rear of mid-division, no impression straight
mid-division, no impression straight
chased leaders, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed close home
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
soon prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
chased leaders, ridden in close 5th 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, led close home
rear of mid-division, 10th 2f out, soon ridden, 8th 1f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, checked halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, weakened when checked again inside final furlong
prominent and took keen hold early, weakened from 2f out
chased leaders, ridden in 8th 2f out, no extra
always towards rear
in rear, progress into 7th 2f out, soon ridden, kept on
in rear, moderate 10th and not clear run briefly 1f out, ran on final furlong
mid-division on outer, ridden and no impression straight
Mark Johnston's Centrifugal won a couple of minor events last month but was well beaten at Kempton last week and doesn't have the best of the draw. SPIRITUALITY was having only his eighth start and third on the surface when gaining a comfortable victory over the C&D last week. He's only been raised 3lb and with Luke Dempsey again able to claim 10lb a quick double looks on the cards. Captain Joy won as a juvenile here and was having just his third subsequent run when staying on strongly behind Russian Soul over a mile here last month. He'll be finishing strongly but could find this on the short side nowadays. Curia Regis was behind the selection last week and is badly drawn but Springinmystep makes the journey from the UK and though this will be his all-weather debut his trainer is very adept at placing his horses.
Springinmystep (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Compton (9-3) at Ascot 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Quote Of The Day (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Soon 2nd, ridden to challenge straight, every chance under 2f out, no extra and weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Empresario (9-10) at Gowran Park 1m 1f 3yo clm gd.
Captain Joy (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden entering straight, 7th 2f out, kept on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Russian Soul (9-3) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep.
Strait Of Zanzibar (USA) 6-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on without threatening from 2f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Empresario (9-10) at Gowran Park 1m 1f 3yo clm gd.
Centrifugal (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 22l behind Alraased (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Spirituality (IRE) 10-3fav (8-9) Soon led, ridden and kept on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f mdn stks pol beating Edge Of Sanity (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Free Spin (IRE) 12-1 (8-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 15, 17l behind Brendan Brackan (9-2) at Curragh 1m hcp 60-100 in Sep.
Arbitrageur (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 5th over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 16, 5l behind Bubbly Bellini (9-0) at Curragh 6f hcp in Sep.
Atticus Finch (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and no impression from 2f out, 10th of 15, 12l behind Lake George (8-10) at Curragh 7f App hcp in Sep.
Beat The Ballot (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden approaching straight and no extra from 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong, last of 6, 33l behind King of Dudes (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m 1f 3yo hcp sft in Jul.
Go On Murt (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Slowly into stride and in rear, ridden early straight and no extra, last of 14, 19l behind Russian Soul (9-4) at Dundalk 1m hcp 60-80 pol in Aug.
Curia Regis 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 2f out, soon ridden, no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Spirituality (8-9) at Dundalk 7f mdn stks pol.
Khyber Pass 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, no extra in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 14, 8l behind Spirituality (8-9) at Dundalk 7f mdn stks pol.
Catfromtherock (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, 10th of 14, 10l behind Spirituality (8-9) at Dundalk 7f mdn stks pol.
Hot Bed (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden entering straight, some progress into 6th 1 1/2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 5l behind Russian Soul (9-3) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep.
Hexagonal (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 7th behind horses over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 5l behind Via Ballycroy (9-0) at Dundalk 6f mdn stks pol in Sep.
Hatton Cross (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, 8th and ridden early straight, no impression until stayed on closing stages, 6th of 9, 10l behind Crystal Kangaroo (9-5) at Killarney 1m mdn stks in Sep.
