towards rear and 9th halfway, pushed along from 3f out and no impression from over 2f out
soon detached, pushed along over 3f out and soon no impression
slowly into stride, pushed along and soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and improved to dispute under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not quite match winner
chased leaders and 4th halfway, ridden from 2f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out
took keen hold on outer and settled towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden from 2f out and no impression from over 1f out
took keen hold and soon led, joined straight and soon ridden, headed from 1 1/2f out and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, 5th halfway, improved on outer approaching straight and soon pushed along, no impression from 1f out and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along in 7th halfway, no impression from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
led early, close-up, pushed along straight and soon on terms, edged right 1 1/2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to just prevail
towards rear and 10th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon impression
mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along from 2f out, no impression from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
Aidan O'Brien has three entries, none of them Coolmore-owned. The newcomer Oscar Dominguez is a half-brother to four mainly moderate winners while Arya Tara didn't show much on her debut at Navan. Spirit Of Time has been a big price in both runs on this track and showed a bit of promise last time. Dynamic Focus makes a quick reappearance after an encouraging start behind stablemate Mandarin Monarch at Gowran last week. No Approval, who finished a couple of lengths in front of her, also caught the eye and both will have made enough progress to get competitive. MEDICEAN EL DIABLO was a 66/1 chance on his debut at the Curragh but must have impressed someone as he was heavily supported here a couple of weeks ago and ran a fine race behind Rezeki. He's taken to go one better. Kalidabad and Power Struggle have both produced decent performances and are not out of this.
Eyjafjallajokull (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Soon towards rear, detached in last and pushed along before straight, no extra, 13th of 14, 29 3/4l behind Tirmizi (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn gd in Oct.
Fryst Mattur (IRE) Frozen Power gelding out of Chia Laguna.
Kalidabad (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Dwelt and towards rear, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden into 7th on outer 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind General Macarthur (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Sep.
Landsman (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 6th and pushed along 3f out, dropped to 8th over 2f out, ridden in 9th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 10th of 16, 8 1/2l behind Black Sea (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn gd in Oct.
Markhan (USA) Birdstone colt out of Royal Flush.
Medicean El Diablo 10-3fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, 7th halfway, progress under 2f out, ridden to go 2nd over 150 yards out and edged right, kept on but no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Rezeki (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct.
No Approval (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Dwelt, mid-division, progress into 4th and ridden 2f out, briefly veered left under pressure over 1f out, no impression and dropped to 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Mandarin Monarch (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn gd in Oct.
Oscar Dominguez (IRE) Zoffany gelding out of American Queen.
Power Struggle (IRE) 9-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, soon 5th, a little keen, pushed along from 3f out, tight for room and checked over 2f out, still chasing leaders 1f out, no extra, 9th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Dinozzo (9-5) at Navan 1m mdn gd in Oct.
Arya Tara (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon towards rear, went moderate 8th over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Emergent (9-0) at Navan 1m mdn fll gd in Oct.
Spirit Of Time (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Lady Oak (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Oct.
Dynamic Focus (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division on inner, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Mandarin Monarch (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn gd in Oct.
