held up towards rear, progress on outer in 5th entering straight, challenged over 1 1/2f out, soon led, eased clear final furlong, not extended
held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear entering straight, soon no extra
held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, kept on same pace to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd close home
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 2nd 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, disputed 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd close home
held up towards rear, ridden and no extra entering straight
led, ridden entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, kept on one pace
chased leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out
In her last six starts, KATIE T has won three times over hurdles and once on the Flat at Leopardstown. She hasn't had a run since January but should be fit enough and can continue her superb sequence. Edward O'Grady runs two former French-trained four-year-olds in My Matador and Prince Krup, who both ran in the same race over hurdles at Cork earlier this month with the latter coming out best and likely to do so again. Dancingwithangels took 34 starts to lose her maiden tag at Dundalk last month then followed up in convincing fashion at Gowran on Saturday. A 5lb penalty is unlikely to prevent another big run and it would be no surprise to see her complete a quick hat-trick. Tunnel Tiger has had 18 starts in the UK without winning but is with the right man to get the best out of him while Uncharted Waters is no forlorn hope having been surprisingly lowered in the ratings despite some fair efforts in the autumn.
Katie T (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, 9th 3f out, ridden and progress into 4th 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp in Oct beating Cailini Alainn (9-13) by 1/2l, 19 ran.
My Matador (IRE) (9-2) won at Deauville(FR) 1m 4f 3yo hcp fbs in Aug beating Gesbond (9-4) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Prince Kup (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) won at Longchamp(FR) 1m 7f 3yo clm sft in Jul beating Gesbond (8-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Dancingwithangels (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, soon 7th, improved to get on terms under 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well, won at Gowran Park 1m 4f app hcp 50-75 beating Annadiamond (8-7) by 2l, 14 ran.
Tunnel Tiger (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Held up in rear, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 5l behind Star Anise (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.
Muinin (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Slightly slowly into stride and raced in rear off pace, pushed along entering straight, never a factor and eased inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 16l behind Adroit (9-6) at Gowran Park 7f fll mdn stks gf in Jun.
Uncharted Waters (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 3rd under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 4l behind Annagh Haven (8-11) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp 47-65 gd in Sep.
