mid-division, 6th halfway, switched to inner straight and ridden from 2f out, no impression from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
led and disputed, ridden from 2f out, headed inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home
towards rear and in rear halfway, ridden over 2f out and kept on into never nearer 6th inside final furlong
mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden from 2f out, switched right from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge from 2f out and soon disputed, kept on best to lead inside final furlong and asserted near finish
took keen hold towards rear, 13th halfway, ridden from 2f out, some moderate progress when hampered 1f out, soon eased
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden from 3f out, no impression from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear, 11th halfway, ridden over 2f out and some progress from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear, 12th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression when bumped 1f out
mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden over 2f out and some progress from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong and kept on same pace
chased leaders on inner, 5th halfway, ridden from 2f out, no impression from 1f out and eased inside final furlong
led and disputed, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
Three-year-olds have a good record so Athloman Cottage can be given a chance to get off the mark as she wasn't far behind Twistsandturns here three weeks ago and has a slight pull in the weights. The winner has now won three times over the course and distance and with just a 2lb rise to contend with is likely to take some beating. EXCELLI (NAP) just gets the nod as he returned to form when a close third behind the in-form Mademoiselle Penny over 1m2f here a couple of weeks ago and surprisingly can race from a 4lb lower mark. Chatterton is held on that form but Nedera looks a big threat as she was in cracking form at this time last year and has now dropped to a mark she is capable of winning from.
Cheers Buddy (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Golden Raven (9-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Twistsandturns (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, close 3rd 1f out, headway in 2nd inside final furlong, led close home, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct beating Tribal Path (9-3) by nk, 14 ran.
Chatterton (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden on inner in straight and 5th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Mademoiselle Penny (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Oct.
Nedera 12-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, disputed lead briefly 1f out, headed under 1f out and soon no extra, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Skerray Rules (9-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Excelli (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along to go 2nd under 2f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mademoiselle Penny (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Oct.
Tom Dooley (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on near side, ridden 2f out, weakened, 13th of 19, at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Oct.
Sacred Dragon (USA) 33-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 14th after 4 out, driven entering straight, weakened, 17th of 20, dist behind Freedom Square (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m hcp gd in Oct.
Fast On (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 9th of 16, 10l behind Badger Daly (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Oct.
Grey Is Da Colour (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra under 2f out, 14th of 16, 14 1/2l behind Helen's Armada (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m hcp Yielding in Sep.
In The Dark (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Always behind, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 12th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Double Fast (8-9) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Athloman Cottage (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Twistsandturns (9-7) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Mile Buiochas (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Raced far side group, soon chased leaders, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 13th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Little Treasure (9-0) at Naas 6f mdn gd in Aug.
Standinthesunlight (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Dwelt and in rear, pushed along early, ridden halfway, some progress 2f out, moderate 7th 1f out, no impression, 7th of 16, 8l behind Badger Daly (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Oct.
Walled Garden (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened from 4f out, never a factor, 15th of 17, 34 1/4l behind Crocodile Rock (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn gd in Oct.
Walkingonmoonbeams (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden in 6th over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Hat Alnasar (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
