prominent, led inside first furong, strongly pressed over 1f out, soon headed and one pace
raced in 6th early, a little keen, waited with and 11th approaching halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out
raced in 4th from early, effort straight, kept on same pace final furlong
soon in rear, headway towards outer from over 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
raced in 8th from early, effort straight, no extra from over 1f out
raced in 5th from early, pushed along before straight, no extra from over 1f out
raced in 11th early, 9th approaching halfway, soon some headway on outer, pushed along approaching straight, no extra over 1f out
prominent, pushed along approaching straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out
led early, prominent, 3rd approaching halfway, no extra from over 1f out
waited with, raced in 12th from early, headway straight and challenged over 1f out, soon led, quickly asserted and stayed on well
a little keen, raced in 10th from early, pushed along approaching straight, no extra from over 1f out
raced in 7th early, 6th approaching halfway, pushed along before straight, one pace from over 1f out
raced in 9th early, 7th approaching halfway, raced on inner straight, one pace from over 1f out
Midnitemudcrabs is 2-15 around here and, though on a long losing run, returned to the track with a decent effort a fortnight ago so must be respected. Newgirlintown has never run here but showed better form at Gowran last month and has some scope while Loaded, who completed a hat-trick in the UK in 2016 before heading for Hong Kong, was having his first start for a year when a good fourth here two weeks ago and can get involved. SPANISH SOPRANO won a maiden here in February and was having only her third subsequent start when showing up well at Gowran in September. She should be capable of winning races this winter, starting here. Alfirak won here last winter and made a fair comeback at Laytown in September so should be scoring again soon.
Alfirak 12-1 (11-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear on inner, 7th halfway, ridden and progress to 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Royal Admiral (11-4) at Laytown 7f hcp pol in Sep.
Spanish Soprano (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Towards rear, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression when switched left under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 9th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Luminent (9-8) at Gowran Park 1m hcp Yielding in Sep.
Loaded (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along early straight, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Drombeg Duke (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Midnitemudcrabs (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Masalai (9-5) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Red Phoenix (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear early straight, no extra under 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off, last of 14, 30 3/4l behind Masalai (9-5) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Fivehundredmiles (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, effort straight, no extra inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Buzz Killington (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Havana Breeze (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Soon prominent, on terms before halfway, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, 12th of 15, 9l behind Eastern Racer (10-0) at Thurles 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Newgirlintown (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along and headway on inner 2f out, ridden and went 5th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 6 1/2l behind Sayesse (9-9) at Gowran Park 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
Fair Game (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Raced in 12th early, 15th 3f out, soon not much room, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out, 10th of 22, 8l behind Mother Vincent (9-9) at Curragh 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Crafty Hugo (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Waited with, 15th 3f out, headway and effort from under 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 21, 10 3/4l behind Yafordadoe (9-8) at Curragh 7f hcp sft in Oct.
Pindaric 20-1 (8-8) Soon raced in 6th, pushed along approaching straight, no extra and one pace final furlong, last of 13, 4 3/4l behind Pretty Smart (8-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Oct.
Popsicle (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride and towards rear, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden under 2f out and kept on one pace final furlong, 9th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Conversant (8-10) at Listowel 6f hcp sft in Sep.
Spirit Of Dawn (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 8th of 18, 18 3/4l behind Myth Creation (9-3) at Fairyhouse 7f mdn Yielding in Sep.
Pushaq (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, lost place approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Colonel Slade (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Pegasus Bridge 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division early, pushed along before halfway, 19th 3f out, soon no extra, 18th of 22, 27 1/4l behind Summer's Dream (9-2) at Curragh 7f hcp sft in Oct.
Nailed On Nina (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 14th of 16, 21 1/4l behind Whatharm (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Kareva 33-1 (8-9) Pushed along briefly early, soon led, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Buzz Killington (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
