held up, pushed along in 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out
tracked leaders on outer, pushed along in 3rd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace into 3rd close home
prominent in centre, 2nd halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt and held up, pushed along in 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
made all on far rail, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong
dwelt and held up in rear, pushed along into 4th 2f out, ridden into 2nd under 1f out, kept on closing stages without troubling winner
held up, pushed along in 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
Navalny made a very promising debut in a strong maiden here and wasn't disgraced in Listed company at Dundalk. Polar Bear has been placed in half of his eight starts and not beaten far in any of his races though he's looking vulnerable. Desert Haven could do with another furlong though testing ground would aid his cause while Charles Bianconi was staying on over the minimum at Cork. The latter's stablemate DUKE OF VIENNA is by triple-crown winner Justify out of a two-year-old winner over this trip and is taken to make a successful debut.
Aurum Sky (IRE) 300-1 (9-7) Broke well, tracked leaders early, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 8th 2f out, soon no extra, last of 12, 30 1/2l behind Salt Lake City (9-7) at Navan 1m mdn sft in Oct.
Duke Of Vienna (USA) Justify colt out of Dramatically.
Navalny (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Spirit Gal (9-0) at Dundalk 7f lst stks (1) pol in Sep.
Navy Beach (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) Dwelt, pushed along after 1f, always towards rear, never a factor, last of 10, 27 1/2l behind Gulf Of Mexico (9-7) at Killarney 1m mdn sft in Oct.
Polar Bear (IRE) 6-5fav (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along in 7th over 3f out, ridden and headway into 5th 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Escaping Thejungle (8-8) at Bellewstown 5f mdn gd in Sep.
Son Of Sampers (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear under 2f out, no extra, never a factor, 8th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Small Oasis (9-2) at Curragh 6f mdn sft in Sep.
Trident Star (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Dwelt slightly, soon tracked leader, pushed along in 2nd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd 2f out, no impression in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Approaching Bear (9-12) at Fairyhouse 7f gd in Sep.
Charles Bianconi (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace, 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Mount Ruapehu (9-7) at Cork 5f mdn gd in Sep.
Desert Haven 16-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, headway into 4th under 2f out, 3rd and pushed along 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 5 1/4l behind Small Oasis (9-2) at Curragh 6f mdn sft in Sep.
