rear of mid-division, moderate 7th on outer under 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace
chased leaders, 8th halfway, no extra from 2f out
reared and slowly into stride, always towards rear
always prominent, tracked leaders on inner in 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 7th halfway, no threat from 2f out
tracked leader in 2nd, driven along from 2f out, no impression on winner from 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure
towards rear, some headway on outer to go moderate 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, some headway on outer early straight, moderate 5th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon driven along, no extra from well over 1f out
chased leaders on inner early, no threat from halfway, eased when beaten inside final furlong
always towards rear, eased when beaten final furlong
made all, ridden well over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong
chased leaders, 6th halfway, soon ridden and no extra from 1 1/2f out
chased leaders on inner, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace
Luisant, who won this in 2009 from 15lb lower, has kept top company since and generally performs with credit. He must be on the short-list despite a big weight as must the three-year-old The Reaper, whose two career victories have come over the minimum trip here and who had Maarek behind in a very tough Navan handicap in June. Mark Johnston has an excellent record when sending handicappers to Ireland and Below Zero, a winner on Polytrack at Wolverhampton, should go well but it's fellow Yorkshire raider BAJAN TRYST who gets the nod as he beat Luisant in this a year ago and will be fresher than most having had just one run this year at York in May. It's hard to know what to make of So Stylish as she's only had three runs, two of them in Listed company, but she could easily be a blot on this handicap.
Luisant 16-1 (9-12) Towards rear early, headway on outer into 4th halfway, 3rd early straight, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 2l behind Pirateer (8-13) at Curragh 1m Listed stks (1) gd in Jun.
Kargali (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Chased leaders early, 8th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight, last of 13, 42l behind Luisant (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f Listed stks (1) sft in Oct.
Finicius (USA) 16-1 (9-9) Towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from under 2f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Bewitched (9-9) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Bajan Tryst (USA) 16-1 (9-9) Prominent, pressed winner from over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 19, 6l behind Masamah (9-9) at York 5f hcp 105 (2) gd in May.
Quinmaster (USA) 33-1 (9-4) Soon brought to stand's side alone, no extra from over 2f out, 8th of 11, 18l behind Look Busy (9-2) at Cork 6f stks sft in May.
The Reaper (IRE) 4-1fav (9-11) Chased leaders on stands' side, ridden in 5th 1f out, kept on under pressure without threatening winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Roicead (9-5) at Tipperary 5f hcp 60-100 gf.
Partner (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Towards rear, kept on from 2f out without threatening, 9th of 13, 6l behind Roicead (9-5) at Tipperary 5f hcp 60-100 gf.
Knock Stars (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Never a factor, 26th of 28, 21l behind Six of Hearts (9-7) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Jun.
Maarek 11-2 (10-0) Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, soon led, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Iron Major (9-9) at Sligo 6f hcp 60-90 gd.
Fred Archer (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, stuck to far rail straight, ridden over 2f out, no extra and dropped to last from over 1f out, 4th of 5, 13l behind Coprah (9-3) at Killarney 1m stks gd in Jul.
So Stylish (USA) 25-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, no impression from 2f out, last of 11, 9l behind Alanza (8-12) at Cork 1m Listed stks gf in Jul.
Below Zero (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, soon eased, 12th of 15, 13l behind Zero Money (9-10) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Tell The Wind (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, never a factor, no threat from 2f out, 10th of 11, 10l behind Sharisse (10-0) at Curragh 6f fll hcp 60-90 gd.
Copper Dock (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) In rear, no impression from 3f out, 11th of 16, 8l behind Iron Major (9-10) at Galway 7f hcp 55-80 gd in Jul.
Tornadodancer (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra in 6th 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Captain Carey (9-2) at Curragh 5f hcp in Jul.
Tarrsille (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Disputed lead, headed halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened straight, 13th of 16, 10l behind Iron Major (9-10) at Galway 7f hcp 55-80 gd in Jul.
Dash Back (USA) 20-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, no impression under pressure straight, last of 8, 7l behind Anam Allta (9-6) at Galway 7f fll hcp gd in Jul.
