rear of mid-division early, headway into 6th halfway, 8th 4f out, ridden in 7th 3f out, 9th 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
rear of mid-division early, headway into 2nd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace
mid-division, headway into 6th 4f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace
always towards rear, eased straight and tailed off
led, headed after 4f, chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leader in 2nd, led after 4f, ridden and challenged 2f out, soon headed, no extra 1f out, kept on same pace
always towards rear
mid-division, headway into 7th 2f out, ridden in 6th and no impression 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well in 2nd 2f out, soon challenged, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, kept on well under pressure
mid-division, headway into 7th 4f out, ridden and no extra 3f out, kept on one pace straight
jumped awkwardly and saddle slipped, soon chased leaders in 3rd, dropped to 7th halfway, weakened 4f out, eased straight and tailed off
held up towards rear, headway into 9th 3f out, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to challenge travelling well 2f out, soon narrow lead, ridden over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace
SUGHERA has improved out of all recognition over hurdles recently scoring at Tramore last month. She reverts to the Flat on the mark of a poor plater and Conor Hoban can steer her to a first success on the level. Shirley Schmidt has improved on her last two starts at this track and is another who should get a good ride from her experienced pilot but Bashkirov is likely to prove the main threat as he bounced back to form over the C&D last time and is now on a very lenient mark. Star Of Aragon has won two of his last four starts over hurdles, at Galway and Cheltenham, and is very much better than his Flat form figures suggest.
Star Of Aragon (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 3rd approaching straight, no extra under pressure from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 5l behind Ancient Sands (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 50-70 pol in Oct.
Bashkirov 15-2 (10-0) Led, clear over 3f out, ridden and reduced advantage over 1f out, headed inside final furlong and no extra, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Akinspirit (10-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
The Fox Tully (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 8l behind Mount Abora (9-7) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-70 pol in Sep.
Grand Cru 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, 3rd for much, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 5l behind Kristal Komet (9-4) at Tramore 1m 6f hcp 47-65 gf in Aug.
Mutadarrej (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, soon no impression, 16th of 17, well behind Asiya (9-4) at Tipperary 1m 6f hcp 50-75 in Jun.
Solar Event 20-1 (8-9) Ridden to lead after 2f, strongly pressed and headed 2f out, soon no extra, 5th of 13, 7l behind Missliyna (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f sks pol in Oct.
Chaparro (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Dwelt and towards rear, some headway ealy straight, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Ashton Rose (9-10) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Massyoun (FR) 50-1 (8-13) Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression over 4f out, 9th of 11, 22l behind Pop Rock (9-2) at Galway 1m 6f stks gf in Jul '10.
Mutasareb (USA) 66-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden in 9th entering straight, soon weakened, 16th of 17, 31l behind Hidden Universe (9-7) at Navan 2m mdn stks sft in Oct.
Peccatorum (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 14th of 15, 34l behind Dusty Trail (9-12) at Roscommon 1m 4f app hcp 50-70 sft in Sep.
Shirley Schmidt (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Dwelt, soon mid-division, 6th early straight, 4th over 1f out, soon no impression on leaders and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 6l behind Eastern Rules (8-13) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Sughera (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and lost place early straight, no extra, 9th of 13, 21l behind Word For Word (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep '10.
The Frog Prince (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, 2nd 4f out, driven along from early straight, no extra from 2f out, weakened, 11th of 19, 21l behind Spinning Wings (8-7) at Curragh 1m 4f app stks gd in Jun '09.
Denis Of Kerry (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Marcus Attilius (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Caolan (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, no extra from early straight, weakened, 13th of 14, 18l behind Ashton Rose (9-10) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
In Step 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and no impression 3f out, moderate 9th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 14l behind Akinspirit (10-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Private Ryan (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th entering straight, soon weakened, 12th of 17, 14l behind Legendary Times (8-11) at Gowran Park 1m 1f app hcp 47-65 gf in Aug.
