raced in 6th early, effort straight, no extra inside final furlong
led and raced towards outer, pushed along before straight, headed over 2f out, remained close up until no extra inside final furlong
raced in 4th early, pushed along before straight, challenged from over 1f out, on terms inside final furlong, headed over 50yds out, one pace
raced in 7th early, effort straight, challenged inside final furlong, kept on without matching principals
raced in 5th early, soon prominent, effort straight, lost position from over 1f out, soon no extra
a little slow into stride, raced in 10th early, closed from before halfway, challenged 1f out, on terms inside final furlong, led over 50yds out, stayed on well, just held on
dwelt, towards rear, some headway straight, ran on without threatening inside final furlong
raced in 11th early, closed from before halfway, pushed along on outer before straight, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
raced in 3rd early, prominent, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced in 9th early, a little keen, still travelling smoothly behind horses straight, kept on same pace final furlong
raced in 2nd early, prominent, pushed along before straight, no extra inside final furlong
waited with, soon towards rear, headway behind horses straight and travelling smoothly, ran on without threatening inside final furlong
Atlas has won twice around here and is just 1lb higher than his latest victory in April on testing ground. Baladiya is untested on the going but initiated a double over 6f here on ground with some give in May and with just seven races under her belt can make enough progress to get into contention though the vote goes to CASTLETOWNSHEND (NAP). Ted Walsh' charge is 0-16 and has never race beyond 6f but he's produced some strong finishes over that trip and has been racing in better company. Dundory has shown potential and is lurking at the bottom of the weights while Mean Fomhair made a successful handicap debut on heavy ground and has run well enough in better company over a mile the last twice to suggest she can get involved.
San Andreas (IRE) 18-1 (9-3) Soon towards rear in 8th, last halfway, pushed along over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, soon no extra, last of 9, 16l behind Gustavus Weston (9-3) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.
St Brelades Bay (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra, last of 14, 11 1/4l behind Geological (8-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Silver Service (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Edged left leaving stall, soon mid-division, 10th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind All The King's Men (10-1) at Navan 6f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Stormy Belle (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden into 9th 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Silk Forest (9-0) at Naas 1m lst stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Mean Fomhair (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelled well to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression on winner and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Jumellea (8-10) at Navan 1m hcp fll sft in Oct.
Sonaiyla (IRE) 6-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra under 2f out, 11th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Festina Plente (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Castletownshend (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, 12th before halfway, soon effort, no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 16th of 20, 12 3/4l behind Make A Challenge (9-8) at Curragh 5f hcp sft in Sep.
Sagittarius Rising (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Soon chased clear leaders, 3rd halfway, dropped to 4th and under pressure 2f out, ridden and weakened 1 1/2f out, 7th of 8, 16 1/2l behind Quizical (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Baladiya (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Raced in main group near side, in touch, pushed along 2f out, one pace 1f out, 11th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Peshkova (8-7) at Cork 7f hcp fll gd in Aug.
Ducky Mallon (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Bumped early, a little keen, tracked leaders, 5th approaching halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Current Option (8-12) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Tresorier 8-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear on far side, progress 2f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 28, 5 3/4l behind Silver Service (9-10) at Curragh 6f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Atlas (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Held up, rear of mid-division, ridden and progress 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 8th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Trading Point (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Dundory (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) In touch on inner, 4th halfway, lost place approaching straight, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Halimi (9-9) at Galway 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Nordic Passage (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Dwelt, ran freely, held up rear mid-division on inner, travelling well in 6th halfway, ridden and no extra from over 1f out, 13th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Abstraction (10-0) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Sep.
