slowly into stride, held up, 12th halfway, under pressure approaching straight, soon no impression, one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra 2f out
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, reminder over 5f out, pushed along approaching straight, no extra from over 1f out
mid-division early, 7th halfway, pushed along 4f out, no extra from over 2f out
mid-division early, 8th halfway, closed and pushed along on outer into straight, no extra from over 1f out
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closed to challenge and every chance straight, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, 9th halfway, closed travelling smoothly approaching straight, pushed along 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
soon led, pressed straight, headed 1 1/2f out, one pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, 11th halfway, pushed along over 4f out, no extra from over 2f out
mid-division early, 10th halfway, pushed along over 4f out, no impression 2f out
soon chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from over 2f out
slowly into stride, in rear, no impression from over 4f out, eased straight, completely tailed off
prominent, took keen hold, challenged straight, no extra from over 1f out
With the Weld team in full flight now First Figaro is much-respected on the back of last month's Killarney bumper success. If he handles this drop in distance, his chance is there to see again. Similar sentiments apply to Sligo bumper winner Chess Grand Master , who also drops significantly in trip. Iolani fell over hurdles recently but has his chance for a yard going superbly well but GREAT TRANGO ran a fine race in a Galway maiden last month over a shorter trip and, now returned to the Flat, can be given fair claims over this trip.
Bakers Street 13-2 (11-12) Mid-division, pushed along in 9th from 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from 2 out, 6th of 16, 20 3/4l behind Pass The Ball (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Jul.
Charlie Stout (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along into straight, kept on same pace, 8th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Giorni Felice (9-5) at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn hvy in Aug.
Chess Grand Master 9-10fav (11-7) Soon raced in 3rd on outer, closed up approaching halfway, led under 3f out, strongly pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Sligo 2m 2f Soft - Heavy in Aug beating Thereisnodoubt (11-7) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Faraway Hills (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Vigil (9-13) at Navan 1m 5f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
First Figaro (GER) 8-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, progress in 5th 3f out, travelled well to challenge 2f out, led under 1f out, soon ridden to assert, kept on strongly, won at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Aug beating Santiago de Cuba (11-9) by 4 3/4l, 7 ran.
Great Trango (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th after 2 out, stayed on to challenge after last and disputed briefly, no extra in 2nd closing stages, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Didero Vallis (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn gd in Aug.
Iolani (GER) 5-1 (11-12) Held up early, mid-division in 6th halfway, moderate 5th 4 out, ridden and under pressure when fell 2 out, at Bellewstown 2m 4f mdn gd in Aug.
Laid Back Luke (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Led, disputed at times, pressed straight, wandered slightly approaching last, stayed on best run-in, won at Fairyhouse 2m 4f sft in Jan beating Catalaunian Fields (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Lucky Robin (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, 9th after 4th, 8th after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 11th of 19, dist behind Aydoun (11-7) at Galway 2m 1f mdn sft in Aug.
Mr Nicolls (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 9 1/4l behind All's Quiet (9-7) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f mdn gd in Jul.
Vocal Resurgence (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Disputed early, chased leader after 1f, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 9th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Diodorus (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jul.
Wat Tyler 50-1 (11-0) Slowly away, always towards rear, ridden and no impression under 3f out, no extra, 11th of 12, 28 1/4l behind Sandstorming (11-5) at Bellewstown 1m 4f gd in Jul.
Bibliotheca (JPN) 8-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 2 2/1f out, 3rd 2f out, no extra in moderate 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 11 1/4l behind Detailed (8-11) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp fll Yielding - Soft in Aug.
King Jeremy (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Disputed lead early, headed after 2f, 5th 4f out, ridden in moderate 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 7 1/4l behind Turnabout (9-7) at Tramore 1m 4f mdn Yielding in Aug.
