mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear 2f out, no extra
mid-division on inner, switched right early straight and some headway 2f out, ridden to go 3rd 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home
prominent and disputed lead early, 3rd halfway, ridden on outer and lost place 2f out, no extra over 1f out
prominent and led after 2f, ridden 2f out and headed over 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace, no impression final 100 yards
tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra over 1f out
tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression in 6th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, stumbled slightly after 1f, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, switched right and kept on inside final furlong, never a factor
prominent, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and some headway over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well on outer inside final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway in straight and ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, headed close home
rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out and ridden in mid-division 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on inner 2f out, soon ridden and 5th 150 yards, no impression and kept on one pace
rear of mid-division on inner, some headway early straight and pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace inside final furlong
Dance Emperor finally got his head in front at Leopardstown but the assessor has been very harsh with a 10lb rise. Turbine has been running well without getting there and was conceding 10lb when beaten three lengths by Scoil Naisiunta over the course and distance in July. He must have a good chance of reversing the form on these terms while Spiorad Saoirse has also run well since scoring at Limerick in June and is just 3lb higher. The latter was just over a length behind BUCKY LARSON at Leopardstown in June and Ger Lyons' three-year-old has been running well enough to suggest he's well in here as he's on a 2lb lower mark. Alcatraz makes a quick reappearance after a very good run over 1m2f at Fairyhouse on Monday and looks a threat.
Johann Bach (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and no extra under 2f out, eased inside final furlong, last of 10, 21l behind Wooster (8-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Jan.
Omran 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 19th of 21, 12 1/4l behind Kenya (9-2) at Curragh 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Tony The Gent (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden into 5th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Drombeg Dream (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m hvy in Sep.
Turbine (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Soon led, headed soon after 1f and raced in 2nd, challenged and on terms from before straight, led narrowly from 2f out, headed from 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 17, 1 1/2l behind Zap (8-12) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf in Sep.
Wentwood 16-1 (9-7) Held up, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Dream Walker (9-11) at Galway 1m 1f hvy in Sep.
Dance Emperor (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and good progress to lead 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Leopardstown 1m hcp gd in Aug beating High Altitude (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 17 ran.
Spiorad Saoirse 14-1 (8-6) Chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 19, 6 1/4l behind Hamley (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Sep.
Check Your Pockets (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear early before soon improving into mid-division, 6th from halfway, pushed along on outer from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out and kept on into 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 16l behind Burning Question (9-0) at Listowel 1m hcp fll Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Scoil Naisiunta (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear when slightly hampered 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, last of 8, 5 1/2l behind Tremendous Leap (8-4) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Alcatraz (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Waited with, soon towards rear, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 5l behind Still Standing (9-4) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp gd in Sep.
Bucky Larson (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 3f out, pushed along and no impression when short of room under 2f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace, 7th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Tremendous Leap (8-4) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Pandagreen (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 17, 4 1/4l behind Beach Wedding (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp fll gf in May.
Red Avenger (USA) 20-1 (12-1) Held up in rear, 8th on outer 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Florencio (12-2) at Laytown 7f hcp pol in Sep.
Swiss Cottage 25-1 (9-5) Pushed along briefly early, soon towards rear, switched right from 2f out, soon headway to chase leaders and no impression, kept on same pace without threatening, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind True To Herself (9-9) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gf in Sep.
