mid-division, 6th halfway, headway on inner after 3 out and disputed briefly next, ridden and lost place entering straight, soon no extra
rear of mid-division, headway on outer travelling well to go 4th 2 out, 3rd and pushed along approaching last, 4th and no impression run-in, no extra closing stages
rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out, weakened
mid-division, pushed along and no impression 2 out, no extra approaching last, weakened
mid-division, slight mistake 4th, mistake 4 out and dropped towards rear, no threat in straight, kept on one pace
led or disputed lead, headed after 3 out, 5th and ridden between final 2, no extra run-in
held up towards rear, headway in mid-division approaching 2 out, 6th and pushed along before last, kept on one pace run-in
held up in rear, good headway on outer after 3 out and travelled well in 6th next, went 3rd early run-in, ridden and kept on one pace
prominent and disputed lead, pushed along and led briefly after 3 out, dropped to 5th next, ridden and no extra approaching last, weakened
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, good headway to go 2nd 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace
prominent and disputed lead, pushed along approaching 4 out, soon lost place and towards rear before 3 out, behind and pulled up before 2 out
rear of mid-division, pushed along after 3 out and no extra early straight, weakened, completely tailed off
rear of mid-division, towards rear 4 out, pushed along and no impression after next, weakened after 2 out, completely tailed off
led early, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close up 3 out and travelled well to lead before next, pushed out to assert and kept on well run-in
Klassy Kay is 0-12 but a switch to the Mullins yard has to be a plus and she didn’t run badly at Sligo in August following a break. However, there is unlikely to be much value in her price and we prefer THE DREAMS ALIVE with Simon Torrens again claiming 5lb off the recent course second. Dragon's Pass continues her slide down the weights but she’s never really looked like winning a race so far. Balaclava is only a pound higher than when second in a big field at Punchestown at the end of last year but needs one to drop out to take his chance.
Famous Day (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Towards rear, progress to 7th after 8th, slipped up on bend before 2 out, at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp sft in Oct.
Coole Arcade (IRE) 125-1 (11-6) Rear, 11th after 5th, no impression before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, never a factor, 12th of 16, 30 1/2l behind Queens Brook (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Shackleton Island (IRE) 80-1 (12-0) Slightly impeded start, prominent, slightly impeded 1st, a little keen, soon on terms, narrowly headed approaching 5th but remained close up, pushed along from 2 out, soon lost place and weakened, last of 7, dist behind Somptueux (12-0) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f mdn gd in Jun.
Profound (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Colonel Lesley (11-8) at Tramore 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Wildewood (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, 4th after 6th, slight mistake 7th and next, pushed along from 4 out, weakened and pulled up into straight, at Cork 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Dragon's Pass (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and lost place under 3f out, no extra in 8th from 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Sil Ver Klass (9-2) at Navan 1m 6f hcp sft in Oct.
Ellaat 100-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression from 2f out, 11th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Treble Cone (9-12) at Cork 1m hcp gd in Sep.
Howluckycanwebe (IRE) 50-1 (10-6) In rear, headway into 8th and ridden 2 out, no impression, 9th of 17, 18 3/4l behind Wait Here (11-10) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
The Dreams Alive (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) In touch, 6th before 7th, 5th after 4 out, ridden in 4th after 2 out, ran on well in 3rd run-in to 2nd closing stages, not trouble easy winner, 2nd of 16, 5 1/2l behind She's Commanche (11-5) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Trixie Mc (IRE) 125-1 (11-7) Towards rear, not fluent 1st, 11th from halfway, pushed along from 3 out and no impression from 2 out, 10th of 13, 26 1/2l behind One Down (12-0) at Gowran Park 2m mdn gd in Oct.
Sense Of Rock (IRE) 200-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened, 8th of 12, dist behind Whatsyourstatus (12-0) at Tramore 2m 5f gd in Sep.
Rathnaleen Glory (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Towards rear, some progress after 4 out, no impression, 8th of 14, 26 3/4l behind Karen's Gift (11-1) at Roscommon 2m mdn gd in Sep.
Chosen Flower (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Towards rear, 9th before 6th, slightly hampered after 6th, progress after 4 out (normal 7th), under pressure in 6th before last, weakened run-in, 6th of 12, 21 1/2l behind Lady Of The Sea (11-6) at Sligo 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Klassy Kay (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 8th 3 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, stayed on into 4th entering straight, kept on one pace from last, 4th of 12, 9 1/4l behind General Gold (10-13) at Sligo 2m 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Balaclava (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Towards rear, no impression from 2 out, never a factor, 10th of 17, 19l behind Wait Here (11-10) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Howsthewoman (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Mid-division on inner, 8th halfway, pushed along in 4th when bad mistake and rider lost an iron 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Ava Rose (11-1) at Thurles 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Shedding (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Led, slight mistake 1st, soon disputed, headed 3rd, slight mistakes 4th and 5th, ridden in 6th entering straight, closer and slight mistake 2 out, under pressure in 4th and slight mistake last, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Sadies Trix (11-9) at Clonmel 2m 1f hcp sft in Oct.
