dwelt, towards rear, some headway straight, one pace 1f out
soon prominent, 4th halfway, not much room approaching straight, soon no impression
raced in 2nd early, 3rd halfway, challenged straight, one pace 1f out
dwelt, towards rear, closed straight, one pace 1f out
mid-division early, 8th before straight, soon headway to challenge, led from 1f out and stayed on well
soon mid-division, closed straight until one pace 1f out
raced in 4th early, not much room approaching straight, soon no impression
soon mid-division, ridden and progress to chase leaders 1f out, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
soon mid-division, closed straight until one pace 1f out
soon led, strongly pressed straight, headed and kept on same pace from 1f out
soon prominent, 2nd halfway, challenged straight, one pace 1f out
soon chased leaders, 7th before straight, soon headway to challenge, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders 1f out, kept on well without troubling winner inside final furlong into 2nd close home
soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, challenged straight, one pace 1f out
raced in 3rd early, 6th and not much room approaching straight, soon no impression
soon mid-division, effort straight, one pace 1f out
soon towards rear, detached in last from before halfway, no danger
Doonard Prince had been running well before scoring at Navan from Brave Display, who has a 4lb pull and can reverse the places over this shorter trip. Lily's Prince won this in 2014 and a year later and though behind in that Navan contest has a much better chance back on his favourite track. Alans Pride has been a credit to connections and once again produced his best when a close second to the in-form Youceeyouceecee at Listowel last week while the three-year-old Focus Of Attention makes her handicap debut after coming with a late burst to score over the minimum at Down Royal. The veteran BUBBLY BELLINI has been brilliantly placed to score 18 times and doesn't look finished yet judging by his most recent outing at Listowel where he didn't get the run of the race but wasn't beaten far. He looks to have as good a chance as any in a wide-open handicap.
Golden Pearl 14-1 (8-13) Towards rear, niggled along in 10th halfway, ridden and headway to 6th 1f out, improved to 4th final 150 yards, kept on same pace, dropped to 5th on line, 5th of 13, 6 1/2l behind St Brelades Bay (9-1) at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Settle For Bay (FR) 5-2 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along in 4th approaching straight, eased 2f out and pulled up 1f out, at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in May.
Alans Pride (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Led, strongly pressed over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed 100 yards out, no extra, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Youceeyouceecee (9-6) at Listowel 7f hcp hvy in Sep.
Sheisdiesel 4-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, progress travelling well and switched left over 1f out, led 150 yards out and kept on well, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Feb beating Hailstone (9-10) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, ridden and headway to challenge over 1f out, no impression in 3rd and slightly hampered 100 yards out, no extra, 4th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Youceeyouceecee (9-6) at Listowel 7f hcp hvy in Sep.
Guanabara Bay (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 8th, kept on without threatening to go 4th close home, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Coreczka (10-6) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Caitie (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Mid-division on inner, pushed along entering straight and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Lily's Prince (9-12) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Mar.
Focus Of Attention (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway into 2nd 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Down Royal 5f mdn sft in Sep beating Shinko Princess (9-1) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Lily's Prince (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression, 9th of 19, 5 1/2l behind Doonard Prince (8-11) at Navan 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Shore Step (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Slightly impeded start, prominent, soon 2nd, on terms over 2f out, soon led, joined from 1f out, headed and one pace 50yds out, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Mo Henry (9-3) at Naas 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Sixties Sue 40-1 (8-4) Chased leaders on near side, close up halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 13th of 18, 13 1/4l behind Gymkhana (9-1) at Naas 6f hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Brave Display (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and reminders early, soon chased leaders, ridden in 8th 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, close 2nd inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 19, 3/4l behind Doonard Prince (8-11) at Navan 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Prove The Point (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along on outer 2f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Knowing You (9-1) at Listowel 1m hcp fll hvy in Sep.
Doonard Prince (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on outer, ridden on outer 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Navan 6f hcp Yielding in Sep beating Brave Display (9-3) by 3/4l, 19 ran.
Tookiedoo (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 5th 2f out, pushed along and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Focus Of Attention (9-0) at Down Royal 5f mdn sft in Sep.
Feotanach (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, 11th of 19, 3 3/4l behind Pillar (8-10) at Navan 5f hcp gd in Apr.
Heavy Artillery 50-1 (9-1) Towards rear, 13th halfway, ridden 1f out, slightly hampered under 1f out, no headway, never a factor, 12th of 15, 16 1/2l behind Bubbly Bellini (9-6) at Galway 7f hcp sft in Aug.
Blairmayne (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Soon chased leaders, 7th halfway, effort and bumped slightly under 1f out, kept on same pace after, 3rd of 22, 2 1/4l behind Ice Age (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Sep.
Aspen Belle (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt, held up towards rear on outer, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon eased, last of 20, 16 1/4l behind Mo Henry (9-4) at Naas 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Madam Bounska (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out and dropped to rear over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Snowstar (9-10) at Curragh 5f hcp gf in Aug.
A Likely Story (IRE) 3-1fav (8-10) Mid-division on inner, ridden under 2f out, no impression, never a factor, 11th of 19, 6 1/4l behind Doonard Prince (8-11) at Navan 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
