held up in rear, driven along early straight, kept on same pace without troubling leaders
settled towards rear, some headway on outer from halfway, 7th approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out
mid-division, 6th halfway, headway into 4th after halfway, progress to challenge and dispute early straight, headed early final furlong, no extra
settled towards rear, 9th halfway, ridden entering straight, no impression from well over 1f out
settled in mid-division, 5th halfway, switched right early straight, ridden to challenge 1f out, led inside final furlong and kept on well under pressure
mid-division on inner, took keen hold, briefly not clear run early straight, headway into 4th over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong without reaching winner
led, strongly pressed and headed 2f out, soon no extra, weakened
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to 6th approaching straight, no impression from over 1f out
tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute early straight, soon ridden and headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden approaching straight, no extra from early straight, eased when beaten final furlong
Anshan Dreams is the only C&D winner in the line up and though he's 8lb higher he has scored twice over timber subsequently and should be in the shake-up. Deutschland has scored over a slightly longer trip here and needs a thorough test of stamina though he's well enough treated to give a good account but Mutiska is still a maiden after 16 starts, all of them on turf. Talenti won three claimers on Polytrack in the UK this time a year ago but hasn't been in the best of form over jumps unlike GORDONSVILLE, who scored over hurdles at Musselburgh three weeks ago and is the form pick on his close third to Cosimo de Medici in the Cesarewitch trial at Newmarket in September. Fantasy King could prove a threat as he has won a bumper over this trip and was racing over a distance too short on his return from a break here last month.
Bravely Fought (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, no extra from early straight, 11th of 13, 11l behind Bible Belt (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Asiya (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Mid-division, 9th 7f out, no extra from over 2f out, 12th of 18, 27l behind Pond Cottage (10-7) at Galway 1m 6f am stks (4yo+) hvy in Oct.
Gordonsville 8-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and always held, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Los Nadis (9-1) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Deutschland (USA) 14-1 (8-10) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 13th of 16, 26l behind Hidden Universe (8-13) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft.
Fantasy King 8-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders on inner, 7th halfway, 5th entering straight and soon not clear run, no impression final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Jazz Girl (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 60-85 pol in Oct.
Anshan Dreams 14-1 (9-6) Rear of mid-division early, improved to 7th halfway, headway into 3rd 4f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Strandfield Lady (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f 3yo stks pol.
Isabellareine (GER) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 7th of 14, 9l behind Strandfield Lady (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f 3yo stks pol.
Mutiska (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Chased clear leader, 5th halfway, closer and went 3rd early straight, no impression under pressure inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Midnight Music (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp 60-95 in Oct.
Talenti (IRE) 11-4 (9-1) Held up in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Muzo (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Jan.
Custodian (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out, 13th of 14, 27l behind Strandfield Lady (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f 3yo stks pol.
