held up towards rear, ridden in 8th 2f out, kept on into moderate 4th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace final furlong
disputed early, soon chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no extra
held up towards rear, headway on outer in 5th 3f out, ridden into 3rd 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on strongly
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd 2f out, challenged 1 1/2f out, no extra in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders early, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, weakened and tailed off
keen hold to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leader, 2nd halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace
soon mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace
Waltzing Cat is still a maiden but came close to that elusive first success over this trip at Fairyhouse where he led at the furlong pole but was caught by The Fox Tully. XSQUARED had shown virtually nothing until storming to victory at Fairyhouse in June for which the assessor took a dim view and raised him 12lb. He showed that to be no fluke with another fine run over a slightly longer trip at Dundalk for which he's been raised another 4lb but he can continue his progress and take this. Beart is inconsistent and his only success has come on Polytrack but Night Singer, though well behind the selection at Fairyhose, ran much better over a mile here a couple of weeks ago and Shane Gray's claim will help.
Star Links (USA) 25-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along in 5th early straight and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 7l behind Little Arrows (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f hcp 50-75 gs.
Disco Dave (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Mid-division best, kept on same pace under pressure in 11th from over 1f out, 11th of 14, 18l behind Jessie Jane (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol.
Waltzing Cat (USA) 7-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, stayed on to lead 1f out, headed last 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace, 2nd of 17, 1 1/2l behind The Fox Tully (9-7) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp 47-65 sft in Jun.
Xsquared (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Led after 2f, ridden straight, strongly pressed under 1f out, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Cebuano (10-1) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 47-65 pol.
Glade Appeal (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Soon tracked leaders at ordinary pace, 5th before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 2f out, 8th of 10, 13l behind Tarla (9-2) at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn stks sft.
Beart (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Lost considerable ground at start and trailing, never involved and always behind, 11th of 17, 27l behind Legendary Times (9-12) at Gowran Park 1m 1f app hcp 47-65 gs in May.
Night Singer 12-1 (8-4) In rear, ridden approaching straight, headway under pressure between horses to go 4th 1f out, soon 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Happy Anniversary (8-10) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 50-80 sft.
Phantom Of Plenty (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, 5th from 1 1/2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Circumstances (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 50-70 pol.
Zambezi Tiger (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, weakened from 3f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Bendzoldan (8-9) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 47-70 sft in Jun.
