rear of mid-division, headway entering straight, went 4th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, improved to lead under 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden in moderate 9th over 2f out, no impression
dwelt, always behind, never a factor
chased leader in 2nd, pushed along in 3rd entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden in moderate 6th entering straight, no impression
chased leaders, ridden in clear 2nd entering straight, improved to lead briefly 1f out, headed under 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division on outer, ridden entering straight, weakened
rear of mid-division on outer, ridden and edged right 2f out, no impression
slowly away, in rear, some progress into rear of mid-division when badly checked 2f out, not recover
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders when checked 1 1/2f out and soon eased
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along in last on outer entering straight, ridden 2f out, improved into 5th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd near line, not trouble winner
chased leaders on inner, ridden entering straight, soon no impression, eased final furlong
led and clear, well clear at halfway, reduced lead and ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong
DUQUESA BEACH went up 8lb for scoring here last month but has continued in fine form and was only beaten a short-head at Leopardstown where he was headed close home. Gregory's Gift is 0-18 but rarely beaten far at this sort of level. Dance Emperor gets a 9lb rise for an easy victory at Navan which makes this tougher while Prime Chief found an 8lb rise for his Down Royal victory too much to handle when behind today's rival Clueless Hill at Navan. That was the latter's first success in 21 starts but he's only gone up 3lb so should go well again.
Dance Emperor (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-8) Chased leaders, closed up on inner straight, switched right from over 2f out, soon effort, led inside final furlong, quickly asserted and stayed on well, comfortably, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul beating Divine Celt (10-2) by 4 1/4l, 16 ran.
Prime Chief (IRE) 11-4 (10-2) Soon tracked leaders, switched right 2 1/2f out, challenged and on terms 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Clueless Hill (8-12) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
Dusty Winds (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Disputed, led after 2f, headed under 7f out, 6th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 8th of 15, 25 1/4l behind Ever Present (11-9) at Leopardstown 1m 7f mdn gf in Jun.
Duquesa Beach (IRE) 6-1fav (9-6) Prominent and led halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and 2 lengths clear 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed on line, 2nd of 21, shd behind Clifftop (8-10) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Heliaebel 28-1 (9-6) Rear of mid-division, dropped to 11th halfway, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra under 1f out, 8th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Dark Design (8-10) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Mokhles (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Soon chased leaders in 4th, pushed along early straight, one pace from under 2f out, 6th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Prince Of Verona (9-2) at Naas 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
Sweet November (FR) 33-1 (9-1) Dwelt and pushed along briefly, soon mid-division, headway straight, ran on without threatening final furlong, 5th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Duquesa Beach (8-6) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Cross Step (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Disputed lead early, soon led, joined under 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, dist behind Dance Emperor (9-8) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
Gregory's Gift (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, rear of mid-division halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 9th of 21, 2l behind Clifftop (8-10) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Clueless Hill (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division early, soon chased leaders, closed on outer into straight, soon effort, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead on line, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul beating Clifftop (8-10) by ns, 16 ran.
Guiding (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden and no impression early straight, kept on well on outer inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 10th of 21, 2 1/4l behind Clifftop (8-10) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Jess's Corner (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) A little keen, soon prominent, challenged straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 10th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Clueless Hill (8-12) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
Secret Wizard (IRE) 80-1 (9-7) Soon mid-division, pushed along and some headway from early straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Swiss Army Officer (10-3) at Killarney 1m gd in Jul.
