towards rear early, soon raced in 8th, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, led inside final furlong, kept on to maintain advantage closing stages
tracked leaders, soon raced in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, soon raced in 10th, pushed along over 2f out and progress, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, soon raced in 6th, losing place when not much room under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
slowly into stride and edged left out of stalls, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
soon led, pressed from over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner
tracked leaders, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong
prominent, soon raced in 2nd, still travelling smoothly over 2f out, soon pushed along to challenge, kept on without matching 1st 2 inside final furlong
towards rear early, soon raced in 9th, pushed along over 2f out and headway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, soon raced in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
mid-division early, soon raced in 7th, pushed along over 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
The 2013 Prix De l'Abbaye winner Maarek is still a force in this company though connections won't be happy that he's been raised 7lb for finishing a close third in a Listed contest here earlier this month when Magic Bear and Rattling Jewel were behind. Ducky Mallon has been unable to cope from his new mark since completing a double in the summer and though Mo Henry has been running well he's 9lb higher than his last winning mark. BUBBLY BELLINI beat Prove The Point comfortably over this trip at Fairyhouse last month and though he's struggled from his revised mark subsequently he's back over that trip for the first time and Colin Keane was on board when he scored at Galway in August. Taexali is 1-28 though has been running in better company while Auckland has never run at a distance this short.
Maarek 25-1 (9-5) Dwelt, mid-division early, dropped towards rear after 2f, ridden into 8th 2f out, stayed on into 5th under 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Texas Rock (9-8) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Taexali (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Gracious John (8-11) at Leicester 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Magic Bear (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Texas Rock (9-8) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Rattling Jewel 33-1 (9-5) Dwelt slightly and left leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and no impression halfway, weakened 2f out, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Texas Rock (9-8) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Ma Fee Heela (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, closer in 15th halfway, soon headway, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong, 7th of 22, 6 1/4l behind Ice Age (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Sep.
Kupa River (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to lead entering straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 10th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Hit The Silk (9-4) at Limerick 7f hvy in Oct.
Auckland (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 15th of 27, 6 1/4l behind Elusive Time (8-12) at Curragh 1m Yielding in Aug.
Ducky Mallon (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 13th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Enter The Red (9-1) at Navan 5f hcp sft in Oct.
Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 9th of 17, 6 3/4l behind Enter The Red (9-1) at Navan 5f hcp sft in Oct.
Mo Henry 12-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway and pushed along 2f out, briefly short of room and switched right and ridden 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 2nd close home, just failed, 2nd of 14, nk behind Vincita (9-11) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Dierama (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Towards rear, some headway on inner under 2f out and 5th 1f out, pushed along and no impression inside final furlong, no extra, 9th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Ducky Mallon (9-0) at Leopardstown 6f hcp gd in Aug.
Prove The Point (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out and 7th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 7th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Voyageofdiscovery (8-13) at Limerick 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
