mid-division early, 7th approaching halfway, headway straight, on terms inside final furlong, led and stayed on well closing stages
soon tracked leaders, 3rd approaching halfway, closed up before straight, soon challenged and every chance, no extra and one pace inside final furlong
soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching halfway, closed up before straight, no extra and one pace final furlong
waited with, 9th approaching halfway, raced on outer into straight and headway, got on terms inside final furlong, headed and one pace closing stages
soon chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, no extra and one pace final furlong
waited with, 10th approaching halfway, some headway straight, no extra final furlong
waited with, 14th approaching halfway, headway straight, kept on well without threatening inside final furlong
soon prominent, on terms before halfway, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
soon chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, switched left over 1 1/2f out, one pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, 11th approaching halfway, switched left early straight and headway, one pace inside final furlong
soon led, joined before halfway, headed inside final furlong, one pace
waited with, 12th approaching halfway, some headway straight, no extra final furlong
soon in rear, raced on outer into straight and headway, kept on well without threatening inside final furlong
mid-division early, 8th approaching halfway, some headway and not much room on inner 1f out, no extra after
waited with, 13th approaching halfway, some headway straight, one pace final furlong
TRAVELWISE carried a 6lb penalty at Gowran after a very easy victory at Naas and though making a bit more hard work of it had something in hand. He's ben raised another 9lb but still looks on a fair mark. Farnese has taken well to Dundalk, landing a handicap there last month before just failing to hold off Cautious Approach on a return visit last week and is on the same mark. Monsieur Piquer is having his first start for new connections after arriving from the UK while Havana Breeze has yet to win though couldn't have got much closer at Killarney. Pari Passu won this last year though hasn't been in that kind of form but Asanda got no sort of run when well supported at Gowran and connections will be looking for compensation.
Eastern Racer (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Pushed along briefly early, in rear, headway on outer from before straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Sir Ottoman (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Dancing Doll (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Prominent on outer, 4th halfway, lost place and ridden over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased closing stages, last of 8, 21 1/2l behind Scorched Earth (8-13) at Roscommon 1m 2f hcp sft in Aug.
Travelwise (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) A little slow into stride and pushed along briefly early and prominent, soon tracked leaders, closed up travelling smoothly straight, pushed along to challenge 2f out, soon led, kept on well inside final furlong, reduced lead at the finish, won at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Jul beating Never Rains (8-13) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Duhallow Noelie (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Soon tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, one pace final furlong, 12th of 22, 3 3/4l behind Early Call (9-5) at Navan 6f hcp gf in Sep.
Farnese 7-2fav (9-6) Soon led, joined after 1f, headed inside first 2f, chased leader after, headway and effort over 1f out, gained narrow lead briefly inside final furlong, kept on well, headed near finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Cautious Approach (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Monsieur Piquer (FR) 10-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway under pressure 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Mecca's Gift (9-7) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Red Avenger (USA) 10-1 (9-11) Held up mid-division, pushed along towards rear entering straight, ridden and kept on without threatening to go 6th inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Cache Queen (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Sep.
Havana Breeze (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders and 4th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, every chance from 1f out and kept on inside final furlong without matching winner, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Sharp Focus (9-9) at Killarney 1m hcp gd in Jul.
Piper Bomb (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Conversant (8-10) at Listowel 6f hcp sft in Sep.
Very Smart (IRE) 6-1jfav (9-8) Towards rear of far side group, progress and switched right 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression, kept on one pace, 10th of 25, 11 1/2l behind Chagall (8-9) at Cork 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Tribal Path (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Soon led, strongly pressed and joined approaching straight, headed over 1f out, no extra and one pace after, 5th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Stormy Tale (10-0) at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Pari Passu (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Prominent, 3rd on inner halfway, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Sir Ottoman (10-3) at Laytown 7f pol in Sep.
Asanda (IRE) 3-1fav (8-9) Rear of mid-division, no impression approaching straight, ridden towards rear 2f out and no impression over 1f out, never a factor, 14th of 16, 14 1/2l behind Bigger And Better (9-7) at Gowran Park 1m hcp Yielding in Sep.
Dingle Bay (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Mid-division early, 7th approaching halfway, no extra over 1f out, 12th of 16, 13 1/4l behind Magi Gal (8-4) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gf in Sep.
Ebony Belle (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear before halfway, soon pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra, 13th of 15, 15 1/2l behind High Altitude (10-11) at Bellewstown 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Adapt To Dan (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Soon mid-division, ridden into 5th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 18, 1 1/4l behind We'll Go Again (9-3) at Cork 1m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Silvretta Schwarz (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, last of 11, dist behind Alfred Wegener (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Kodianne (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out, 13th of 15, 19 3/4l behind Blankiedoodie (9-12) at Bellewstown 1m hcp gd in Jul.
