chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 4th entering straight, soon weakened, trailing final furlong
held up in rear, headway entering straight, ridden in 4th 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, clear halfway, ridden 3f out, headed under 2f out, weakened, trailing final furlong
slowly into stride and in rear early, headway on inner into mid-division halfway, ridden in 3rd 3f out, went 2nd briefly but no impression on winner 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders in 5th, pushed along on outer entering straight, ridden in 6th 2f out, 4th 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, not trouble winner
rear of mid-division, closer in 5th 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, trailing final furlong
rear of mid-division, dropped to rear halfway, ridden in 7th entering straight, 5th 1f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead under 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders, ridden entering straight, soon weakened
Three-year-olds have had the edge in this and have won the last three. Glamorous Approach looks best of the older horses having finished a very close third in a Group 3 over 1m2f here last month though CANNONBALL (NAP) was finishing so strongly that he would have won in a few strides. That was over 1m4f but Ger Lyons' colt had won his previous two over this trip and should get back to winning ways. Bound is also racing over further and is still a maiden as is stable companion Longing, who was well behind her at Naas last time. Grandee won a Listed contest here in June and can't have been right when beaten a long way here in August.
Johann Bach (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, no extra in 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Goldrush (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f lst stks (1) pol in Oct.
Play The Game (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Mid-division, fell 1st, at Bellewstown 2m 1f mdn gd in Aug.
Grandee (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, dropped to 3rd under 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, last of 6, 34l behind Spanish Steps (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Glamorous Approach (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, held up, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra over 1f out, 6th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Detailed (8-10) at Limerick 1m 4f lst stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Cannonball (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway on inner approaching straight and led 2f out, ridden and joined 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Detailed (8-10) at Limerick 1m 4f lst stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Finn McCool (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Soon led, pressed from 3f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and no extra from over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Clongowes (8-10) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gd in Jun.
Sister Blandina (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Elegant Pose (9-0) at Naas 1m lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Bound (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along and some headway early straight, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1/2l behind Red Stars (9-6) at Naas 1m 4f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Longing (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, edged left and no extra over 1f out, weakened, 9th of 14, 17 1/2l behind Red Stars (9-6) at Naas 1m 4f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Song Of Namibia (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Dwelt, soon raced towards rear, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 20, 1 1/4l behind Laws Of Spin (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
