rear, 20th after halfway, 16th and ridden 2 1/2f out, no extra, never a factor
towards rear, 18th halfway, progress under 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms
prominent, 5th halfway, under pressure and lost place over 2f out, ridden and weakened under 2f out
rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, no impression 2f out, soon ridden, one paced final furlong
mid-division, dropped to 19th after halfway, slightly detached 3f out, weakened over 2f out
rear of mid-division early, soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, niggled along over 3f out, weakened 2 1/2f out
chased leader, headway to 3rd halfway, lost place and weakened over 3f out, detached over 2f out
towards rear, 17th halfway, no impression and ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never a factor
chased leaders, 9th halfway, lost place and ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased under 1f out
mid-division, 10th halfway, took closer order under 3f out, headway to 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, no impression in 4th 1f out, one paced and dropped to 6th close home
rear of mid-division, 13th halfway, headway to 6th 2f out, soon ridden, ran on strongly final furlong to 3rd close home, nearest finish
towards rear, 15th halfway, progress on inner 2 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong to 5th close home, never nearer
in touch on inner, dropped to 11th halfway, good headway on inner to 4th 2f out, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, kept on well to 2nd close home, not trouble winner
chased leader, 6th halfway, lost place and ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, 14th halfway, ridden under 3f out, no impression on leaders under 2f out, one paced final furlong
towards rear, good headway to 7th halfway, under pressure and lost place over 4f out, weakened under 4f out
in touch, soon led narrowly, attempted to assert over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, under pressure and headed over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards and dropped to 4th close home
rear, 16th halfway, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden under 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on same pace
led narrowly early, soon headed, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong
prominent, dropped to 8th halfway, short of room over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
An astonishing sight to see top jumps trainer Willie Mullins with the six at the head of the weights plus four other runners. Pakora is the interesting one amongst the high weights as he won a Listed race over hurdles in August though Nessun Dorma and Exchange Rate are the pair with the best recent form on the Flat. The former landed a top handicap at Galway and was returning from a break when a close fourth in the Irish Cesarewitch in which the latter finished just behind. The winner that day, Brazos, is up 6lb but improving fast while runner-up Davids Charm should also be thereabouts on that form. Wonder Laish will be trained to the minute for this while Perfect Tapatino has been staying on strongly over 1m4f and could be even better over this trip. The latter's yard is also represented by MASTER OF REALITY, a dual winner in France who was thrown straight into Group 3 company on his debut for the yard at Leopardstown. He could be well handicapped and gets the vote over Family Tree, another lightly-raced type who looks well in as he wasn't beaten far in a Listed contest at Roscommon. Golden Spear was engaged in the 1.55 here yesterday.
Limini (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Prominent main group, driven and close up over 4f out, lost place 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong, 19th of 33, 31 1/4l behind Low Sun (9-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Oct.
Whiskey Sour (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) In touch main group, driven to chase leaders towards far side over 3f out, never on terms, weakened 2f out, 22nd of 33, 33 1/2l behind Low Sun (9-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Oct.
Stratum 6-1 (9-7) In touch main group, driven and headway over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened and eased over 1f out, 20th of 33, 32 1/4l behind Low Sun (9-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Oct.
Uradel (GER) 16-1 (8-13) In touch main group, headway and close up over 4f out, disputed lead well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held, 2nd of 33, nk behind Low Sun (9-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Oct.
Chelkar (FR) 14-1 (9-7) Towards rear for most, one pace straight, 18th of 24, 19 1/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Brazos (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Raced in 4th early, 6th approaching straight, soon closed travelling smoothly, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct beating Davids Charm (8-4) by 1 1/4l, 24 ran.
The Tartan Spartan (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Ran 5th, pushed along and no impression early straight, soon no extra, weakened, eased inside final furlong, last of 7, 21 3/4l behind Sir Erec (9-1) at Limerick 1m 4f lst stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Master Of Reality (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) In rear early, improved to be close up after 2f and a little keen, led before halfway, pushed along from 3f out, joined over 2f out, soon narrowly headed, no extra from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 10 3/4l behind Rostropovich (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Sep.
Nessun Dorma (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Raced in 6th early, 9th approaching straight, soon closed, challenged 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 24, 3 1/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Family Tree 5-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and pressed from 2f out, soon joined and headed from 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra and kept on same pace close home, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Kalaxana (8-9) at Roscommon 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Wonder Laish 20-1 (10-0) Mid-division and 6th from halfway, ridden from 3f out, no extra in 8th from 2f out, 8th of 9, 34l behind Astronomer (9-7) at Listowel 1m 4f hcp sft in Sep.
Eddystone Rock (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, badly hampered over 4f out, eased over 3f out, 9th of 11, 37 1/2l behind Now Children (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Exchange Rate (GER) 5-1jfav (8-10) Raced in 9th early, 7th approaching straight, soon headway, challenged on outer 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 24, 4 1/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Davids Charm (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Raced in 5th early, soon 3rd, closed approaching straight travelling smoothly, on terms over 3f out, soon led, strongly pressed and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 24, 1 1/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Makitorix (FR) 12-1 (8-7) Waited with, 17th early, 14th approaching straight where raced towards outer, no impression 2f out, 17th of 24, 18 1/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Laid Back Luke (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Led, headed 5f out, ridden to dispute again 2 1/2f out, headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 10th of 18, 9 1/2l behind Neverushacon (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 6f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Pleasure Dome 5-1jfav (8-6) Prominent early, soon mid-division and raced in 14th, 16th approaching straight and headway where raced towards outer, kept on same pace without threatening from 2f out, 8th of 24, 8 1/2l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Perfect Tapatino (FR) 3-1jfav (8-13) Mid-division and 5th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon short of room, switched to outer and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not reaching winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Mawaany (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
Mr Everest (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Waited with, raced in 18th early, 13th approaching straight and headway, soon chased leaders, kept on well without threatening closing stages, 3rd of 24, 2 1/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Newcross (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Soon mid-division and raced in 12th, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace without threatening from 2f out, 7th of 24, 7 3/4l behind Brazos (8-12) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Pakora (FR) 1-5fav (11-3) Soon raced in 2nd, a little keen, slight mistakes 3rd and 4th, pushed along approaching 2 out, no impression from before last where not fluent, one pace, 2nd of 4, 10l behind Pearl Of The West (10-12) at Bellewstown 2m 1f gd in Aug.
Golden Spear 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, kept on same pace, never a threat, 11th of 33, 15 1/4l behind Low Sun (9-2) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Oct.
Like An Open Book (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Waited with, 10th after 6th, closed and slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 12, 8l behind Smithscorner (10-8) at Cork 2m 3f hcp gd in Oct.
