led, ridden and pressed 2f out, joined 1 1/2f out, headed last 150 yards, kept on without matching winner
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, closer on inner 2f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led last 150 yards, kept on well under pressure
chased leaders on outer, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
dwelt and towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent early, soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and slightly squeezed up over 2f out, soon no extra
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace
always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, soon no extra
DASH D'OR is in such good form that a hat-trick beckons. Kieran Cotter's grey gained her first victory off a mark of 46 at Naas and is now on 75 after completing a double at Navan and on this track a fortnight ago. Amanaat made a winning debut for John Gosden way back in 2015 and had well over two years off before returning here in February. He's changed hands again and has been running well enough to get into contention. Doonard Prince has won seven times on Turf but only once in 23 starts on the all-weather, the vast majority of them around here, though he's dropped to a very favourable mark as he showed at Naas earlier this month. Ducky Mallon is another seven-times Turf winner but has only had four starts here and produced his best run when tackling 7f last week. The last time Nigg Bay ran here he was beaten a head under a huge weight and enters the fray on a 13lb lower mark than on Turf so he looks the main threat. Geological has won nine times in all but very rarely races over a trip this short nowadays.
Geological (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Led and soon clear, reduced lead of 2 lengths halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden under 2f out and headed 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Theobald (9-5) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Excellently Poised 16-1 (9-6) Soon chased chased leaders, effort from 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 1 3/4l behind Enter The Red (8-12) at Navan 5f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Amanaat (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Soon in rear, headway and switched right from 2f out, kept on without threatening from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Freescape (9-3) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Dash D'Or (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, asserted and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov beating Lapilli (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Nigg Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway after halfway, chased leaders and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Enter The Red (8-12) at Navan 5f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Ducky Mallon (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Raced in 4th early, prominent, switched right early straight, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Confrontational (9-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Doonard Prince (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Broke well to lead, soon headed, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd under 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 17, 3/4l behind Aspen Belle (8-10) at Naas 5f hcp Yielding in Nov.
Dance Alone 6-1 (9-12) Chased clear leader, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure and no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Anfaass (9-7) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Tell Me (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along and closed 5f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out, 7th of 13, 8l behind Decoration Of War (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Rego Park Lady (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression, never a factor, 13th of 17, 9 3/4l behind Aspen Belle (8-10) at Naas 5f hcp Yielding in Nov.
