dwelt, soon rear of mid-division, came wide entering straight, slightly hampered 2f out, progress 1f out, one paced final furlong
dwelt, soon raced towards rear, detached 3f out, progress and ridden under 2f out, one paced final furlong, never a factor
soon led, headed after 1 1/2f, dropped to 4th halfway, 3rd 3f out, improved to lead over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, kept on, headed close home
dwelt and ran freely early, soon chased leader on outer, 2nd after 3f, dropped to 4th and under pressure 3f out, lost place and weakened quickly over 2f out, eased over 1f out
rear of mid-division, came wide entering straight, ridden 2f out, progress over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression on leaders under 2f out, kept on same pace, dropped to 6th close home
prominent, led after 1 1/2f, headed over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, no impression, dropped to 4th under 1f out, one paced
dwelt slightly and pushed along leaving stalls, soon mid-division, under pressure in 7th halfway, progress under 2f out, ridden and switched left over 1f out, ran on well to lead close home
dwelt, raced in rear, detached 3f out, almost closed up on field 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased under 1f out, never a factor
pushed along to be prominent, dropped to 6th and under pressure before halfway, lost place entering straight, ridden under 2f out, no extra final furlong
towards rear, 11th 3f out, progress and ridden 1 1/2f out, ran on well final furlong to 5th close home, never nearer
rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
missed break, raced in rear, detached halfway, no headway, never a factor
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd 3f out, 3rd over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, strongly challenged leader 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd closing stages
Having placed in all six starts, it’s tempting to swerve COLOUR SERGEANT but he did nothing wrong when second to Van Gogh, rated 108, at the Curragh last time and gets one more chance. Jeroboam found one too good over 7f here and is preferred of the three Ballydoyle runners fitted with a tongue-tie for this while headgear is also applied to Zozimus, a runner-up over track and trip a fortnight ago and making more appeal than Tipperary third Supposedtobe. Ratib may prove best of his yard’s three representatives while Chicago Bear can include a Group 2 winner among his five winning relatives.
Chicago Bear (IRE) Siyouni colt out of Ebalista.
Colonel Sellers (IRE) Showcasing colt out of Just Joan.
Colour Sergeant (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Broke well to lead, soon raced in 2nd, pushed along 2f out, soon challenged, kept on without quite matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Van Gogh (9-7) at Curragh 7f mdn Yielding in Sep.
Drish Venture (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, keen, towards rear, headway and effort from 2f out, no extra and one pace over 1f out, 10th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Loch Lein (9-2) at Cork 6f mdn gf in Sep.
Equus Deus (IRE) Galileo colt out of Mystical Lady.
Guitar Man (IRE) Galileo colt out of Beauty Bright.
Jeroboam (USA) 9-4fav (9-7) Dwelt, raced in rear, soon pushed along to lead after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, held, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Hype (9-7) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct.
Lough Derg (IRE) Galileo colt out of Easton Angel.
New Reality (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along at halfway, kept on one pace, 10th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Arturo Toscanini (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn hvy in Nov.
Oh Say (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, moderate 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Pita Pinta (9-2) at Gowran Park 7f mdn hvy in Oct.
Ratib Frankel colt out of Posset.
Supposedtobe (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inner, 5th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, switched right and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Carlisle Bay (9-7) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Tiffany's Gold (FR) Bated Breath gelding out of Wilside.
Zozimus (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Soon close up and disputed lead, pushed along and led from early straight, joined over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, headed at the finish, 2nd of 13, shd behind Soaring Sky (8-11) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Oct.
Al Rafiq (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Dwelt, rear of mid-division, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Pita Pinta (9-2) at Gowran Park 7f mdn hvy in Oct.
Captain Middleton (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Huddle Up (8-13) at Cork 6f mdn hvy in Aug.
Aleksey Tolstoy (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Pushed along at stages, soon rear of mid-division, towards rear approaching halfway, raced on inner straight and some headway, kept on same pace without threatening final furlong, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Soaring Sky (8-11) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Oct.
