raced 6th, niggled along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace
raced 4th, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression on leaders final furlong, kept on same pace
towards rear, 11th halfway, rapid headway to 4th under 4f out, ridden under 3f out, dropped to 9th 2f out, no extra final furlong
prominent, soon led, under pressure and headed over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 5th inside final furlong, kept on same pace
detached in rear early, no headway, eased 2 1/2f out, never a factor
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden under 3f out, dropped to 10th 2f out, no extra final furlong
detached in rear early, 14th 3f out, no impression, never a factor
mid-division, 8th halfway, progress to 4th 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 100 yards, kept on best
prominent, soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2 1/2f out
mid-division, 9th halfway, dropped towards rear over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden in 12th over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to 7th, never on terms
towards rear, 13th halfway, good headway to 7th 2f out, soon ridden, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, 12th halfway, ridden and headway to 3rd under 2f out, progress to 2nd 1f out, kept on, dropped to 3rd final 100 yards
broke well to lead, soon settled 3rd, improved to 2nd under 3f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, under pressure and headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace
ran 5th, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out
Rahyah looked to have a good chance of completing a hat-trick at Dundalk on Friday but didn't run well and this is much tougher. Toe The Line was in good form earlier in the year and has returned with decent efforts in Listed company, though the latest was over two miles. HIBISCUS has taken time to mature and followed her maiden victory with an excellent run in a similar race to this at the Curragh where she was awarded second place. That was a massive step up in performance and there's no reason why she shouldn't make further progress. Sir Michael Stoute's Shall We, an excellent third in the Ribblesdale, has run very poorly in two subsequent starts though both were on fast going and her Ascot run came on soft ground. Avenante was well beaten in this last year and her best recent form has been over further.
Avenante 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 5th 4f out, ridden on outer and no impression entering straight, soon no extra, 14th of 16, 17 1/4l behind Quick Jack (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Dew Line (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Prominent, on terms before straight, headed under 3f out, soon no impression, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 13th of 19, 16 1/4l behind Sister Blandina (9-10) at Navan 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Oct.
Fact Or Folklore (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, 6th 4f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, moderate 4th 1f out, no impression, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Twilight Payment (8-11) at Curragh 2m lst stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Island Remede 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division early, towards rear after 2f, ridden and no impression 3f out, 12th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Champagne Or Water (9-4) at Listowel 1m 1f lst stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Ruth Melody (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outer, pushed along 5f out, 7th 3f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 14, 5l behind All Body And Soul (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Jan.
Soul Searcher (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged under 2f out, led over 1f out and edged slightly right, strongly pressed and kept on well final furlong, headed close home, finished 2nd, demonted to 3rd, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Alveena (9-2) at Curragh 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Tara Dylan (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Rear, last over 4f out, soon driven, ridden in 24th over 2f out, some headway to 19th under 1f out, never a factor, 19th of 25, 10 3/4l behind Maudlin Magdalen (8-7) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Toe The Line (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Mid-division, closer in 4th 4f out, improved to dispute lead briefly 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Twilight Payment (8-11) at Curragh 2m lst stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Alyssum (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Soon mid-division, 8th approaching straight, headway 2f out but no room and checked more than once, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Wild As The Wind (9-0) at Curragh 1m 1f mdn fll gd in Oct.
An Cailin Orga (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Raced in rear, pushed along from 3f out and soon ridden, no impression in 10th from 1f out and kept on into moderate 6th inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Seventh Heaven (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jul.
Eavesdrop (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd before halfway, one pace under pressure 1f out, 6th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Wild As The Wind (9-0) at Curragh 1m 1f mdn fll gd in Oct.
Hibiscus (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Soon raced in 4th, travelling smoothly straight, squeezed for room over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, finished 3rd, promoted to 2nd, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Alveena (9-2) at Curragh 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Sea Swift (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Towards rear, 9th 4f out, ridden into 6th 1 1/2f out, 5th under 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Duchess Andorra (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Sep.
Shall We (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Tracked winner until ridden 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 8, dist behind Journey (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gf in Sep.
Uninhibited (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) In rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 7th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Adool (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f lst fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Rahyah 7-2fav (9-7) Led, headed and ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 14, 5 3/4l behind To Choose (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
