towards rear, pushed along entering straight, ridden and some headway towards far side in 8th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and soon ridden, dropped to 4th over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards
slowly into stride and always towards rear, never a factor, ridden 2f out and no extra over 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace
mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear under 2f out, no extra
rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 7th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders early, settled back in mid-division and 8th halfway, pushed along and some headway on stand side under 2f out, 5th over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd on line
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression 2f out, soon ridden and 6th over 1f out, no extra
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out and edged right, headed 100 yards out, no impression on winner, kept on one pace
mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and headway between horses under 2f out, 2nd and ridden 1f out, led 100 yards out and kept on well
tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
slowly into stride and in rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace, never a factor
Miss Alaska improved markedly from her debut when a close fourth over 6f here a month ago where she showed good pace throughout. Her stable also run the newcomer Indian Alliance, a €47,000 son of Sioux Nation who should be ideally suited by this trip. CUBAN CONFUSION showed her first real sign of form in a course and distance maiden then found only the odds-on Keeper‘s Heart too strong over a mile on a return visit. That looks strong form and his track experience may prove too much for Ciao For Now, who has been narrowly beaten in two starts on Turf though she will be receiving 14lb and is an obvious threat. Gesture was beaten just a length at Naas in September but was soon beaten on softer ground at the Curragh later.
Rebelsontherun (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and no impression in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Pipsy (9-2) at Curragh 6f mdn Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Cuban Confusion 14-1 (9-8) Mid-division, took keen hold, travelling well in 4th 2f out, ridden and went 2nd under 1f out, strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 2nd close home, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Keeper's Heart (9-6) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Oct.
Indian Alliance (FR) Sioux Nation colt out of Pondichery.
Exceeding (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Slowly away and always towards rear, ridden early straight and no impression over 1f out, no extra, 12th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Blackpink (9-2) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Nov.
Solar Falcon (IRE) 125-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 6th halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, soon ridden and weakened, 13th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Formal Display (9-5) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Nov.
Alex Belardo (IRE) Belardo colt out of Silver Tide.
Gesture (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Disputed lead, ridden and headed under 3f out, weakened, 8th of 10, 20 1/4l behind Gasper De Lemos (9-7) at Curragh 7f mdn Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Miss Alaska (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to press leader 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Take Me To Church (9-3) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Nov.
Bruce Lightning (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Disputed in near side group, ran freely, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra, 14th of 15, 24 1/2l behind Vassula Ryden (8-13) at Navan 6f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Seti (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Dwelt, always towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, last of 13, 12 1/4l behind Bated Moon (8-10) at Cork 5f mdn Soft - Heavy in May.
Twotwo And Two (FR) 66-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out and some headway in 9th 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Cash Collector (9-6) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Nov.
Ciao For Now 6-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3/4l behind Kiki Roberts (8-10) at Navan 6f mdn fll Yielding in Sep.
