prominent, 2nd halfway, weakened entering straight
held up towards rear on inner, smooth headway early straight, led early final furlong, kept on well under pressure, held on
led, headed under pressure early straight, no extra from 1f out, weakened
held up in rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight
held up towards rear, never a factor, no threat in straight
settled back in mid-division on inner, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
always prominent, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no extra closing stages
always prominent, 2nd entering straight, soon led, strongly pressed and headed early final furlong, soon no extra
rear of mid-division, 7th early straight, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching leaders
chased leaders on outer, 5th halfway, ridden early straight, no extra inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, 8th early straight, headway to go 4th early final furlong, kept on well under pressure, just failed
Burn The Floor will attract support on his handicap debut as Jim Bolger is a master at placing his horses but the form of his improved second to Anderiego at Tipperary in April hasn't worked out at all. AN MHI is a specialist over this trip and carried a huge weight to victory at Roscommon last time. He's been raised 3lb but his excellent young rider more than nullifies the extra with his claim and the combination can go in again. Copper Dock is rated much higher on the all-weather where he has won four times but he proved himself more than capable on turf when scoring over the C&D last month and is still very well handicapped despite a 7lb rise. He looks the main threat though there was good support for Prescient at Dundalk last time after a cracking run at the Curragh but she failed to sparkle on the surface.
Croi Mo Ri (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 18th of 22, 14l behind Maarek (9-8) at Curragh 5f hcp 55-85 gd in Jun.
Adam's Return (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression early straight, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Akasaka (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m hcp 50-80 gf.
Smoky Cloud (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden entering straight, headed well over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Sunset Beauty (9-9) at Leopardstown 7f stks gd.
Queen Commander (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Led, strongly pressed and joined early straight, headed under 2f out, no extra from 1f out, weakened, 10th of 12, 7l behind Iron Major (9-9) at Dundalk 7f clm stks pol.
Ancient Sands (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Prominent, disputed lead briefly halfway, soon ridden, 3rd under 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Pirateer (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m 2yo hcp in Sep.
Prescient (IRE) 5-1fav (9-6) Chased leaders on outer, never on terms, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Liberty Island (9-0) at Dundalk 5f hcp 50-80 pol.
Burn The Floor (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders in 4th, ridden from before straight, chased winner and no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Anderiego (9-5) at Tipperary 7f 3yo mdn sft in Apr.
An Mhi (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Soon chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, challenged from 2f out, definite leader from 1f out, stayed on well, all out, won at Roscommon 7f hcp 47-60 gf beating Kenton Street (10-0) by hd, 15 ran.
Strandhill (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 7th approaching halfway, weakened approaching straight, 17th of 20, 13l behind Jeangeorges (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m stks gf in Oct.
Sodashy (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Rear of mid-division, some headway entering straight, moderate 5th and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 8l behind Words Of Wisdom (8-10) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 47-70 gd in Jun.
Parc Aux Boules 9-1 (9-6) Soon mid-division, 9th early, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening from before straight, 5th of 14, 4l behind Core Element (9-12) at Sligo 6f hcp 47-65 sft in Jun.
Copper Dock (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, progress early straight, went 4th over 1f out, ridden to lead 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Leopardstown 7f hcp 50-75 gf in Jun beating Akasaka (9-7) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Eur Elusive (IRE) 9-2fav (9-13) Chased leaders, closer in 4th over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind One Of Three (9-5) at Limerick 7f stks gd in Jun.
Knights Templar (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Towards rear, 10th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on from under 2f out, 7th of 15, 9l behind Sunset Beauty (9-6) at Gowran Park 7f hcp 50-75 gf.
Headache 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 7th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from under 2f out, 6th of 15, 9l behind Sunset Beauty (9-6) at Gowran Park 7f hcp 50-75 gf.
Desert Ben (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, headway on outer to challenge inside final furlong, every chance and kepton under pressure, just failed, 2nd of 10, shd behind Liberty Island (9-0) at Dundalk 5f hcp 50-80 pol.
Liberty To Rock (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 15, 31l behind Glamorous (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp 60-90 gd in Jun.
