led, ran freely, jumped puddle early, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stumbled just inside final furlong, no impression and dropped to 3rd 100 yards out, kept on one pace
prominent, tracked leader, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, travelling well in 4th behind leaders under 3f out, switched right and pushed along to go 3rd over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd 100 yards out, kept on well under pressure, not reach winner
prominent, took keen hold, tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, progress travelling well to challenge over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and 2l lead 100 yards out, reduced lead close home, held on
dwelt, pushed along in 4th halfway, ridden and dropped to rear over 2f out, no extra
Jamie Osborne has won the last three of these and COMMANDER HAN, who has been racing in tough handicaps since scoring at Chelmsford in February last year, only looks to have Twenty Minutes to beat. The latter has struggled to make an impact at the weights since landing a Naas handicap in May but should find this challenge much less daunting. The remaining trio are a long way behind on official ratings and very unlikely to trouble the principals in an uninspiring finale.
Commander Han (FR) 11-1 (9-5) Led until over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Barristan The Bold (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Reverberation 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division and 12th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden from 2f out and no impression from over 1f out, 9th of 16, 18 3/4l behind Pillmakers Hill (9-8) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Twenty Minutes 7-1 (8-5) Dwelt, raced far side group, 11th halfway, soon headway travelling smoothly, pushed along over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 9th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Make A Challenge (9-0) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Aug.
Confident Kid 20-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and headed halfway, 6th 2f out, ridden and no extra from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 11th of 22, 8 1/2l behind Trueba (8-4) at Naas 6f hcp gd in Jun.
Barbie O'Conor 20-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along 4f out and no extra under 3f out, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Maunganui (10-0) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp sft in Aug.