chased leaders, close 2nd 3f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong, strongly pressed winner to line, just failed
always towards rear, no impression from 2 1/2f out
made all, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, all out close home
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, moderate 4th 2f out, no impression on leaders
towards rear, ridden after halfway, moderate 6th over 2f out, weakened
chased leaders, ridden after halfway, moderate 5th 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong
chased leaders, ridden from halfway, soon weakened
Curl Cat won a claimer at Clonmel last week and his form at Dundalk entitles him to the utmost respect here. He won't be far away but LIVALEO will have needed his reappearance at the Curragh and his form last season was far superior to any of today's rivals. With a leading amateur booked, Joanna Morgan's gelding can get his head back in front today. Phoebe Van Gelder won at the Curragh in the spring but has shown very little since so Charger may be more interesting having won over hurdles at Downpatrick last month.
An Saighdiur (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Snap Alam (9-11) at Wexford 1m hcp 50-75 gf in Aug.
Charger 16-1 (9-9) Led, headed over 3f out, soon no extra, 12th of 15, 35l behind Teach Nua (9-10) at Galway 1m 4f stks gd in Jul.
Curl Cat (USA) 2-1 (9-11) Tracked leader in 2nd, challenged entering straight and led 2f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Clonmel 1m 2f app clm stks gf beating Rocky's Pride (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Livaleo (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, no extra from early straight, weakened, 13th of 16, 20l behind Leaves You Baby (8-10) at Curragh 1m 2f app hcp 50-85 gd in Aug.
Loveisthedrug (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, under pressure in 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 6l behind Marcus Attilius (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol.
Phoebe Van Gelder (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 15, 11l behind Cul A Dun (8-10) at Killarney 1m hcp 50-85 gd in Aug.
Fleeting Moment (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Well off pace towards rear for most, no extra under pressure from 4f out, 8th of 9, 21l behind Hyden (8-12) at Tramore 1m 4f hcp 50-75 gf in Aug.
To The Left (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, driven along and no impression from early straight, moderate 4th over 1f out, 4th of 12, 15l behind Directa King (10-9) at Limerick 2m stks gd in Jun '10.
