prominent, soon led, pushed along 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
waited with, 8th approaching halfway, soon pushed along, headway from over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
pushed along from early, in rear, under pressure approaching halfway, headway final furlong, kept on without threatening
bumped with rival soon after leaving stalls, chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, soon not much room and switched right, slightly impeded 2f out and pushed along, no extra and one pace final furlong
prominent, 2nd approaching halfway, 3rd over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace
soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching halfway, 2nd over 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on same pace inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home
a little keen, chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, pushed along and effort 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
bumped with rival soon after leaving stalls, tracked leaders, 3rd approaching halfway, pushed along and effort 2f out, no extra final furlong
waited with, 7th approaching halfway, pushed along and headway and effort 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Donnacha O’Brien rode All The King's Men to victory at Naas when NEVER NO MORE finished runner-up. But he sides with the latter today after partnering him to an easy win at Dundalk and is also preferred to a third Ballydoyle runner in Fantasy. Recon Mission won nicely at Fairyhouse last time but would prefer some cut and shares the same rating as stablemate Angelic Light while Naas winner Eclipse Storm makes more appeal than Gloves Lynch and the winning fillies Smart Flies and So Familiar.
All The King's Men (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Disputed lead early, soon raced in 3rd, effort straight, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Lethal Promise (8-12) at Fairyhouse 6f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep.
Eclipse Storm 16-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, led over 1f out, edged right and kept on well inside final furlong, all out, won at Naas 6f mdn gd in Sep beating Empire State (9-5) by hd, 18 ran.
Gloves Lynch 11-2 (9-5) Close up, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon edged right, ran on, won at Carlisle 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug beating Quickly Does It (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Never No More (IRE) 4-7fav (9-2) In touch, 3rd halfway, travelled well and closed 1 1/2f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, soon ridden and asserted, kept on well, comfortably, won at Dundalk 5f pol in Oct beating Chicago May (9-2) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Recon Mission (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Disputed lead early, soon led, joined briefly over 2f out until asserted from over 1f out and stayed on well, won at Fairyhouse 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep beating Lord Rapscallion (9-8) by 3l, 9 ran.
Angelic Light (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened from over 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 10, 18 1/2l behind Skitter Scatter (9-0) at Curragh 7f Grp 1 fll stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep.
Nitro Boost (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, headway on outer into straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Lethal Promise (8-12) at Fairyhouse 6f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep.
Smart Flies (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Prominent, led after about 1f, pressed straight, stayed on well inside final furlong to hold on at the finish, won at Naas 7f mdn gd in Oct beating Chamrousse (9-0) by nk, 12 ran.
So Familiar (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Led or disputed lead, led halfway, ridden and asserted under 2f out, 3 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Cork 6f hcp gd in Oct beating Lady Marengo (9-10) by 3 3/4l, 11 ran.
Chestnut Express (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Bumped with rival leaving stalls, raced near side group, soon prominent, led from 2f out and wandered slightly, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Naas 6f mdn fll gd in Sep beating La Shirimp (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 20 ran.
Fantasy (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leader over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Sergei Prokofiev (9-1) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Oct.
Mia Mento (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Disputed lead early, soon raced in 2nd, effort straight, not match winner and kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Lethal Promise (8-12) at Fairyhouse 6f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep.
