rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, checked briefly 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra
towards rear, ridden on inner 2f out, kept on without threatening on inner final furlong
led, headed and ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt, soon prominent, led briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, progress on inner into 5th 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, checked briefly inside final furlong, switched right and no extra close home
always towards rear, ridden entering straight, soon no impression, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden in 6th on outer 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, progress into 3rd travelling well 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression
dwelt and towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor
mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, soon no impression, never a factor
mid-division on outer, lost position 3f out, no impression and eased under 2f out
Ned's Indian went up 6lb for last month's narrow victory over tonight's rival Catchy Lass and was just unable to cope when narrowly beaten by Hes Our Music. The runner-up had earlier been close behind Minot Street and can take revenge on these terms as the winner looks as though the assessor has got to him after four recent victories. Waydownsouth is very versatile though his best form has been over further but Moonmeister scored over 1m2f last month and stepped up to this trip a fortnight ago to complete a hat-trick. He hasn't had much experience and should improve. SHARJAH has been in tremendous form and battled on to victory over 1m2f last week after being joined when attempting to make all. He's gone up 4lb but that doesn't look enough to prevent a double. Aladdins Cave was sent to Wolverhampton for a much better race than this last month and, though starting at 50/1, didn't disgrace himself when finishing fourth.
Paddy The Celeb (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Ran 8th, pushed along and no impression entering straight, in rear over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 9l behind Hardstone (8-4) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Ned's Indian (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, closer 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on final furlong, pressed winner close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Hes Our Music (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol.
Aladdins Cave 50-1 (9-1) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, rallied closing stages, never on terms, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Personal Opinion (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) in Nov.
Waydownsouth (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, no impression on winner in 2nd 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Hardstone (8-4) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Ballyadam Brook (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, good headway to be prominent after about 4f and soon led and clear, pushed along 4f out, headed from early straight, dropped to 9th 1f out, one pace, 13th of 22, 9l behind Clondaw Warrior (8-8) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp in Oct.
Catchy Lass (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Dwelt, towards rear, 9th entering straight, progress to challenge 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, not match winner, 2nd of 10, hd behind Ned's Indian (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Minot Street (CAN) 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, soon 2nd, pushed along straight, one pace from 1f out, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Moonmeister (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f stks (0-75) pol.
Sharjah (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Led, headed after 3f, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 3f Handicap (47-75) (4yo+) pol beating Alvar (9-6) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Moonmeister (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Soon raced in 6th, raced on outer straight and pushed along, improved to challenge 1f out, gained narrow lead inside final furlong and stayed on well, won at Dundalk 1m 4f stks (0-75) pol beating Sharjah (9-9) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Manuka (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden entering straight, soon no impression, 8th of 14, 5l behind Shalaman (9-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f app hcp pol in Sep '13.
Blue Ridge Lane (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, some progress straight and ridden in 10th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 4l behind Sharjah (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f Handicap (47-75) (4yo+) pol.
High Net Worth 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Sharjah (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f Handicap (47-75) (4yo+) pol.
Daliyan (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 4l behind Lean And Keen (9-13) at Cork 1m hcp 50-80 in May.
Cebuano 2-1fav (9-11) Soon raced in 5th, 4th approaching straight, soon pushed along, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Moonmeister (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f stks (0-75) pol.
Empresario (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, some progress straight and 9th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Sharjah (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f Handicap (47-75) (4yo+) pol.