prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, under pressure and lost place 2f out, soon ridden, no impression, kept on one pace 1f out
prominent, led after 1f, 2 lengths clear halfway, under pressure and headed over 1f out, ridden and weakened in 3rd 1f out
led early, headed after 1f, under pressure over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
edged right leaving stalls, soon raced in rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out, progress to 3rd final 150 yards, no extra and dropped to 5th close home
towards rear, 9th halfway, closed 2f out, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, under pressure and headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace
prominent, 4th halfway, ridden approaching straight, lost place under 2f out, 7th 1f out, ran on well final furlong, not trouble principals
rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden approaching straight, dropped to 9th 2f out, no impression, kept on final furlong, no threat
towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden to close on inner 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out, weakened
hampered leaving stalls, raced in detached rear, closed up on field after 7f, ridden in 10th 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly 1f out to 4th close home, never on terms
mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along to close 2f out, progress to 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, improved to lead final 100 yards, kept on well
WHITEOUT is better than what she showed last time out and still looks potentially well-handicapped. Top weight Mandatario can't be dismissed after signs of a return to form last time at the Curragh while Venezia could be on a lenient mark.
Mandatario 12-1 (9-7) Led, ridden from 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Zeftan (8-13) at Curragh 2m hcp gf in Jul.
Whiteout (GER) 10-3 (9-4) Led, joined halfway, led again 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 10l behind Three Kingdoms (8-10) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Tarazani (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Disputed, headed after 1st, 3rd after 4th, 2nd 3 out, on terms 2 out, dropped to 5th and pushed along after 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 19, 36l behind Aydoun (11-7) at Galway 2m 1f mdn sft in Aug.
Alton Bay (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden in 3rd over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Sandstorming (11-5) at Bellewstown 1m 4f gd in Jul.
Grand Partner (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Prominent, reminders from 6th in 4th, slight mistake 7th and pushed along, mistake 8th, soon lost place, no impression from 4 out, soon no extra, 8th of 10, dist behind Our Dougal (11-12) at Killarney 2m 1f Good - Yielding in Jul.
Petuna (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Mid-division, took closer order to track leaders from 2 out, ridden to challenge on outer before last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Lachares (10-12) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Abraham (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Mid-division, 11th after 3rd, headway approaching straight, soon 5th, challenged from before 2 out, led approaching last, kept on well run-in, won at Cork 2m mdn gd in Jul beating Artiste Celebre (11-12) by 3l, 24 ran.
Jan Van Eyck (USA) 5-1 (8-8) Dwelt, held up, last halfway, progress on outer entering straight, ridden in 4th 2f out, improved to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in Jul beating Tarazani (9-9) by 1l, 6 ran.
Venezia (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Always behind, ridden before 3 out, no impression, mistake 2 out, never a factor, last of 9, 23 1/4l behind Robin Des Foret (11-6) at Roscommon 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Jul.
Cassells Rock (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division early, slightly awkward 6th, soon raced in 12th, pushed along briefly after 5 out, went 6th before straight, mistake 2 out and no extra, one pace, 7th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Icantsay (11-4) at Punchestown 3m 1f hcp gd in May.
