chased leaders after 1f, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd 3f out, no impression on leader 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Franklyn (9-7) at Listowel 1m hcp sft in Sep.
