held up towards rear, ridden and progress 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on to press winner inside final furlong, held in 3rd close home
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace
led and disputed, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden to challenge on inner 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden to progress 2f out, challenge 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, closer on outer 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on to press winner inside final furlong, held in 2nd close home
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out
settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression behind leaders 2f out, stayed on again into 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
prominent and disputed, ridden 2 1/2f out, headed and no extra over 1 1/2f out
Spruce Meadows won this off a 2lb lower mark last year but arrives out of form. Spiral Galaxy has a 10lb hike to contend with after winning easily at Navan while Dawn Hoofer makes a quick reappearance having found one too good at Gowran on Wednesday. Wishing Star and the less-exposed THE KID BOBBY B have both won maiden races. The latter makes a belated reappearance but beat subsequent dual winner and today’s rival El Greco when scoring over a mile here in October and is taken to confirm running with Aidan O’Brien’s charge in this.
Tennessee Wildcat (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Towards rear and 11th from halfway, ridden and some progress into mid-division from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Lucius Tiberius (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gf in Jul.
Carbon Dating (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Prominent early, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Commander Cole (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Spruce Meadows (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Pushed along from stalls and settled behind leaders in 4th, pushed along in 5th from 3f out, no impression from 1f out and kept on into 4th close home, 4th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Elm Grove (9-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 2f hcp Yielding in Jul.
El Greco (IRE) 7-2fav (9-12) Chased leaders on outer, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Espere (9-11) at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Aug.
Spiral Galaxy (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Mid-division, switched left and headway on inner to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden to assert, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun beating Camile (9-1) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Georgian Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, some headway on inner over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 5th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Honor Oak (9-0) at Galway 1m hcp sft in Aug.
The Kid Bobby B 2-1fav (9-5) Led early, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden under 2f out and headway to challenge over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Oct beating Platinum Warrior (9-5) by hd, 14 ran.
Dawn Hoofer (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Soon raced in 3rd, challenged from before straight, led over 2f out, headed and kept on without matching winner closing stages, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Law Girl (9-7) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp gf in Aug.
Red Avenger (USA) 25-1 (8-12) Broke well, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear 2f out, no extra, eased final furlong, last of 13, dist behind Honor Oak (9-0) at Galway 1m hcp sft in Aug.
Nimitz (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Raced in rear, pushed from 3f out and soon ridden in 6th, no impression in 4th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Rickrack (9-12) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
California Lad 22-1 (10-4) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden towards rear 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 4 3/4l behind St Gallen (10-0) at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
Wishing Star (IRE) 8-11fav (9-0) Led, headed after 1f, led again over 2f out, ridden and drifted right 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jul beating Stella D'oro (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Paperback Writer (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Soon raced in 3rd, pushed under 3f out, one pace after, 5th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Remmy D (8-13) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp gf in Jun.
