chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong
towards rear, ridden entering straight, last 2f out, no impression, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, progress on inner entering straight, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, all out close home
fly-leap leaving stalls, soon chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and in rear, progress and high head carriage from 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, strongly pressed winner to line
held up in rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden on outer 2f out, went 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong
led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
Tsar Paul has won here but not since 2010 and he also has a poor strike-rate on Turf. Mouskersize has raced over a variety of trips including 1m4f in August but ran her best race to date over a mile at Gowran last time and has more scope than most of her rivals. Versilia Gal has only won on Turf and can race from an 8lb lower mark here so she has to be considered as should the veteran Hello Man, who has run quite well from his very lowly spot in the weights on his last two starts here. Rockview Emperor and BARMY BRUSSELS ran in the race won by Corker Hill here in September when there was little between them in mid-division. The former has run several times subsequently and not shown much but the latter is making his reappearance and the assessor has dropped him 8lb, which seems very generous, and Tracey Collins' three-year-old can take advantage in a poor contest.
Mouskersize (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Rear of mid-division, progress under 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 18, 1 3/4l behind Princess Glamour (9-1) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp sft in Oct.
Versilia Gal (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 16, 8l behind Apache Gold (8-13) at Cork 6f app hcap in Oct.
Barmy Brussels (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Soon prominent in 2nd, pushed along briefly before halfway, under pressure approaching straight, dropped to 5th 1f out and no impression, one pace, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Corker Hill (9-5) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Alfaayza (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in close 5th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 7th of 13, 7l behind The Dancing Lord (9-10) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Enigma Code (UAE) 50-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon led, attempted to assert approaching straight, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 6th 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong,, 8th of 9, 10l behind Whaileyy (10-0) at Dundalk 7f clm stks pol.
Tsar Paul (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind War Room (8-12) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Hello Man (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Dwelt and got a slight bump leaving stalls, towards rear, 10th before straight, 7th 1f out and no impression, one pace,, 6th of 12, 6l behind Ask Dad (9-10) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol.
Nakara (IRE) 16-1 (7-11) Raced alone on far side, ridden and close up 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 5l behind Little Sweetheart (8-4) at Cork 5f 3yo hcp in May.
Rockview Emperor (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Very slowly away and trailing in rear, in touch in last entering straight, switched to outer and ridden 2f out, 7th when checked under 1f out, soon eased, 7th of 13, 9l behind Havelock Ellis (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol.
