jumped awkwardly from stalls and slowly into stride, rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, moderate 4th and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge 2f out, narrow lead over 1f out, disputed again briefly inside final furlong, edged ahead closing stages and kept on well under pressure
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
held up in 5th, ran freely, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
held up in 4th, ridden 3f out, no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
led, ridden and pressed 2f out, narrowly headed over 1f out, rallied to dispute again briefly inside final furlong, 2nd and held closing stages
LOVE IN THE SUN made a successful handicap debut over an extended mile on heavy going at Cork and went down fighting when attempting to concede 9lb to Ineffable over 1m2f at Leopardstown. She is still progressing and should get back to winning ways. Niven has had a quiet summer since completing a heavy-ground double in April and should do better than at Sligo last time where he didn't get the run of the race. Neither Camile nor Afzal have been in the best of form and have headgear fitted for the first time while Universal Focus has been looking moderate. Kandahari ran poorly at the Curragh last time but her earlier form on ground with some give puts her in the picture and she may offer the greatest threat.
Niven (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along and squeezed for room over 2f out, no impression in 8th from over 1f out, 8th of 9, 17 3/4l behind An Saighdiur (9-6) at Sligo 7f hvy in Aug.
Love In The Sun (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, stayed on to press winner inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Ineffable (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp hvy in Apr.
Camile (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division and pushed along early, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Flying Fairies (9-7) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding in Aug.
Afzal (FR) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, 10th 4f out, ridden in 7th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no danger, 6th of 12, 16l behind Secret Wizard (9-8) at Galway 7f hcp sft in Sep.
Universal Focus (GER) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, took keen hold early, ridden in 12th 2f out, no impression, 11th of 21, 13 1/4l behind Dalton Highway (9-12) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
Kandahari 6-1 (8-8) Mid-division and 10th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and no impression from 1f out, 10th of 15, 4 1/4l behind To Choose (9-12) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
