chased leaders in 4th, 3rd 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, carried slightly right inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home
dwelt, held up in 6th, ridden and no impression from 2f out
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, clear entering straight, ridden under 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
chased leaders in 5th, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, no impression
chased leaders in 3rd, 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly away, soon in touch in last, ridden in last 2f out, soon no impression
Kodiac's Back won over a mile here last month and has continued in excellent form, though could have done without another rise in the weights after a cracking effort a couple of weeks ago. The assessor has taken pity on DOC HOLLIDAY, who hasn't won for over a year though he hasn't been running badly recently so it's a surprise to see him dropped 5lb, which should enable him to get back on the winning trail. He had Artistic Integrity a long way behind here on Friday and the latter is also held by Jealika on earlier Turf form, though Mark Fahey's filly has run poorly on her only two starts on the track. Avalanche hasn't been beaten far in recent runs on Turf and would be a threat if taking to the surface.
Kodiac's Back (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Mid-division, 8th halfway, not clear run and switched right under 2f out, progress to go 2nd over 150 yards, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Coreczka (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Our Manekineko 33-1 (8-7) Rear of mid-division on far side, 16th halfway, soon ridden and no impression, never a factor, 12th of 19, at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Oct.
Doc Holliday (IRE) 5-2fav (10-0) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and progress into 4th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Yulong Baozuo (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Artistic Integrity 9-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra, weakened, last of 14, 17 1/4l behind Yulong Baozuo (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Jealika (IRE) 10-3fav (9-4) Held up, 12th early, pushed along before halfway, no extra from over 1f out, 13th of 20, 12 3/4l behind Hatton Cross (9-6) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Avalanche 4-1fav (8-12) Went slightly right from stalls and briefly pushed along, settled towards rear, 8th halfway and ridden from 2f out, slightly short of room over 1f out, kept on strongly into never nearer 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind The Eyes Have It (9-13) at Naas 7f hcp gf in Oct.
Dove Mountain (IRE) 6-1fav (9-6) Mid-division, ridden on outer 2f out, soon no impression, never a factor, 10th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Twistsandturns (9-7) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Little Cupcake 33-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on far side, 8th halfway, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 19, at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Oct.