slowly into stride and held up in rear, ridden and some progress 3f out, almost unseated rider on bend 2 1/2f out, went moderate 6th on outer 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened
chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed and joined 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, no extra close home
soon led, headed 5f out, soon ridden, weakened from 3f out
rear of mid-division, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no extra over 1f out
slowly into stride and held up in rear, pushed along in moderate 8th 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, never a factor
chased leaders on outer, ridden 4f out, weakened
chased leaders, improved to lead 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, soon checked on inner, no extra final furlong
mid-division, progress into 6th 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, went 3rd under 1f out, kept on
mid-division, good progress into 3rd and ridden 2f out, disputed led 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well
rear of mid-division, pushed along halfway, no impression from 4f out, never a factor
mid-division on inner, ridden over 3f out, weakened
Rockview Emperor continues to run well after scoring at Gowran in April but he's now 12lb higher and was a beaten favourite back there on Wednesday. Brokopondo scored over 1m1f on that track in June then dropped back to a mile at Naas so this represents a huge step-up in trip. Flowing Air started favourite last time after a good run at Fairyhouse but failed once again and has now had 21 starts without winning. High Kicker needs a bit further so the vote goes to DUKE OF MEDINA, who hasn't had much racing and looked capable of much better when gaining a comfortable victory over slightly shorter at Wexford.
Rockview Emperor (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) In rear, headway 3f out, went 5th on inner 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Liberty's Gift (9-6) at Wexford 1m 3f hcp sft in Jul.
Flowing Air (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Soon tracked leader in 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, dropped to 3rd under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind My Twinkle (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp Yielding in Jul.
High Kicker (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Raced 7th, ridden over 2f out, dropped to 9th 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 11th of 15, 17 1/4l behind Ivanovich Gorbatov (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp gf in Aug.
Mighty Whitey (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Led early, jumped right, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, eased straight, jumped right 3 out, completely tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Beautiful Ben (11-1) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Mind The Pennies (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) In rear, slight mistake 4th, slight mistake 6th and reminders, improved to track leaders from 4 out, 4th next, headway into 3rd at last and slight mistake, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Be Seeing You (10-3) at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp gf in Jul.
Last Garrison (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Raced 6th, dropped to 9th after 2f, 10th halfway, driven in 11th over 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, 12th of 13, 14 1/4l behind The Crewmaster (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f mdn gf in Aug.
Mister Royal (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Ran 5th, 6th and ridden approaching straight, 7th 2f out, kept on same pace 1 1/2f out, 7th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Bay Hill (9-12) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
Duke Of Medina (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, improved to lead over 3f out, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, comfortably, won at Wexford 1m 3f hcp sft in Jul beating Nueva (9-12) by 3l, 10 ran.
Brokopondo (IRE) 11-2fav (8-12) Soon chased leaders, not much room 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 1/2l behind Regal Power (9-4) at Naas 1m hcp gf in Jul.
Mademoiselle Penny (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden in moderate 8th 4f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Duke Of Medina (9-6) at Wexford 1m 3f hcp sft in Jul.
Three Cheers (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride and always behind, ridden halfway, never a factor, 12th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Liffey View (8-11) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Torthai An Ghra (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on inner, 5th 3f out, soon ridden, 5th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Duke Of Medina (9-6) at Wexford 1m 3f hcp sft in Jul.
Redoute Star (AUS) 25-1 (9-10) Settled 3rd, pushed along in 5th 3f out, driven 2f out, dropped to 7th 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Gun Shoot (8-10) at Sligo 1m 2f gd in Jun.
Gold Class 4-1fav (10-6) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, no impression from 2 out, 9th of 13, 20 1/4l behind Chebsey Beau (11-7) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Aussie Guest (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, 7th 4f out and raced wide into straight, pushed along over 2f out and soon weakened, last of 14, 23 1/4l behind Eighteen Summers (10-0) at Cork 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Sinntani (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, no extra from over 2f out, eased straight, 12th of 16, dist behind Whatsforuwontgobyu (9-3) at Galway 1m 6f hcp sft in Aug.
