towards rear, 12th after halfway, headway on inner over 4f out, under pressure in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in rear, 11th after halfway, headway under 4f out, closed on outer over 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, every chance under 1f out, kept on, no extra close home
close up on inner, 3rd halfway, 4th 5f out, lost place and under pressure 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out
rear, 10th after halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, some progress over 1f out, weakened under 1f out
rear of mid-division, 9th after halfway, under pressure over 4f out, weakened 2 1/2f out
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelled well 3f out, dropped to 4th 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, 5th halfway, lost place 2 1/2f out, weakened under 2f out
chased leader on inner, 7th halfway, under pressure 2 1/2f out, ridden and weakened 1 1/2f out
towards rear, progress to 6th halfway, headway 5f out, travelled well 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on best under pressure final furlong, asserted close home
rear of mid-division, 8th after halfway, dropped to rear and under pressure 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, increased advantage to 5 lengths after 3f, reduced advantage halfway, strongly pressed and headed over 2f out, dropped to 3rd and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under 1f out
in touch, 4th halfway, 5th 5f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
The three at the bottom of this handicap are all jumpers. De Mazzaro ran twice at the Galway Festival with a very good run in a handicap hurdle in the second of them while Demi Plie has improved markedly and a handicap mark of 49 greatly underestimates her ability. PRETTY FANTASY is even lower on 46 and she ran a fine race over hurdles on this course last month so gets the nod to gain her first success on the level. War Eagle scored on the all-weather for John Gosden and ran his best race for new connections at Killarney last month while winning hurdler Mountain Fox gained his first Flat victory on his 27th start at Leopardstown though that was over 1m4f and fourth-placed Bright Flame can get much closer.
War Eagle (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1l behind The Abbey (10-2) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Mountain Fox (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden in 10th under 2f out, went closer 5th under 1f out, kept on well under pressure to lead final 50 yards, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul beating Final Endeavour (9-4) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Circling Moon (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Pushed along briefly early, soon chased leaders, slightly slow 2nd and pushed along again briefly and pushed along at stages after, under pressure from 4 out, kept on same pace from before straight, 5th of 11, 10l behind Mr Moondance (11-0) at Sligo 2m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
Here For The Craic (IRE) 40-1 (9-13) Mid-division early, 6th after 3rd, progress and wide into straight, soon effort, chased leaders and kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Act Of God (11-5) at Cork 2m hcp Yielding in Jul.
Border Battle (IRE) 66-1 (11-9) Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 15, dist behind Swelltime (11-9) at Gowran Park 2m mdn gd in Jul.
Comporta 4-1 (12-0) Always prominent and disputed lead early, 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, disputed again 3 out and led before straight, slight mistake 2 out and headed approaching last where not fluent, no impression on winner run-in, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Twilight Girl (11-7) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Castle Chase (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Prominent and disputed early until led over 9f out, strongly pressed from 3f out, headed entering straight, soon lost place and weakened, last of 15, 31l behind Mountain Fox (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Bog War (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, mid-division at halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 10th of 16, 19 1/2l behind Walking On Glass (9-9) at Navan 1m 5f hcp sft in Jun.
Bright Flame (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, 13th over 3f out, progress on inner entering straight, ridden in 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Mountain Fox (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
De Mazzaro (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Soon tracked leaders, effort approaching straight, one pace run-in, 3rd of 14, 7 1/4l behind Loudest Whisper (9-13) at Galway 2m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
Demi Plie (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Prominent, slight mistake 5th, on terms from 3 out, headed approaching straight, soon weakened, 8th of 14, dist behind Sean Says (10-12) at Limerick 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Pretty Fantasy (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, ridden in 6th 3 out, under pressure in 5th and mistake 2 out, went moderate 3rd before last, no extra, 3rd of 14, 15 1/4l behind Jacksons Gold (12-0) at Roscommon 2m 4f mdn Yielding in Aug.
