raced in detached rear, closed up on field halfway, headway on inner under 2f out, progress to 4th 1f out, ridden and kept on strongly to close on leader, held
towards rear, 10th halfway, no impression over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no danger
towards rear, 9th halfway, ridden and headway to 5th 1f out, kept on well, nearest finish
rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, never nearer
soon tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakened over 1f out
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, slightly hampered 2f out, good headway 1 1/2f out to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong, reduced advantage close home
close up, improved to 2nd after 4f, weakened under 2f out, eased final 100 yards
broke well to lead, headed after 2f, 3rd after 4f, progress to lead under 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, 4th halfway, weakened over 2f out, detached and eased under 1f out
towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden and headway 1 1/2f out,, improved to 3rd 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
chased leader, 5th halfway, not much room over 1f out, dropped to 8th 1f out, kept on same pace
Mainicin wins his share, including here, though he's now 11lb higher than his victory at Leopardstown last month. POLITICAL POLICY has a tremendous record on the track and though a rare winner these days he's perfectly capable of scoring from this mark. He was narrowly beaten into fourth behind Spruce Meadows here last month and can gain revenge over this longer trip on slightly better terms. Winning bumper Mountain Rock needs further and, like Nanabad, makes his debut on the surface as does Felix Mendelssohn, who has a touch of class though has been racing over hurdles. The latter's stable companion Jaqen H'ghar is 4lb higher than his victory here in December but has been competing at a much higher level.
Jaqen H'ghar (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-5) Rear of mid-division, some headway on inner early straight, ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind De Coronado (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Sep.
Felix Mendelssohn (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden along and disputing 3rd when bad mistake and unseated rider 2 out, at Kilbeggan 2m 3f mdn sft in Sep.
Spruce Meadows (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind De Coronado (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Sep.
Political Policy (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Prominent and disputed, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 7th of 15, 5 1/4l behind On The Go Again (9-11) at Bellewstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug.
Mainicin (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and dropped to 6th 3f out, soon no impression, 5th of 7, 18l behind Detailed (8-11) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp fll Yielding - Soft in Aug.
My Direction 5-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp sft in Sep.
Nanabad (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Disputed early, soon chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home, 4th of 7, 3l behind Detailed (9-8) at Roscommon 1m 2f hcp fll hvy in Sep.
Maudlin Magdalen (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden to chase winner from 3f out, one pace 1f out, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Panstarr (8-4) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp sft in Sep.
Mountain Rock (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression after 3 out, no extra, not fluent last, 6th of 9, 18l behind Bosco Di Alco (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn Yielding in Sep.
Eagle Spirit (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) A little keen, chased leaders, raced alone on inner straight, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind Birds Of Prey (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp hvy in Sep.
Wooster (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 8th entering straight, ridden in 5th 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, kept on without threatening winner final furlong, 2nd of 18, 3l behind Goldrush (9-0) at Navan 1m mdn Yielding in Sep.
