mid-division, 8th before 5th, headway before 4 out, one pace next
tracked leaders, a little keen, mistake 1st, jumped left 2nd, slightly impeded 4th, 4th before 5th, 6th when slightly slow 4 out, one pace next
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, 10th before 5th, pushed along after 4 out, no impression and slight mistake 3 out, one pace
held up, not fluent 3rd and rider without irons briefly, bumped 4th, last before 5th, soon no danger, completely tailed off
held up, jumped right 4th, moderate 13th before 5th, never a factor
held up, slightly impeded 4th, moderate 14th before 5th, never a factor
held up, not fluent 4th, moderate 15th before 5th, soon no danger, tailed off
prominent, 3rd before 5th, slight mistake 4 out, no impression when slight mistake 2 out, one pace
soon chased leaders on outer, a little keen, slightly impeded 4th, 5th before 5th, lost place and no impression straight
prominent, 2nd before 5th, travelling smoothly straight, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, soon asserted, stayed on well run-in, easily
held up, slight mistake 1st, moderate 12th before 5th, no impression and slight mistake 3 out
soon chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 7th before 5th, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along approaching straight, no impression and slight mistake 3 out
held up on inner, a little keen, 9th before 5th where slight mistake, went moderate 4th and no impression when slight mistake 2 out, one pace
led, pressed 3 out, headed 2 out, no impression and one pace after
held up, bumped rival 4th, moderate 16th before 5th, soon no danger, fell 3 out
tracked leaders, 6th before 5th, pushed along in 2nd into straight, soon 3rd and one pace
held up, moderate 11th before 5th, some headway but no impression straight, kept on same pace
The top three have all won on the Flat so have penalties to carry. UNICORN can prove the best of them having finished a very good third in the Melrose Handicap at York after his maiden victory at Leopardstown. He gets the nod over stable companion Le Richebourg, who has performed well in a couple of bumpers, and Willie Mullins recruit from the UK Easy Gold, who had three runs on the Flat for Ed Walker. Denham Sound ran her best race to date at Cork last time and may prove best of the remainder.
The Moore Factor (IRE) 9-4fav (9-11) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 4th 2f out, stayed on to challenge 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Round Two (9-13) at Limerick 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Turbine (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Prominent and led after 2f, pushed along and headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Admodum (8-10) at Naas 1m hcp gf in May.
Unicorn (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Wall of Fire (9-6) at York 1m 6f hcp stks (2) gd in Aug.
Aphoristic (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never a factor, ridden in rear 2f out, some progress in 10th 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Hes Our Music (10-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Oct.
Ballea Fox 33-1 (11-0) Held up, soon in rear, slight mistake 1st, pushed along 3 out, some headway before straight, no extra approaching 2 out, 7th of 9, 33l behind Blast Of Koeman (11-12) at Limerick 2m sft in Mar.
Bard Of Armagh Tobougg gelding out of Minibelle.
Chicago Fire (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along and headed entering straight, no extra over 1f out, weakened, 8th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Not A Whisper (10-0) at Tipperary 7f hcp sft in Apr.
Easy Gold (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced and no impression final 2f, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Uae Prince (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Katbart (IRE) Milan gelding out of Morning Legend.
Le Richebourg (FR) 13-8jfav (11-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Debuchet (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m gd in Jan.
Mr Jacaranda (IRE) Touch Of Land gelding out of Dawn Beauty.
Scotch Quay (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Tr ldr, mstk at 6th, wknd to mid-div aftr 4out, ko bhnd, 8th of 11, 36l behind Djarkevi (11-11) at Grennan 3m mdn in May.
Silver Star (FR) (9-2) 3rd of 11, 3l behind Mutamaded (9-2) at Marseille-Borely 1m 1f stks gs in Sep.
Sunday At Augusta (IRE) Arakan gelding out of Alla Marcia.
High School Days (USA) 12-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, 5th early, not fluent 3rd, 6th approaching straight, no extra and not fluent last, 8th of 16, 21 1/2l behind Ex Patriot (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn sft in Jan.
Annies Ann (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) In rear, no impression from 4f out, never a factor, 11th of 17, dist behind Half The Odds (11-9) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Apr.
Denham Sound 50-1 (11-0) Held up, 13th at 3rd, headway towards outer from before straight to track leaders, jumped right 3 out, soon no impression, moderate 4th at last, kept on same pace without threatening, 4th of 19, 11 1/2l behind Royal Hawk (11-7) at Cork 2m mdn gd in May.
Lily Trotter 6-1 (9-1) Chased leader until over 7f out, remained in handy 3rd, came centre in straight, went 2nd again over 3f out until ridden inside final furlong, weakening when squeezed out well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Mccools Gold (8-8) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Brontide (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 5th at 3rd, soon pushed along and reminders, lost place from 4 out, soon no impression, 11th of 19, 25 1/2l behind Royal Hawk (11-7) at Cork 2m mdn gd in May.
