soon chased leaders, moderate 3rd approaching halfway, no extra straight
soon chased leaders, moderate 7th approaching halfway, headway from 3f out, chased front pair and kept on same pace from 2f out
soon led and clear, reduced lead approaching straight, soon headed and weakened, eased final furlong
soon chased leaders, moderate 6th approaching halfway, soon under pressure, weakened from over 2f out, eased final furlong
held up, moderate 13th approaching halfway, closed approaching straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace without threatening
held up, moderate 12th approaching halfway, closed approaching straight, soon no impression and kept on without threatening
held up, moderate 10th approaching halfway, some headway from 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out
soon chased leaders, moderate 5th approaching halfway, closed to get on terms into straight, soon led and asserted from over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably
held up, moderate 14th approaching halfway, kept on same pace from before straight
mid-division early, moderate 8th approaching halfway, headway from 3f out, chased leaders and kept on same pace from 2f out
slowly into stride, moderate 9th approaching halfway, never better than mid-division
pushed along from early, moderate 11th approaching halfway, never better than mid-division
soon chased clear leader, under pressure approaching straight, soon lost place and no impression
held up, moderate 15th approaching halfway, kept on without threatening straight
soon chased leaders, moderate 4th approaching halfway, closed into 2nd 3f out, on terms into straight, soon headed, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out
held up, no impression from before straight
Tudor City was in excellent form over hurdles earlier in the year and returned to form on the Flat at Fairyhouse when he had more in hand than the official verdict. He's been hit with a 10lb rise but still looks reasonably treated though EX PATRIOT has to be the selection. He's made great strides over hurdles recently and returns to the Flat on a lowly mark so looks certain to take the world of beating. Emperor Waltz was making his handicap debut when scoring over 1m6f at Killarney where he travelled well throughout. He's also been hit with a 10lb rise but there looks much more to come. Mawaany began the year with a double and has continued in excellent form. His recent runs came in top handicaps and he probably found 1m2f on the short side when a close second to Panstarr, who was receiving 10lb, at the Curragh. Wonder Laish won over hurdles last month and generally races over further on the Flat but he looks quite well handicapped and could go well. Fiesole has been in superb form on the Flat and over hurdles all year and undoubtedly found 1m2f on the short side at Naas last time.
Le Vagabond (FR) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, lost place under 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well without threatening, 5th of 20, 3/4l behind Laws Of Spin (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Mawaany (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Mid-division, closed from over 3f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 13, nk behind Panstarr (8-4) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp sft in Sep.
Cirin Toinne (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no extra early straight, weakened, eased over 1f out, tailed off, 12th of 14, dist behind Red Stars (9-6) at Naas 1m 4f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Rashaan (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, ridden and no extra in 5th over 1f out, 5th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Detailed (8-10) at Limerick 1m 4f lst stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Fiesole 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along and some headway 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Mustajeer (9-10) at Naas 1m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Landsman (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, short of room on inner and hampered after 2f, soon raced towards rear, took closer order over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, no danger, 8th of 20, 1 1/4l behind Laws Of Spin (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Tudor City (IRE) 11-4fav (8-11) Soon mid-division, headway and effort 2f out on outer, led under 1f out and stayed on best, won at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp sft in Sep beating World War (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Wonder Laish 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders and ran freely early, 9th halfway, progress into 5th 3f out, ridden in close 3rd 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 24, 10 3/4l behind Lord Erskine (8-5) at Navan 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Artful Artist (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 24, 13 1/4l behind Lord Erskine (8-5) at Navan 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Dalton Highway (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Ted Veale (9-12) at Listowel 1m 4f hcp hvy in Sep.
She's A Star (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Rear, 13th halfway, dropped to rear over 3f out, ridden 2f out, some progress to 11th 1f out, kept on, no danger, 9th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Thunder Crash (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Emperor Waltz 5-1 (12-3) 7th of 12, 18l behind Brutal (12-2) at Leopardstown 1m 4f sft in Oct.
Ex Patriot (IRE) 3-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, not fluent 1st, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, ridden and no impression on winner when slight mistake last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Jezki (11-0) at Tipperary 2m (1) Soft - Heavy in Oct.
High Tide (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden from 3f out, no impression from over 1f out and kept on past beaten horses, 7th of 17, 16 1/2l behind Erratic Path (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Slaney Street (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 4th 3f out, soon ridden, improved to dispute lead briefly under 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Grand Partner (9-13) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp sft in Oct.
Famous Milly (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always behind, no impression from halfway, never a factor, last of 10, 31l behind Eziyra (9-0) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) hvy in Sep.
