chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression
chased leaders, pushed along and progress under 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra in close 2nd last strides
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening leaders final furlong
rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, went moderate 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong
dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened
mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened
rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
towards rear, no impression straight, never a factor
dwelt, in rear, no impression straight, never a factor
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong
dwelt, always behind, never a factor
Angel Palanas completed a hat-trick on Turf before just failing to land a claimer here after which he changed yards. Although carrying a big weight here, Luke McAteer's claim puts him right in the mix again. MERCHANT OF VENICE, three-times an all-weather winner for James Fanshawe, made a promising start for new connections here last month and has been left on the same mark so gets the nod. Juyush is another to have changed yards though has been hit with a 9lb rise for his course and distance victory a month ago. The last time Reverberation ran here was in March when he landed a handicap off a mark of 49. He completed a hat-trick with two victories on Turf and is now 23lb higher. Red Ball Of Fire makes his handicap debut and has more scope than most of these.
Angel Palanas 11-2 (9-6) Close up, 4th halfway, ridden and closed 1f out, progress to 2nd final 150 yards, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Gee Rex (9-6) at Dundalk 1m pol in Oct.
Merchant Of Venice 11-2 (9-13) Rear of mid-division, headway into 5th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Pulse Of Shanghai (9-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Fridtjof Nansen 5-2fav (9-8) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Too Hard To Hold (9-1) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Juyush 7-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, a little keen, 2nd halfway, pushed along to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead and asserted 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov beating Jazzelle (9-12) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Reverberation 4-1 (9-8) Waited with, soon towards rear, raced on outer into straight and headway, chased leaders and kept on same pace without threatening final furlong, 4th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Silver Service (10-0) at Leopardstown 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Akhlaaq 18-1 (9-10) Waited with, 16th after halfway, closed up on inner to be prominent from before straight, no extra from over 1f out, 15th of 17, 15 1/4l behind The Names Jock (10-2) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
High Street Lady (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Waited with towards rear, 12th approaching halfway, soon pushed along, one pace straight, 12th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Jack Berry House (9-6) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Red Ball Of Fire (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Aiseirigh (9-7) at Naas 1m mdn hvy in Nov.
Tanseeq 20-1 (9-12) Waited with, soon rear of mid-division on outer, 10th approaching halfway, soon pushed along, some headway straight, soon one pace, 10th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Jack Berry House (9-6) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Waterville Lady (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Punk Poet (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Musalsal (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Towards rear, progress into 10th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, 8th 1f out, kept on without threatening, 4th of 18, 9 1/2l behind Tyrion's Dream (9-1) at Curragh 7f hcp hvy in Nov.
Fashaar 11-1 (8-12) Soon led, joined halfway, ridden in lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 9th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Comin' Through (10-4) at Dundalk 1m pol in Nov.
