pushed along briefly early, soon close up in 2nd, on terms before halfway, pushed along under 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra and one pace final furlong
a little slow into stride and slightly impeded, towards rear, headway and effort on outer before straight, on terms final furlong, stayed on well to lead near line
a little slow into stride, soon rear of mid-division, pushed along and kept on without threatening from before straight
edged right away from stalls, soon mid-division, pushed along 2 1/2f out and headway, effort towards outer before straight, soon slightly impeded and one pace
a little slow into stride and pushed along, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no extra straight
led, joined before halfway, regained lead over 2f out, joined 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on without matching front pair
waited with, soon mid-division, closed from 4f out, not much room on inner approaching straight, soon pushed along, in the clear and effort over 1f out, soon on terms, kept on well, headed near line
soon mid-division, pushed along under 4f out, no extra straight
tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd over 3f out, lost place from over 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, tight for room approaching straight, squeezed for room again over 1f out, one pace after
Willie Mullins won this two years ago Diamond Hill enters the fray in cracking form having followed her victory in a Bellewstown handicap with another over hurdles on this track. She also has a course and distance victory to her credit and looks certain to go well. Moteo has ben competing at Group 3 level and was only beaten narrowly at Leopardstown though that was over 1m6f on fast going. CAMPHOR beat today's rival Simply Beautiful over 1m2f at Navan then easily won a strong Down Royal handicap over that trip. She stepped up to this trip at the Festival when just failing to catch Mr Adjudicator in a premier handicap before finding 1m1f too short at Gowran. She looks the one to beat though Simply Beautiful has continued to run well and it should be close between the pair.
Bongiorno (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead over 4f out, pushed along and headed from 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 10th of 13, 24 1/2l behind Dalton Highway (8-8) at Curragh 2m hcp gf in May.
Diamond Hill (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Soon chased leaders, not always fluent jumping, challenged and on terms from before last, led and stayed on best closing stages, won at Galway 2m 5f mdn gd in Jul beating Days Without End (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Morga (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Towards rear early, progress on inner from halfway, ridden and went moderate 4th 3f out, moderate 4th 1f out, no impression, 4th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Kastasa (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp fll Good - Yielding in Aug.
Moteo (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Pushed along early, chased leader, soon raced in moderate 3rd, took closer order approaching straight, led briefly over 2f out, quickly joined, headed over 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Tarnawa (9-3) at Cork 1m 4f Grp 3 fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Tritonix 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, 8th and ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Mr Adjudicator (8-8) at Galway 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug.
Warnaq (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no extra from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Lancaster House (9-3) at Listowel 1m 1f lst stks (1) sft in Sep.
Camphor (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outer, closer in 5th from halfway, pushed along on near side from over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Goddess (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f lst fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Four Leaf Clover (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Raced in 4th early, soon 3rd, 4th again approaching halfway, pushed along before straight, no extra from 2f out, 15th of 21, 7 1/2l behind Aasleagh Fawn (9-0) at Navan 1m 6f hcp gf in Sep.
Invitation (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Led, a little keen and soon went on, reduced lead approaching straight, headed 2 1/2f out, dropped to last over 2f out, weakened, last of 6, 30 1/4l behind Tarnawa (9-3) at Cork 1m 4f Grp 3 fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Simply Beautiful (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Goddess (9-0) at Curragh 1m 1f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Terzetto (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, ran freely, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Flowering Peach (8-9) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp fll gd in Jul.
