held up towards rear, ridden and no impression early straight, eased over 1f out
soon 2nd, ridden and lost place entering straight, no extra when eased final furlong
always towards rear
rear of mid-division, no extra straight
prominent, 4th halfway, 2nd and ridden 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, progress entering straight, 4th 1 1/2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, dropped to rear and no extra early straight
prominent, 2nd entering straight, weakened over 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong
in touch, 6th halfway, 5th and ridden early straight, no impression when slightly hampered inside final furlong
attempted to make all, ridden and kept on well from 2f out, headed near finish
tracked leaders on inner, 5th and ridden 4f out, 3rd early straight, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
dwelt and held up in rear, switched to outer entering straight, headway when edged left under 1f out, ran on strongly to lead near finish
held up, 8th and some progress approaching straight, no impression from 1 1/2f out
towards rear, ridden and no impression straight
Winning point-to-pointer Ionishphere has been racing over fences and though successful over 1m4f at Tipperary in April probably needs further than this. Green To Gold is still a maiden after 13 starts and appeared to relish stepping up to 1m4f at Wexford last time. Playdate had been running well before a poor effort at Sligo in June but that was her third start of the month and she may have been feeling the effects. An earlier effort behind INISHTEARAGHT puts her right in the picture here though Patrick Flynn's filly has been in fine form subsequently and she gets the vote to defy her big weight. Sports Casual defied a very long absence to score at Ayr in May and didn't perform badly on her next start at Fairyhouse the following month.
Inishtearaght (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Lily's Star (8-11) at Bellewstown 1m hcp 47-60 gd in Aug.
Positive Event (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra and weakened, 14th of 17, 13l behind Camira (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 50-70 gf in May.
City Hustler (USA) 20-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 5l behind Iron Out (10-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Rika Tika (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Mid-division, no impression from 3f out, 9th of 11, 18l behind Treasure The Cross (9-0) at Wexford 1m 3yo fll stks gd in Jul.
Matters At Hand (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, stumbled after 1f, ridden in 4th 4f out, weakened, 12th of 14, 19l behind Alajan (9-10) at Galway 1m 4f app hcp 50-75 gf in Aug.
Green To Gold (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 8th 4f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Phantasy Rock (9-6) at Wexford 1m 4f app hcp 47-65 gf in Aug.
Gonta Dowdies (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Prominent, 3rd halfway, soon ridden, no extra from 2f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind By The Sea (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m App hcp gf in Jul.
Playdate 13-2 (8-5) Mid-division, no impression from 3f out, 10th of 13, 11l behind Salazaar (9-8) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp 50-70 gf in Jun.
View From The Top 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway into 2nd early straight, no impression under pressure in 3rd 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Word For Word (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol.
Ionisphere 4-1fav (9-1) Made all, edged clear over 3f out, ridden from 2f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, all out to hold on close home, won at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp 47-60 in Apr beating Asiya (9-5) by shd, 18 ran.
Sports Casual 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 8th 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 18, 6l behind Denny Crane (9-6) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp 47-60 gf in Jun.
Chaparro (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Settled in rear, some headway on outer from 4f out, 8th 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 16, 7l behind Phantasy Rock (9-6) at Wexford 1m 4f app hcp 47-65 gf in Aug.
Midnight Manhattan (USA) 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway to 7th 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 12l behind Curling Bird (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 pol in May '09.
Runaway Rose (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Mid-division, weakened from 4f out, tailed off, last of 13, well behind One For Joules (8-8) at Wexford 1m 3f 3yo clm in Jul.
Fearchar (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 31l behind Iron Condor (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Solar Sail (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear, no danger and kept on without threatening from over 3f out, 6th of 14, 27l behind Lough Ferrib (9-7) at Down Royal 1m 5f app hcp 47-65 gd.
Man Of Aran 14-1 (8-5) Soon led, headed well over 4f out, dropped to moderate 4th over 2f out, soon no extra, 7th of 14, 33l behind Lough Ferrib (9-7) at Down Royal 1m 5f app hcp 47-65 gd.
