soon led, stayed on inner entering straight, ridden and headed from 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
settled in rear, raced wide into straight, ridden over 2f out and some progress into 5th, no impression from 1f out and kept on same pace into 4th inside final furlong
mid-division, 7th halfway, stayed on inner entering straight, ridden over 2f out and no impression from 1f out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, raced wide into straight, ridden over 2f out, no impression in 3rd from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, raced wide into straight, ridden to lead 2f out and soon pressed, headed over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
took keen hold in mid-division, 6th halfway, raced wide into straight, ridden from 2f out, no impression from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, raced wide into straight, travelled strongly to challenge from 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out and soon stretched clear, drifted right towards rail inside final furlong, easily
mid-division, 5th halfway, raced wide into straight, ridden in rear over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
ENDLESS TIME has to be the selection to make her journey from Newmarket pay off. The Godolphin filly was conceding 5lb to Simple Verse when landing a Goodwood handicap in May and though the subsequent St Leger winner has obviously made the greater strides it was still a striking performance and she can gain some black type here. Toe The Line has already won at this level though her best efforts have been over further but Almela could be a different proposition. Dermot Weld's filly, a facile winner on her introduction at Galway, returned there for a Listed contest and only just failed to hold off her stable companion Zhukova with Ballybacka Queen behind.
Ballybacka Queen (IRE) (9-1) 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Candarliya (8-9) at Longchamp 1m 4f Grp 2 fll gs in Oct.
Princess Aloof (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, under pressure and kept on one pace in straight, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Zhukova (9-0) at Galway 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) Yielding in Sep.
Shu Lewis (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, under pressure in 4th over 1f out, kept on final furlong to 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Silwana (9-4) at Curragh 2m lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Toe The Line (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, progress into 5th 2f out, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, kept on well final furlong to press winner closing stages, held close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Silwana (9-4) at Curragh 2m lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Almela (IRE) Evensfav (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along to challenge 2f out, kept on under pressure and every chance inside final furlong, no impression close home, 2nd of 10, hd behind Zhukova (9-0) at Galway 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) Yielding in Sep.
Avenante 5-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, 3rd approaching straight, soon closed travelling smoothly, pushed along to challenge and lead over 2f out, clear from over 1f out, ridden out and stayed on well final furlong, easily, won at Cork 1m 4f mdn fll sft in Sep beating Melanna (9-8) by 8l, 14 ran.
Endless Time (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Close up, switched left over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gf in Oct beating Twitch (8-8) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Fact Or Folklore (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Soon raced in 9th, headway on outer from over 2f out, 3rd 1f out, challenged and edged left inside final fulong, led from 100yds out, stayed on well,, won at Listowel 1m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep beating Shamar (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Dark Crusader (IRE) 11-2fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 4th 2f out, no extra straight, 9th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Zhukova (9-0) at Galway 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) Yielding in Sep.
Facade (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders on inner, 7th 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd on inner 1 1/2f out, staying on well in close 3rd when short of room and checked close home, 4th of 20, 1 1/4l behind Off Limits (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m mdn fll Yielding - Soft in Oct.
