dwelt and towards rear, ridden and progress 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, weakened final furlong
ran freely early, soon held up, 6th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, kept on without reaching winner inside final furlong
pushed along and reminders to chase leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
chased leaders on outer, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed after 1f, chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon not clear run on rail, under pressure in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace into 4th inside final furlong
Ger Lyons has an obvious chance of landing the first and also this with SWEET SOUNDS, who was always travelling nicely when making a successful debut at Tipperary earlier this month. Massif Central was a 33/1 chance in a five-runner race at Naas but wasn't beaten far and gave the impression there was much more to come. Sheisdiesel got no sort of run when trying this trip for the first time at Down Royal and is worth another try while The Mcgregornator was outclassed in a Listed contest over the minimum at the Curragh, though this is his first start beyond that trip.
Settle For Bay (FR) 12-1 (9-5) Dwelt, rear of mid-division on outer, ran freely, 4th halfway, 3rd and no impression on winner under 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Douglas Macarthur (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn gf in Jul.
Massif Central (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, raced in rear, driven in 5th under 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong to 3rd close home, nearest finish, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Leo Minor (9-0) at Naas 6f gd in Aug.
Litir Ghra (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, dropped to last 1f out and no extra, last of 15, 15 1/4l behind Noivado (9-5) at Fairyhouse 6f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul.
Sweet Sounds (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Settled 5th, 6th under 4f out, progress to 4th 2f out, pushed along to 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, asserted and kept on strongly, eased close home, comfortably, won at Tipperary 7f mdn fll Yielding - Soft in Aug beating Lady Derrynane (9-0) by 3l, 13 ran.
Celerity (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, 9th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Tilly Trotter (9-0) at Dundalk 5f mdn fll pol in Apr.
Mabrouka Sir Prancealot filly out of No Nightmare.
Sheisdiesel 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, briefly short of room and 6th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Dancing Waves (8-12) at Down Royal 7f mdn gd in Jul.
The Mcgregornator (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders and soon pushed along, dropped to last from 1f out, soon no extra and eased inside final furlong, last of 9, 19l behind Caravaggio (9-3) at Curragh 5f lst stks (1) Yielding - Soft in May.