held up towards rear, ridden and no extra from 2f out, never a factor
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out
bumped along towards rear early, soon mid-division on inner, 6th halfway, headway travelling well 2f out, pushed along and on terms 1f out, ridden and led over 100 yards out, kept on well
keen to post, led, raced keenly, joined after 3f and headed before halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and headway, on terms 1f out, headed over 100 yards out, no extra in 3rd final 50 yards, kept on one pace
tracked leader, raced keenly, disputed lead after 3f and led before halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and pressed, headed 1f out, no impression in 4th final 100 yards, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, raced keenly, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor
held up in rear, raced keenly, 11th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace without threatening
held up in rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along and switched left over 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd final 50 yards, no impression on winner
mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
slowly into stride and pushed along early, always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2f out, never a factor
Crystal Dawn has won three times around here and was narrowly beaten off this mark in September and can reverse places with Linus Larrabee, who was caught on the line. Castletownshend is 1-33 but has dropped to a fair mark and led for a long way on the beach at Laytown last week. Never Back Down went up 10lb for a narrow victory over the track and trip and not surprisingly couldn't cope next time when Blyton finished just in front. Akhlaaq landed a Leopardstown handicap over the trip in April and looked on the way back in a claimer here last month but it's about time REVERBERATION was winning again. He'd been running well on Turf during the summer and he's won here in the past so gets the nod in a moderate handicap.
Court Of Appeal (IRE) 6-1 (10-1) In rear, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Zahee (10-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Woodrow (IRE) 13-2 (10-1) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor, 12th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Baronial Pride (10-2) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Akhlaaq 40-1 (9-3) Towards rear, progress halfway, ridden into 2nd under 1f out, kept on well, not trouble winner, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Firstman (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Oct.
Shawaf 12-1 (9-8) Broke well, tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, pushed along and no impression 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8 3/4l behind El Padre (10-11) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Crystal Dawn (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, 9th and pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway into 3rd 1f out, no impression on principals inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind El Padre (10-11) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Never Back Down (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Led narrowly, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Zahee (10-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Blyton 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division on outer, ridden in 8th on outer 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Zahee (10-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Castletownshend (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Led, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Oh Purple Reign (11-12) at Laytown 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Just Let Go (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Zahee (10-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Reverberation 12-1 (9-2) Waited with, soon towards rear, some headway but no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Punk Poet (10-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Linus Larrabee (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Dwelt, held up in rear, ran freely, pushed along and some headway when not clear run under 2f out, ridden and no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Spilt Passion (9-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Harbanaker (IRE) 5-1fav (9-13) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor, 16th of 20, 16 1/4l behind Jazzelle (9-1) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Sep.
The Alpha Man (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Mid-division, progress on outer to chase leaders at halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened, 14th of 15, 30 3/4l behind Macho Time (10-1) at Gowran Park 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Cannoli 33-1 (9-6) Soon chased leaders, 7th over 3f out, soon no impression, 10th of 23, 23 1/2l behind Tip Of The Spear (9-7) at Curragh 1m 1f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Colonel Slade (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Soon led, strongly pressed 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Olivia Valere (9-0) at Curragh 7f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Take My Hand (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression when edged left over 1f out, soon not clear run, no extra, kept on one pace, 9th of 13, 7l behind Tara Power (9-3) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
California Blue (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in mid-division on inner, 8th from halfway, kept towards far side rail and ridden from 2f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out, 13th of 14, 22 3/4l behind Cracking Name (9-9) at Tipperary 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
