held up in rear, detached halfway, headway on outer 4f out and pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go moderate 3rd close home
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway to challenge early final furlong, kept on under pressure, just failed
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and dropped to rear 2f out, soon no extra
towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression 3f out, no extra under 2f out
made all, pushed along over 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, under pressure and kept on, just held on
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
Tooreen Katie has the highest rating of these and reverts to maiden company having finished fourth last time in a Group 3 at Leopardstown. That is the best form on offer but she is no certainty, though Endless Tangent has plenty to prove on her first run for John Oxx over a longer trip. ZARENA doesn’t look an easy ride but she might be improving and Dermot Weld puts a visor on today to help with the steering. She gets a tentative vote but the lightly-raced Grasping At Straws should also play a part if lasting home.
Endless Tangent (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Led, headed 3f out, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Highgarden (9-0) at Newbury 1m fll stks (4) sft in Oct.
Grasping At Straws (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Raced in 7th early, soon 8th, headway straight to soon chase leaders, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Julienne (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll gd in Aug.
Sarah Kate (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Raced in 3rd early, soon 4th, effort straight and one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Julienne (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll gd in Aug.
Sovereigns Rock (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Prominent early before settling behind leaders on outer, 4th from halfway, pushed along and dropped to 5th from 3f out, ridden and slightly short of room under 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Cache Queen (8-10) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
Tooreen Katie (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along and pressed over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Cimeara (8-9) at Leopardstown 1m 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Zarena (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Towards rear and 9th from halfway, good progress from 3f out and went 4th from 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out and kept on inside final furlong without reaching principals, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Marlborough Sounds (9-13) at Sligo 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug.
