held up towards rear, ridden on outer 2f out, no impression over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, no extra over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden to progress and stumbled slightly 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on well closing stages
settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden on outer 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace
held up on inner, travelled strongly into 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, kept on well
settled behind leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace
MOONEISTA won this a year ago and beat Gustavo Weston and Romantic Proposal to land the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh in July. He wasn't at his best when the latter won the Group 1 Flying Five back at the Curragh but looked as good as ever on his return to action at Cork and has a fitness advantage over those two rivals. The three-year-old filly Geocentric gets all the allowances and she had a cracking first campaign, winning a Dundalk Listed contest on her final start. Majestic Colt, a regular pattern race winner in Germany, has never raced over the minimum while Logo Hunter, an easy Listed winner here last May, has finished behind the selection in his last two starts.
Gustavus Weston (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Led centre group but never quite on terms with leaders far side, ridden and headed in group over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 15th of 20, 7 1/2l behind Creative Force (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Adams Barbour (IRE) 13-2 (10-3) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to press leader 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed and held closing stages, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Plezantlysurprised (9-6) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Apr.
Mooneista (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, headway to 4th 2f out, ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, led narrowly 1f out, kept on well, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Power Under Me (9-12) at Cork 6f lst stks (1) gd in Apr.
Quarantine Dreams (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Rear, bumped with rival over 2f out, ridden and progress over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no danger, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Snapraeterea (9-6) at Cork 7f lst stks (1) sft in Aug.
Romantic Proposal (IRE) (9-7) 10th of 15, 8 3/4l behind A Case Of You (9-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 1 (1) hvy in Oct.
Warrior Brave 40-1 (9-8) Mid-division on near side, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 11th of 22, 5 1/2l behind Big Gossey (8-11) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Geocentric (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Close up, led before straight, ridden to assert and wandered slightly final furlong, stayed on well, won at Dundalk 5f lst stks (1) pol in Oct beating Ladies Church (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Logo Hunter (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along to challenge 2f out, ridden in 3rd and no impression 1f out, 4th when bumped under 1f out, no extra, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Power Under Me (9-12) at Cork 6f lst stks (1) gd in Apr.
Majestic Colt (IRE) (9-4) 2nd of 12, nk behind Kitty Marion (9-0) at Baden-Baden 6f Grp 3 stks gs in Sep.
Urban Beat (IRE) 17-2 (9-13) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind The Highway Rat (9-13) at Dundalk 5f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Oct.
