held up towards rear, headway in 6th 2 1/2f out, closer in 5th 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge in 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, no impression leader final furlong
mid-division, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 3f out, ridden and no extra over 2f out, eased over 1f out
always towards rear
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out
chased leaders early, 6th halfway, dropped towards rear over 3f out, ridden in 7th and no impression 2 1/2f out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, headway to 5th 3f out, ridden in close 4th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace
made all, ridden and challenged 2f out, asserted over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, comfortably
chased leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
Directa King (GER) 3-1fav (9-6) Towards rear, steady headway from over 4f out, 3rd 3f out, challenged and led over 2f out, quickly clear, stayed on well, very easily, won at Galway 1m 4f hcap gf in Jul '08 beating Cloone River (9-7) by 17l, 14 ran.
Hunting Tower 8-1 (9-4) Soon ridden in rear; never dangerous, 7th of 15, 13l behind Gayego (9-9) at Nad Al Sheba(UAE) 6f Group 3 stks (3yo+) (1) in Mar.
Royal Astronomer (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) 6th of 13, 7l behind Fiery Lad (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Aug '08.
Sandokan (GER) 14-1 (8-4) Keen mid-division, effort on outer over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 9, 8l behind Compton Charlie (8-13) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in Apr '08.
Timisvar (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Slowly away, soon prominent, 2nd before halfway, ridden and weakened from 4f out, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Blackstairmountain (11-12) at Galway 1m 4f am mdn stks sft in Jul.
Allez Vite (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Led, headed after 2f, ridden in 2nd and no extra 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 36l behind Fingers (11-4) at Killarney 2m 1f am stks (4yo+) sft in Aug.
Cruel Sea (USA) 25-1 (7-13) Held up towards rear, headway in 9th 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 22, 1 1/4l behind Les Fazzani (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 4f fll hcp.
Trojan War (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway in 4th 2f out, ridden to challenge entering straight, led 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Galway 1m 4f 3yo mdn hvy in Aug beating Sanforized (8-9) by 2l, 12 ran.
Dabirana (IRE) 10-3 (9-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, niggled along 5f out, dropped to last before straight where raced wide, soon no impression under pressure, eased from under 1f out, last of 4, 14l behind Casual (9-4) at Killarney 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-85 in Jul.
