towards rear, some headway approaching straight and mid-division 2f out, soon switched right and ridden in 7th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home
rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra, never a factor
mid-division early, 5th halfway, 3rd and pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra final furlong
rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression on outer early straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor
towards rear, no impression approaching straight, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 10th 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden on outer under 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 4th and pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra under 2f out
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 3f out and lost place early straight, soon no extra
slowly into stride, soon recovered and rapid headway to lead after 2 1/2f, pushed along and headed approaching straight, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off
rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression early straight, no threat from over 1f out, never a factor
led, headed after 2 1/2f and 3rd halfway, 2nd and pushed along entering straight, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner final 150 yards, kept on one pace
towards rear, pushed along and headway on inner early straight, ridden and went moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra, eased inside final furlong, tailed off
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and 3 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on well
towards rear early, mid-division halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear early straight, ridden and headway into 8th 1f out, 6th and kept on one pace final 100 yards
mid-division, dropped towards rear after halfway, pushed along and detached 4f out, weakened, tailed off
Aidan O'Brien has a couple of runners in this strong handicap and Alexandroupolis should find this rather less taxing than on Town Moor where he finished last in the St Leger. It's a year to the day that Gulf Of Mexico last appeared having run very well for fourth in a Group 3 at this fixture. He could be well handicapped though the long absence is a concern. DREAM ESCAPE is 3lb out of the handicap but Wayne Hassett's claim takes care of that and he was impressive when landing a heavy-ground maiden at Killarney so gets the nod to make his low weight count. Solar Breeze is another with a low weight who can make her presence felt after an easy victory at Navan while Imaginarium s among many others with chances in a wide-open handicap.
Chally Chute (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Mid-division, 11th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 10th of 30, 12 1/4l behind Magellan Strait (9-4) at Curragh 2m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Star Harbour (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden to press leaders 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, drifted slightly left, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Ceallach (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Alexandroupolis (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Mid-division, closed 4f out, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 9, 26 3/4l behind Continuous (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Sep.
Sionnach Eile (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 19th of 30, 24 1/2l behind Magellan Strait (9-4) at Curragh 2m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Cristal Clere (IRE) 17-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders and jumped path early, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 8th over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 8l behind Simply Sideways (9-3) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp hvy in Oct.
Smooth Tom (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, progress into 2nd travelling well after 2 out, soon ridden and led run-in, kept on well, won at Listowel 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Sep beating Ninth Loch (11-7) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Imaginarium (IRE) 3-1fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, briefly went 2nd 100 yards out, soon no extra and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 6 1/2l behind Vera Verto (9-4) at Listowel 1m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Brogue 8-1 (9-5) Rear of mid division, 11th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Prairie Dancer (8-13) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Soaring Monarch (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, 11th under 4f out, effort and progress under 2f out, no extra closing stages, 9th of 22, 5 1/2l behind Crystal Black (8-13) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Gulf Of Mexico (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Led, pushed along 3f out, hung right entering straight, headed under 2f out, dropped to 5th over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Speirling Beag (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Whileuweresleeping 25-1 (10-2) Prominent, took keen hold, pushed along and disputed lead 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Slieve Binnian (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Sep.
Luke Short 6-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress in 4th 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and drifted right 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct beating Kadeen (9-5) by 3 1/4l, 14 ran.
Vischio (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 9th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 16, 14 1/2l behind Pachmena (10-11) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp sft in Oct.
Crassus (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Rear of mid division, 13th halfway, dropped to rear entering straight, ridden over 2f out, 10th over 150 yards out, kept on close home, 7th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Prairie Dancer (8-13) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Solar Breeze (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) Mid-division, travelling well 3f out, good headway to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, very easily, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp Yielding in Oct beating Not Just Any Eagle (9-7) by 4 3/4l, 20 ran.
Eastern Legend (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Held up in touch towards rear, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no impression when hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Bottler'secret (9-9) at Naas 1m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Dream Escape 9-5 (9-9) Made most, raced keenly, travelled well over 2f out, pushed along to go 3 lengths clear over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, easily, won at Killarney 1m 3f mdn hvy in Sep beating Rick Dalton (9-9) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Out On Friday (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Prominent, led after 1f, joined 4f out, pushed along and headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 37 1/4l behind Brogue (10-0) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp hvy in Sep.
Moracana (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 5l behind Sea Theme (9-0) at York 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gf in Aug.
