held up towards rear, headway between horses under 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
led early, tracked leaders and 4th halfway, travelled well on inner and progress to lead under 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out and headed 100 yards out, no impression on winner close home
mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear early straight, no extra under 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off
mid-division, 6th on outer halfway, pushed along early straight, soon ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out
mid-division, ridden 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th close home
rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight, short of room under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor
tracked leaders and led after 1 1/2f, headed after 3f, remained prominent and ridden to lead briefly 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 2f out and rear of mid-division over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor
rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight, ridden under 2f out and 8th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
prominent early, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and no extra from 1 1/2f out
slowly into stride, pushed along early and soon mid-division on inner, headway 2f out, soon ridden and 2nd over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear early, headway on outer to lead after 3f, pushed along and headed 2f out, 5th and ridden 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, some headway on outer early straight, ridden and edged left to challenge 1f out, led 100 yards out and kept on well
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra
SAYESSE (NAP) has never run here but scored twice on the surface in the UK. He arrives with a penalty for a comfortable victory on heavy ground at Gowran on Monday but that doesn't look enough to prevent a quick follow-up. Dubai Rainbow has run three times here and won twice including a month ago when making all over a mile. He was well clear at this trip and, though 6lb higher, looks certain to give a good account. Midnitemudcrabs is on a long losing run but has been going very well on Turf and should make a bold bid to add to his two victories on the track. Magic Fountain has only run four times and showed much more dash at Thurles so it's possible she could be much better than a 69-rated handicapper while Fascinating Spirit is improving gradually and will be winning soon from this sort of mark.
Magic Fountain (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, led after 2f, joined approaching straight, headed from 2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near line, 3rd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Acapella Blu (9-0) at Thurles 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Khafaaq 5-1 (8-11) Disputed, headed after 2f and chased leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd and no impression on leader 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd near line, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Njord (9-5) at Curragh 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Red Phoenix (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Soon rear of mid-division, some headway straight, no impression over 1f out, 13th of 14, 9l behind Sir Ottoman (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Sayesse 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd and ridden 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Gowran Park 7f hcp hvy in Oct beating Rudisha (9-6) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.
Midnitemudcrabs (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up mid-division, niggled along and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Mabo (8-13) at Ffos Las 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Prime Chief (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Mid-division early, 13th 3f out, soon some headway, no extra from over 1f out, 14th of 24, 20 1/4l behind Make Me Sway (9-0) at Curragh 1m hcp sft in Sep.
Al Batal 12-1 (9-3) Prominent, on terms 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Buzz Killington (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Piper Bomb (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Soon chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, switched left over 1 1/2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Eastern Racer (10-0) at Thurles 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Loughanlea Lass (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division early, 11th 3f out, soon pushed along and one pace, 20th of 22, 24 1/4l behind Acari (9-9) at Curragh 1m hcp sft in Aug.
Rain Or Shine (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Soon chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, some headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 8th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Cautious Approach (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Fascinating Spirit (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, travelling smoothly straight, switched left 2f out and headway, gained narrow lead inside final furlong, headed inside final 50yds and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Buzz Killington (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Ask Delaney 28-1 (8-7) Edged left leaving stalls, mid-division early, pushed along halfway, one pace final furlong, 18th of 22, 5 1/4l behind Early Call (9-5) at Navan 6f hcp gf in Sep.
Masalai (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, checked over 3f out and soon pushed along, no impression, never a factor, 12th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Goodnite Irina (9-7) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Jun.
The Perch (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway 3 out and pushed along in 5th next, pecked last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, 5th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Mohart (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 2f Good - Yielding in Sep.
Dubai Rainbow (IRE) 9-2fav (9-8) Made all, pushed along to assert entering straight, ridden and kept on well under pressure from over 1f out, reduced lead close home, held on, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep beating Roman Warrior (9-3) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Pretty Smart (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up towards rear on far side, some headway 2f out, 8th and ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 23, 3 1/4l behind Doonard Prince (8-10) at Navan 5f hcp sft in Oct.
Keep Dreaming (IRE) 66-1 (9-8) Chased leaders early, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden and no extra over 3f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Kiss For A Jewel (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll Soft - Heavy in Aug.
