held up in rear, progress and switched to outer 1 1/2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
awkward leaving stalls and checked early, soon rear of mid-division, effort and progress on inner entering straight, ridden in 5th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, 3rd travelling well entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd on line
chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, ridden in moderate 11th on outer 2f out, headway into 6th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong without threatening winner to go 2nd on line
went left leaving stalls, soon chased leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression, eased inside final furlong
led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
chased leaders, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra
mid-division when checked on inner after 1f, soon towards rear, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden entering straight, soon weakened, never a factor
slowly into stride and towards rear, ridden entering straight, 9th on outer 2f out, no impression
Ask Dad arrives here with a 5lb penalty after a very convincing victory over 6f here on Wednesday. The assessor is certain to take a dim view and a follow-up must be on the cards but ELUSIVE IN PARIS looks the one to be on. Michael Grassick's charge returned to form a week ago when just failing to cope with the in-form The Dancing Lord and surprisingly can run from a 4lb lower mark. Danseur De Feu was a close-up fourth that night and is ready to win again soon and though Shabra Emperor doesn't win often the form of last week's fifth place behind Nedera has been given a boost by subsequent victories of the winner and third Rose Angel. The lightly-raced and progressive Dans Girl may do best of the remainder.
Marble Statuette (USA) 14-1 (9-12) In rear, ridden 2f out, progress on outer into 8th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Waterloo Sunrise (9-13) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Ask Dad 4-1 (9-10) Soon disputed lead, headed after about 1 1/2f, raced in 2nd, ridden to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to draw clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol beating Les Darcy (9-13) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Elusive In Paris (IRE) 10-3fav (9-13) Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 2nd before straight, soon challenged travelling smoothly, on terms from 2f out and pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind The Dancing Lord (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Danseur De Feu (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, 10th before straight, headway to chase leaders from under 2f out, 4th 1f out, no impression when switched right close home, kept on, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind The Dancing Lord (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Shabra Emperor (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Dwelt, soon mid-division, 7th approaching straight, switched right from over 1 1/2f out to outer, 8th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on, 5th of 14, 6l behind Nedera (9-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Stoichkhov (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight, dropped to 6th 1f out, one pace, 7th of 14, 7l behind Nedera (9-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Blistering Dancer (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on stand's side, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 7l behind La Canaada (9-2) at Cork 5f hcp 47-65 sft in Oct.
Erelight (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, lost place and ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 5l behind The Dukkerer (9-5) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Like Magic (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Soon mid-division, 10th early, headway when short of room on rail before halfway, soon under pressure, 11th over 1f out, no impression, 14th of 19, 7l behind Big Bad Lily (9-6) at Navan 5f app hcp 47-70 in Oct.
Miss Spellt (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 9th 2f out, no extra straight, last of 12, 12l behind So Sensible (8-12) at Galway 7f 3yo hcp gd in Sep.
Rhians Hope (IRE) 28-1 (8-10) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge entering straight, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong, 10th of 13, 8l behind The Dancing Lord (9-10) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Dans Girl (IRE) 16-1 (7-12) Dwelt, towards rear, soon moderate 9th, raced on outer and headway straight, 5th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not quite get to 1st 2, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Count Of Carabass (9-5) at Listowel 6f 3yo hcp gd in Sep.
