settled in rear, switched to outer early straight, headway into 6th 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, just failed
mid-division, 9th halfway, no impression and kept on one pace from 1 1/2f out
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead briefly 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden on inner 2f out, switched right, kept on one pace from over 1f out
tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 5th under 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong without quite reaching leaders
prominent, 2nd halfway, no extra from 2f out, soon weakened
rear of mid-division, some headway from 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong without reaching leaders
raced keenly in mid-division on outer, no extra from over 1f out
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, headed close home
tracked leaders, 4th on inner entering straight, switched right under 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure to lead close home
rear of mid-division, not clear run 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
led, headed 2f out, soon no extra and weakened
towards rear, checked on outer 2f out, kept on final furlong without threatening
IRON MAJOR will be staying on strongly in the closing stages and it's just a case of whether the post arrives in time. A winner over 7f here last month, he always gives his all on this track and though on his highest-ever mark is probably still improving. Greatwallofchina is also better over an extra furlong as he showed with a fine effort behind Hajoum here last month and though he's another with a 5lb rise to contend with he looks certain to give a good account. Mountain Coral has won three times here in the past and though behind Greatwallofchina last time a 6lb pull should enable him to get much closer on his favourite track. Ger Lyons has three entries and Solent Ridge may prove the best of them.
Quinmaster (USA) 20-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra and weakened, last of 14, 13l behind Banna Boirche (9-1) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Greatwallofchina (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, progress early straight, 2nd and stayed on final furlong without threatening winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Hajoum (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Calm Bay (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out, hampered 1 1/2f out, last of 14, 19l behind Take Ten (8-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Oct.
Dawn Eclipse (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Held up, 10th halfway, ridden and one pace straight, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Tweedy (9-10) at Dundalk 7f flls hcp 60-100 pol.
Mountain Coral (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 5l behind Take Ten (8-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Oct.
Sampers (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 5th when hampered 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Invincible Ash (9-11) at Dundalk 5f lst stks 2yo (1) pol in Oct.
Knights Templar (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 12l behind Iron Major (8-12) at Dundalk 7f 3yo hcp 60-95 pol in Oct.
Solent Ridge (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Mid-division early, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 5l behind Take Ten (8-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Oct.
Copper Dock (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, some late headway in 8th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Take Ten (8-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Oct.
Tellelle (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, 7th after halfway, progress on outer early straight, 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, 9th of 14, 5l behind Tweedy (9-10) at Dundalk 7f flls hcp 60-100 pol.
Tornadodancer (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division best, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 9l behind Take Ten (8-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Oct.
Cosmic Breeze (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, 7th and ridden approaching straight, kept on from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Tweedy (9-10) at Dundalk 7f flls hcp 60-100 pol.
Croi Mo Ri (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on inner, weakening when hampered under 2f out, last of 14, 18l behind Copper Dock (9-2) at Dundalk 6f Ext hcp pol in Nov '09.
Iron Major (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway in 8th 2f out, 6th and switched right 1f out, ran on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 7f 3yo hcp 60-95 pol in Oct beating Hot Sand (8-9) by nk, 14 ran.
Romeo's On Fire (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, no impression and kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out, 12th of 17, 9l behind Mini Chou (8-2) at Navan 5f app hcp 50-90 gd in Oct.
Just For Mary 20-1 (8-8) Dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, last of 10, 8l behind Whozthecat (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Dash Back (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd under pressure entering straight, 3rd and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Tweedy (9-10) at Dundalk 7f flls hcp 60-100 pol.
