mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and soon no extra, eased 2f out, completely tailed off
mid-division, 9th halfway, no impression in 8th 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and soon no extra, towards rear over 2f out, eased final furlong
chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home
chased leader, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out and no impression 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight and no impression in 10th 2f out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra over 2f out
held up in rear, some progress early straight and ridden in 9th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, under pressure and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd final 100 yards
rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, progress on far rail early straight and 6th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leader, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd entering straight, under pressure and no impression on leader over 1f out, kept on one pace
led and soon 6 lengths clear, reduced advantage before halfway, ridden over 2f out and 3 lengths lead 1f out, no extra and headed close home
mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden to go 3rd 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden entering straight and soon no extra
Cliff House just got the better of Chance To Dance at Roscommon last time and Eighteen Summers finished ahead of Diplomat over 1m2f here last month. Sailors Warn has been upped 13lb for winning easily at Sligo while Mutual Regard has his first start for Johnny Murtagh and is 10lb higher than when scoring at Ffos Las. Cardinal Palace has claims after finishing ahead of both Chapter Seven and Croi An Or when fourth at this track, but the vote goes to ERLKONIG. A winner when trained in Germany, he scored over hurdles for his new yard at Tipperary earlier this month and has plenty of room for further improvement on the Flat.
Cardinal Palace (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Soon led, headed after 2f, on terms again 1f out, every chance and kept on well final furlong, dropped to 4th near line, 4th of 12, 1l behind General Brook (8-9) at Cork 1m 2f hcp in Apr.
Croi An Or (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Soon mid-division, 7th approaching straight, under pressure from 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 7l behind Piri Wango (9-3) at Gowran Park 1m hcp in May.
Erlkonig (GER) (9-0) won at Hannover(GER) 1m 2f 3yo stk gd in Oct, 6 ran.
Chance To Dance (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, led briefly close home, headed near line, 2nd of 14, shd behind Cliff House (9-3) at Roscommon 1m 4f hcap in May.
Diplomat (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Eighteen Summers (8-5) at Cork 1m 2f hcp in May.
Sailors Warn (IRE) Evensfav (8-12) Held up in rear, closer in 5th over 4f out, pushed along to challenge on outer 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly, comfortably, won at Sligo 1m 4f hcp in May beating All About Alfie (8-4) by 5l, 7 ran.
Clara Bel La (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Very slowly away and detached in rear, improved into 11th after 6f, 9th halfway, ridden in 6th approaching straight, stayed on well final 2f without troubling principals, 3rd of 11, 9l behind Ballyadam Brook (9-2) at Listowel 1m 6f hcp 60-90 gd.
Hes Our Music (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Made all, took keen hold early, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 3f 4yo stk pol in May beating Smoker (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Nateeja (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 15l behind Perfect Heart (9-9) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Shalaman (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) Held up early, mid-division halfway, ridden 3f out, stayed on into 6th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 5l behind Money Spider (8-11) at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp gf.
Cliff House (IRE) 9-2fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd on inner 2f out, close 4th 1f out, stayed on well on inner inside final furlong, led near line, won at Roscommon 1m 4f hcap in May beating Chance To Dance (10-0) by shd, 14 ran.
Eighteen Summers (USA) 9-1 (8-5) Made all, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and all out close home, won at Cork 1m 2f hcp in May beating Lucky Bridle (9-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Mindy (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Raced mainly in 8th, ridden and dropped to 10th under 3f out, no impression from 2f out and soon eased, last of 11, 18l behind Missunited (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd.
Shamiran (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Soon led, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, no extra, 22nd of 30, 20l behind Montefeltro (9-4) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in Oct.
Chapter Seven 8-1 (10-0) Towards rear early, 11th 3f out, went 8th under 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 9l behind That's Plenty (9-7) at Curragh 1m hcp in May.
Mutual Regard (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, soon left behind by easy winner, 2nd of 4, 14l behind Statutory (8-5) at Pontefract 2m 2f cond Stakes (3) gd in Oct.
