close up, on terms from halfway, travelling smoothly straight, led from 2f out, ridden to assert 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
waited with, in touch towards rear, pushed along before straight, soon headway towards outer, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
a little slow into stride, in rear, pushed along before straight and some headway, soon raced on outer, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
soon tracked leaders, pushed along approaching straight, no extra and one pace 1f out
soon narrow leader, joined from halfway, headed from 2f out, no extra and one pace 1f out
pushed along at stages from early, soon tracked leaders, lost position and no impression approaching straight, soon no extra in rear
pushed along briefly early and towards rear, headway from before halfway, pushed along again approaching straight, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
LOUISIANA has come up against a couple of decent winners in her last two starts on ground with plenty of give and though by no means leniently treated can make a successful handicap debut. Chrysalism won a Curragh nursery over 6f and a Fairyhouse claimer over an extra furlong and ran very well in a Dundalk Listed contest on Friday so looks certain to get into contention. Yulong Voice beat Franklin Street in a Bellewstown maiden but could only finish fourth behind that rival in a Curragh maiden on softer ground. In From The Cold wasn't far behind Chrysalism at the Curragh though hasn't done so well over today's trip.
Louisiana (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Disputed lead, improved to lead travelling well over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 19, 1/2l behind Pablo Diablo (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn hvy in Sep.
Chrysalism (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Led briefly early, soon in rear, raced on outer straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Fort Myers (9-3) at Dundalk 7f lst stks (1) pol in Oct.
Yulong Voice 6-1 (8-10) Disputed early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, ridden early straight, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Franklin Street (8-10) at Listowel 1m hcp sft in Sep.
Galactic Grey (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden in 8th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Borelli (8-13) at Curragh 1m hcp hvy in Sep.
Voice Of Hope (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, soon no impression, 10th of 23, 6 1/4l behind Katiba (9-0) at Curragh 1m mdn hvy in Sep.
Paso Doble (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along straight, joined under 3f out, soon headed, lost position and no extra from over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 6, 9 3/4l behind Raven's Cry (9-3) at Killarney 1m Good - Yielding in Aug.
In From The Cold (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up, rear of mid-division, ridden and not clear run 1 1/2f out, switched to outer, kept on well final furlong, 4th of 20, 3 3/4l behind Luke Short (9-6) at Naas 1m hcp gd in Sep.
