slowly into stride, towards rear, moderate 6th 3f out, soon ridden, moderate 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression
chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead 3f out, soon ridden and headed over 2f out, 3rd 2f out, kept on one paced in 3rd final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, improved to dispute lead travelling well 3f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well final furlong
slowly away, held up in 5th, ridden 3f out, no impression, never a factor
fly-lept at start and led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly
chased leaders, 4th 4f out, ridden in 3rd under 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, kept on without threatening winner final furlong
very slowly away and always behind, no impression from 4f out, never a factor
EBADANI won this on soft ground a year ago and the going was again on the easy side when he scored at Galway at the beginning of this month. It was quicker ground when he ran poorly back there a couple of weeks later so with conditions in his favour he can repeat his success of a year ago. Vale Do Sol has had very little racing but looked a nice prospect when storming away with a Navan handicap though the assessor has had his say with a 10lb rise. Sophie's World went to Galway with a big chance and started favourite but disappointed while Corker Hill was well beaten on her only start over a trip this far. Benkei arrives in the form of his life though he's another with a 10lb rise to contend with after his victory over two miles at Galway.
Sophie's World (IRE) 4-1fav (9-8) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and lost place on inner when short of room and hampered 2 1/2f out, soon dropped towards rear and no extra, kept on one pace straight, 7th of 9, 15l behind Princess Aloof (9-6) at Galway 1m hcp 60-90 in Jul.
Ebadani (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 6th of 12, 15l behind Macnicholson (8-10) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp gd.
Benkei (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to lead 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, disputed entering straight, kept on well final furlong, edged ahead close home, won at Galway 2m hcp 55-80 in Jul beating Crystal Pearl (9-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Specific Gravity (FR) 20-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, some late progress into 6th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Princess Aloof (9-6) at Galway 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Corker Hill (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Awkward leaving stalls, held up 4th, driven in 3rd approaching straight, dropped to 5th 2f out, no extra final furlong, eased over 50 yards out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Acid (8-7) at Roscommon 1m 2f fll hcp gd.
Sweet Cherry (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 4f out, led 3f out, headed under 2f out, weakened, 6th of 10, 10l behind Askmour (9-12) at Wexford 1m 3f hcp 50-80 sft in Jul.
Asiya (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Held up in 6th, 5th halfway, ridden 6f out, soon no impression, never a factor, last of 7, well behind Hazariban (8-12) at Tramore 2m hcp gd.
Alton Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, 7th 3f out, no extra and eased under 2f out, 16th of 19, 28l behind Pyromaniac (9-1) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in May.
Moonmeister (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 35l behind Papa's Way (9-6) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp in Apr.
Vale Do Sol (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, improved to challenge on outer over 3f out and soon led, ridden from 2f out and soon clear, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Navan 1m 2f 3yo hcp gf in Jul beating Sheeba (9-9) by 4l, 10 ran.
Eric The Grey (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden to go 5th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th close home, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ebadani (9-9) at Galway 1m 4f hcp 50-80.
