settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, weakened 4f out, tailed off
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, kept on one pace straight, 5th close home
led, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4f out, weakened 3f out and tailed off
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2 1/2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1 1/2f out, challenged 1f out, disputed inside final furlong and edged ahead close home
mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, kept on one pace straight
chased leaders in 3rd, improved to lead 2 1/2f out, ridden to assert 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, disputed inside final furlong, no extra close home
chased leader in 2nd, disputed briefly 5f out, ridden in 2nd 3f out, no extra in 4th 2f out, kept on one pace int 3rd inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, some late headway inside final furlong, 4th closing stages
These are usually strange races to evaluate and Ted Veale, who is much better known as a jumper these days and finished third in the Galway Hurdle, has an entry in the Cesarewitch. Rebel Fitz, who won this a year ago, has a tremendous strike-rate of 18-29 and is a real credit to Mick Winters. A Grade 1 winner over fences, he was having his first start since October when runner-up at Galway last month so should be ready for this. Sir Mark Prescott doesn't send many horses to Ireland so the presence of SEA PRIDE here is intriguing. The beautifully-bred daughter of Sea The Stars has taken a long time to mature but scored easily in a Kempton maiden last week and should have the pace to see these rivals off under Nina Carberry. Dual winning hurdler Do Try Dolly could prove best of the remainder.
Rebel Fitz (FR) 9-10fav (11-3) Soon tracked leaders, improved to lead from 3 out, attempted to assert from last, pushed along before straight, strongly pressed final furlong, soon headed and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Cailin Annamh (11-3) at Galway 2m 7f sft in Aug.
Albert Road 12-1 (10-2) Chased leaders on inner, ridden in 4th 3f out, moderate 3rd 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 23 1/4l behind Nanamour (9-11) at Tramore 1m 4f mdn gd in Aug.
Be My Sea (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Soon towards rear in 10th, under pressure from halfway, went moderate 5th on inner into straight, kept on well without threatening inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Kalopsia (11-1) at Galway 2m Good - Yielding in Jul.
Little Rocky 11-2fav (11-0) Led at sedate pace, pressed 2f out, soon headed, 4th 1f out, soon dropped to 5th and one pace,, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Silver Concorde (11-7) at Killarney 1m 6f Yielding in Jul.
Synchronicity (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, moderate 3rd before halfway, closer order before 8th, no impression 3 out, soon no extra and eased, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Cape Glory (11-0) at Down Royal 2m 4f gf in Jun.
Ted Veale (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Held up in rear, headway into 7th 3f out, pushed along to chase leaders from 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, no impression but kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Western Boy (9-0) at Curragh 2m hcp sft in Aug.
Wandering Aengus 9-2fav (11-12) Led and disputed, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no extra, 5th of 9, 13l behind Boherna Lady (10-5) at Kilbeggan 2m 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Sea Pride (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on well towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep beating Pecking Order (9-0) by 6l, 11 ran.
Do Try Dolly (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 6th, ridden 3 out, kept on to lead before 2 out, strongly pressed and slight mistake 2 out, headed before last, no extra run-in and kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 3l behind Star Power (10-4) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp gd in Sep.
Presenting Mahler (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Ran 8th, 7th at 6th, 9th 3 out, rapid headway to 3rd 2 out, ridden after last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5 1/2l behind Emcon (11-10) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp sft in Sep.
