stumbled slightly leaving stalls, chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and progress into 3rd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd entering straight, progress on outer 2f out and travelled well to challenge 1f out, pushed along and kept on well to lead close home
chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along under 2f out and kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway and progress to lead briefly 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, eased
always rear, never a factor, detached 2f out, no extra
led, pushed along and headed briefly 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out and kept on inside final furlong, headed close home
MILITARY HILL has had just the three outings and there should be more to come from him now handicapping. Korbous was a close-up fourth at Leopardstown on his comeback run and can figure off the same mark but Maskoon has struggled since winning at Dundalk last year. Sapphirine scored on the all-weather in France back in April and has now joined Johnny Murtagh while Prince Jock won over a slightly longer trip here in June but is 9lb higher for this and has been well beaten since.
Alnahar (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, soon 7th, pushed along before straight, soon raced on outer, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Park Row (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Jul.
Korbous (IRE) 11-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th 3f out, progress to 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd over 1f out, dropped to 3rd under 1f out, soon driven, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Three Majors (8-8) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf in Jul.
Maskoon 8-1 (9-7) Towards rear, 7th 5f out, pushed along from 3f out, ridden from 2f out and soon no impression, 7th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Knockmaole Boy (9-4) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Sapphirine (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Rear of mid-division, 7th on inner halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Three Bells (9-11) at Down Royal 7f hcp gd in Jul.
Northern Rocked (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and settled towards rear, pushed along over 2f out and soon no impression, 12th of 14, 14 3/4l behind Eighteen Summers (10-0) at Cork 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Prince Jock (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Prominent and disputed lead, led briefly 4f out, pushed along in 2nd approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Knockmaole Boy (9-12) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Little Prairie 10-1 (9-1) Dwelt, held up in rear, 6th under 4f out, dropped to 7th and ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Rose De Pierre (9-8) at Curragh 1m hcp fll gd in Jul.
Military Hill (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Soon led, ridden 1 1/2f out, under pressure and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner under 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Seville Star (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gf in Jul.
Shabra Emperor (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Always behind, no impression straight, never a factor, last of 13, 31 1/4l behind Sister Slew (8-6) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Feb.
Tears In My Eyes (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride and pushed along briefly, a little keen in mid-division, pushed along again from 3f out, no impression over 2f out, soon no extra, 9th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Laws Of Spin (10-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
