towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd 1f out, soon 2nd, stayed on well to lead at line
chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead entering straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, soon no impression
in rear, headway entering straight, ridden 2f out, went 6th on outer 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th inside final furlong
mid-division on inner, ridden entering straight, no impression
chased leaders on outer, headway to lead under 2f out, soon went clear, ridden 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed and no extra at line
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression
mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression
rear of mid-division, ridden entering straight, no impression
mid-division, ridden on outer over 3f out, weakened
led, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened
chased leaders on inner, ridden in 3rd 2f out, close 2nd 1f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, dropped to 3rd near line, just failed
mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened
Melisandre has never raced over a trip this far but has been staying on over 7f so should be suited. SHEISDIESEL gained her only victory to date when tackling this track and trip in February. She's gradually been getting back to her best and was a bit unlucky in-running over 7f here earlier this month so looks the one to be on. Althiba has yet to win and makes her debut on the surface and she's very closely matched with Settle For Bay on their run at Leopardstown in April when the latter came out on top. Cloudy Miss is best over this trip and found 7f too sharp last time though is 11lb higher than her victory at Bellewstown in July.
Settle For Bay (FR) 25-1 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Vincita (9-11) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Melisandre (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Chased leaders in 3rd on inner, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Midnitemudcrabs (9-9) at Dundalk 7f fll pol in Oct.
Sheisdiesel 5-1 (9-11) Towards rear, ridden and closer in 8th 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Vincita (9-11) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Above Us Only Sky (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slightly impeded start, soon towards rear, no impression from under 2f out, 7th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Sorelle Delle Rose (9-10) at Gowran Park 7f hcp hvy in Sep.
Cloudy Miss (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon no impression, kept on one pace final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Seanie (9-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Althiba 5-1 (9-0) Led early, soon tracked leaders, 6th approaching straight, soon closed to be prominent, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Thiswaycadeaux (9-0) at Fairyhouse 6f mdn hvy in Oct.
Delegating 14-1 (9-4) Soon tracked leaders, 3rd approaching straight, chased winner over 1f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Truffles (9-10) at Fairyhouse 6f hcp fll hvy in Oct.
Mr Shelby (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Soon towards rear in 12th, moderate 11th into straight, no extra from over 1f out, 12th of 15, 18 3/4l behind All The Mollies (8-12) at Listowel 7f hcp hvy in Sep.
De Mazzaro (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Held up, 16th approaching halfway, no impression 2f out, 15th of 18, 35 1/4l behind Il Piccolo Grande (9-7) at Navan 1m hcp hvy in Oct.
Calypso Jo 20-1 (9-6) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 12l behind Samarmadi (9-6) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.
Wild Shot 12-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, no impression straight, never a factor, 11th of 14, 10l behind Indian Tomahawk (9-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Latchet (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Went slightly right from stalls and settled in mid-division, ridden from 2f out and no impression from over 1f out, 13th of 16, 21l behind Sleepy Head (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Favorite Story 25-1 (9-2) Prominent and led after 1f, joined halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra, 11th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Path Of Silver (9-12) at Down Royal 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
