close up, 4th halfway, good headway to lead narrowly 1 1/2f out, ridden and headed final 100 yards, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home
prominent, soon led narrowly and pressed, headed 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, soon no extra in 4th
broke well to lead, soon headed and chased leader, 5th halfway, ridden and lost place 1f out where badly hampered, soon eased
soon challenged leader in 2nd, under pressure and ridden 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division early, soon held up in rear, ridden 2f out, soon switched right, progress 1f out, ran on strongly to lead final 100 yards
dwelt, raced in rear, switched left and progress on inner 1f out, ran on well to second close home, nearest at finish
towards rear, ridden in 14th under 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms
dwelt, soon rear of mid-division, progress on inner after 2f, 6th halfway, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards
mid-division, 9th halfway, progress under 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong to 5th on line, never nearer
soon mid-division, 8th halfway, progress over 1f out, edged right under 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, under pressure 2 1/2f out, last and ridden 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased final 100 yards, never a factor
chased leaders, lost place after 2f, 12th over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no room and hampered under 1f out, kept on without threatening
in touch, dropped to 7th and niggled along halfway, no impression over 1f out, not much room and switched left 1f out, soon eased
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place and weakened quickly 1 1/2f out, eased under 1f out
prominent early, soon mid-division on outer, 10th halfway, no impression over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, niggled along in rear early, 11th over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left and progress over 1f out, one paced under 1f out
This gives the smaller yards a crack at a huge pot and Sheila Lavery won the first running in 2015. She has Belle Image and Supershock engaged this time and the former is on the shortlist having comfortably beaten Thursday's Curragh winner Rosie Bassett on the same track earlier. Joseph O'Brien has the three highest-rated entries plus Prairie Dancer and the first reserve. Vafortino has to concede weight all round having easily beaten Eastern Voice at Roscommon before an even better run in a Tipperary Listed contest. SNAPRAETEREA's third place in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh is the best form on view and a similar effort would see him difficult to beat. Dense Star also goes for the yard and he's been racing in Pattern Race company since an easy maiden victory at Navan. Ecliptical looked a nice prospect when beating My Minervina at Bellewstown and has the scope to go on to better things.
Vafortino (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Held up towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along to close over 1f out, ridden in 3rd under 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Sweet Gardenia (9-0) at Tipperary 7f lst stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Snapraeterea (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Led, joined after 2f, led over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 3/4l behind High Definition (9-5) at Curragh 1m Grp 2 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep.
Belle Image (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Prominent early, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, challenged inside final furlong, led last 100 yards, kept on strongly close home, won at Curragh 6f gd in Sep beating Rosie Bassett (8-10) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Eastern Voice (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Led early, prominent, pushed along before straight, no extra from over 1f out, 5th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Magnanimous (9-10) at Listowel 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Ecliptical (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) In rear, headway on outer 3f out, pushed along in moderate 8th 2f out, ridden and improved into 4th 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Bellewstown 1m mdn hvy in Aug beating My Minervina (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
The Blue Panther (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division on outer, under pressure over 3f out, lost place and ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Frenetic (9-3) at Dundalk 5f lst stks (1) pol in Oct.
Star Image 80-1 (9-2) A little keen, waited with towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, no impression over 1f out, one pace, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Elysium (9-2) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) Yielding in Sep.
Huddle Up (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden to close in 4th 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Belle Image (9-2) at Curragh 6f gd in Sep.
Prairie Dancer (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Pushed along briefly early, prominent, effort straight, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Inca Prince (9-3) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Sep.
Amazed By Grace 66-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 13th of 19, 8 1/2l behind Chief Little Hawk (9-4) at Naas 6f stks sft in Aug.
Revolutme (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden and switched left 2f out, closer on outer 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Dreams Delivered (8-6) at Fairyhouse 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Amber Kite (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) A little keen, led early, tracked leaders, headway and effort from under 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Magnanimous (9-10) at Cork 7f hcp gf in Sep.
My Minervina (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well to narrow lead 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Santa Barbara (9-3) at Curragh 1m mdn gd in Sep.
No Stopping Her (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, lost position on inner before straight, soon no impression, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Magnanimous (9-10) at Listowel 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Supershock (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Prominent, soon 2nd, pushed along to challenge under 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Khartoum (9-7) at Curragh 7f mdn sft in Oct.
Kauri Cliffs (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to close over 1f out, no impression and dropped to 4th final 75 yards, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Sir Lucan (9-5) at Cork 1m Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Dense Star (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along under 2f out and effort, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind A Case Of You (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Avagardner 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Belle Image (9-2) at Curragh 6f gd in Sep.
Coins Cross (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Giselles Thunder (8-8) at Naas 5f mdn gd in Sep.
