held up in rear, progress on outer 2f out and led over 1f out, pushed out to assert and kept on well inside final furlong
chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and no extra in rear under 2f out, eased
pushed along early and soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, strongly pressed approaching straight and headed 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra
chased leader, 5th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear over 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
chased leader, 6th halfway, progress on outer entering straight and challenged 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
chased leader, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th 2f out and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, 7th halfway, progress into 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
chased leader, 2nd halfway, progress to challenge entering straight and led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, 4th and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
David Wachman has won this twice in recent years and Torcedor did well last season winning a premier handicap before just touched off by the useful Zannda in a Listed contest. Silwana has a similar profile though he did manage a Listed success at the Curragh when tackling two miles. This could be on the short side and ALTESSE loos the one to be on. Jim Bolger's mare has the beating of Silwana on a line through Zannda and has the benefit of an opening run at Leopardstown when she beat Ballybacka Queen in Listed company. That run plus an allowance of 8lb might just swings in her favour over the St Leger runner-up Bondi Beach, who has a Group 3 penalty to carry and hasn't run since the Melbourne Cup. Toe The Line could hardly have been more impressive on her reappearance at Gowran and is another to consider in an interesting contest.
Bondi Beach (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) 16th of 24, 5 1/2l behind Prince Of Penzance (8-5) at Flemington 2m Grp 1 hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Radanpour (IRE) 4-7fav (9-9) Chased leaders in 3rd, 3rd 3f out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, 2nd from 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one paced in 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 4, 9l behind Toe The Line (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 6f hvy in Apr.
Sir Ector (USA) 25-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, lost place before 4 out, tailed off, 16th of 17, dist behind Ivan Grozny (11-12) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Torcedor (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Chased leaders, closed up from under 4f out, pushed along into straight, soon challenged, on terms 2f out, narrowly headed and kept on without matching winner closing stages, 2nd of 9, hd behind Zannda (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Altesse 11-4 (9-1) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, kept on well to lead last 50 yards, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Apr beating Ballybacka Queen (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Silwana (IRE) 10-11fav (9-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, led under 1f out, kept on well under pressure, all out close home, won at Curragh 2m lst stks (1) gd in Sep beating Toe The Line (9-4) by nk, 9 ran.
Toe The Line (IRE) 15-8 (9-0) Held up in last, raced along inner throughout, improved to dispute lead briefly 5f out, close 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, eased close home, easily, won at Gowran Park 1m 6f hvy in Apr beating Radanpour (9-9) by 9l, 4 ran.
Fact Or Folklore (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression in 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Altesse (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Poitin 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt and pushed along early, soon raced in 10th, improved to challenge from 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, soon asserted, stayed on well, won at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr beating Ancient Sands (9-6) by 3l, 14 ran.
