mid-division, ridden into 7th 2f out, soon no extra
held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace from over 1f out
always towards rear
mid-division, ridden into 5th 2f out, no extra in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
led early, headed after 1f, led again 3f out, ridden to assert under 2f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, strongly pressed close home and all out
held up towards rear, headway in 9th 3f out, ridden into 6th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight
towards rear for most, never a factor
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd 2f out, soon no extra in 3rd and kept on same pace
towards rear for most, some late headway straight, never a factor
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into moderate 2nd under 2f out, kept on final furlong to press winner close home, just held
led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden and no extra over 3f out
Not surprisingly most of these are hurdlers though a few have won on the track including Force Of Habit, who ran poorly over fences at the Galway Festival. Limpopo Tom scored over 2m1f at Wolverhampton on his only Polytrack start and is at the right end of the handicap while the lightly-raced Raajih has been in good form over timber this summer. Rawnaq was runner-up to Grand Opera at Galway on his last run on the Flat and has since run two fine races over timber, scoring at Bellewstown in the latest. He's still a relative youngster and with more progress likely can make his presence felt but the Polytrack experience of AKINSPIRIT should be good enough for this. He's won three times here, the latest from just 4lb lower, and has been in good form over hurdles with a recent comfortable victory at Cork to his credit.
Johnnys Legacy (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, last of 7, 13l behind Aughnacurraveel (10-3) at Wexford 2m am stks (4yo+) sft in Aug.
Force Of Habit 11-1 (9-12) Mid-division, 7th entering straight, ridden and no extra over 2f out, 11th of 15, 13l behind Scots Gaelic (10-0) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp 50-80 gf in Jun.
Akinspirit (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on one paced, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Final Flashback (9-8) at Wexford 1m 4f hcp 50-80 gd in Jul.
Dara Tango (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Held up, 7th 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 13l behind One Cool Shabra (10-11) at Bellewstown 1m 6f Amateur Handicap (60-90) (3yo+) sft in Jul.
Regal Tramp (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden into 6th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 20, 20l behind Voleuse De Coeurs (8-11) at Galway 2m hcp 55-80 sft in Jul.
Shake The Bucket (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Mid-division, 7th 4f out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th of 11, 4l behind Final Flashback (9-8) at Wexford 1m 4f hcp 50-80 gd in Jul.
Star Power (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, bumped 4 1/2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 7th of 12, 26l behind Sir Ector (9-12) at Leopardstown 2m hcp gs in Aug.
Crusoe's Return 25-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway straight, 4th 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp 50-75 gd in Aug '11 beating Moving Statue (8-8) by 1l, 12 ran.
Rawnaq (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, good headway into 5th 4f out, improved to lead 2f out, ridden and headed entering straight, kept on final furlong, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Grand Opera (9-4) at Galway 2m hcp 50-70 sft in Aug.
Brabazon (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Dwelt, in rear, outpaced on outside over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 8l behind Where's Susie (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep '11.
Greenbelt Star 10-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd approaching straight, ridden and no impression on first 2 well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 14l behind Oilily (10-9) at Leopardstown 1m 6f amat mdn stks gs in Jul.
Cloone Rocket (IRE) 28-1 (7-8) Soon led, went clear after about 5f, reduced lead and headed from under 4f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 27l behind Steps To Freedom (10-3) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Jul.
Limpopo Tom (IRE) 9-4fav (9-13) Dwelt, in touch, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Red Current (9-8) by 6l, 11 ran.
Passion Planet (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Maybe I Wont (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Raajih 9-2 (9-2) Held up, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced over 4f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 12l behind Gulf of Naples (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug '11.
Action Master 3-1fav (9-5) Mid-division early, 6th halfway, headway into 4th 4f out, ridden in 6th 3f out, no impression in 4th 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 11l behind Golan Guy (8-12) at Down Royal 2m 2f hcp 50-80 gd in Sep '11.
Dream Champion 22-1 (9-11) Towards rear, some headway 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening from over 2f out, 7th of 16, 22l behind Bondage (9-10) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f Handicap (47-70) (4yo+) in May '11.
