dwelt, in rear, ridden under 3f out, no impression, never a factor
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, led narrowly last strides, all out
chased leaders in 4th, headway to dispute lead and ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, narrowly headed last strides
led, ridden and joined over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, weakened
chased leader in 2nd, ridden to dispute lead over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression on leaders in 3rd 1f out, 4th near line
dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, went moderate 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening leaders close home, 3rd near line
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, no impression
chased leaders in 5th, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
After landing a Fairyhouse maiden, Preamble found Group 3 company too much for her in October and hasn't been seen subsequently. After a narrow defeat in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes, MONAASIB reappeared with a close third to Poetic Flare at Leopardstown then ran in the Irish 1000 Guineas before disappointing back at the former track. He gets another chance to put matters right here. Ado McGuinness has acquired Pierre Lapin from Roger Varian but he's been a disappointment since landing the Mill Reef as a juvenile. Harpocrates landed a minor-race double before well beaten at Listed level but Mr Wendell wasn't right on his return to action at Leopardstown in April.
Harpocrates (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no extra, 10th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Fourhometwo (9-1) at Curragh 1m lst stks (1) gd in Jun.
Mr Wendell (FR) 6-1 (9-7) Led, soon went on and clear, reduced lead from 3f out, headed into straight, soon weakened and eased, last of 8, dist behind Lope Y Fernandez (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m lst stks (1) gd in Apr.
San Andreas (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, 9th approaching straight, soon pushed along and no impression until kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Nebo (9-13) at Fairyhouse 7f hcp gd in Jul.
Koolasice (IRE) 40-1 (9-11) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd 2 1/2f out, soon under pressure, lost place and ridden over 1f out, soon weakened quickly, 9th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Real Appeal (9-11) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Nebo (IRE) 11-2 (9-13) Prominent, led briefly early, soon headed and tracked leader, closed 3 1/2f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, soon dropped to 3rd, no impression 1f out, weakened final 150 yards, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Roca Roma (9-10) at Killarney 1m hcp Yielding in Jul.
Pierre Lapin (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Dwelt, headway to track leaders after 2f, went 2nd 3f out, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Toro Strike (9-2) at Thirsk 7f stks (3) gf in Apr.
Monaasib 11-4fav (9-1) Dwelt slightly, soon raced towards rear, headway to 5th halfway, ridden and progress on inner 1 1/2f out, soon not much room on rail, lost place 1f out, no extra, eased closing stages, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Real Appeal (9-11) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Preamble (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Soon close up, pushed along over 2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind A Case Of You (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
