soon led, headed 1f out, rallied final furlong, kept on without matching front pair
prominent early, 11th from halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on well without threatening inside final furlong
raced in 8th early, closer in 6th from halfway, effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out
raced in 7th early, 8th from halfway, headway and effort straight, gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
raced in 6th early, 7th from halfway, effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out
raced in 10th from early, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace final furlong
prominent, 3rd from halfway, effort straight, no extra from over 1f out
dwelt and pushed along, soon raced in 9th, closer in 5th from halfway, effort straight, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt and pushed along, towards rear, 13th early straight, soon headway and effort, kept on without threatening final furlong
raced in 4th early, 2nd from halfway, pushed along into straight, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, one pace
dwelt and pushed along briefly, towards rear, 12th early straight, soon effort until no extra from over 1f out
raced in 11th early, closer in 9th from halfway, progress towards inner straight, almost on terms and kept on without quite matching winner inside final furlong
waited with, effort on outer straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out
waited with, some headway when impeded over 2f out, soon one pace
raced in 5th early, 4th from halfway, effort straight, kept on same pace final furlong
waited with, headway towards outer straight, kept on well without threatening final furlong
This probably isn’t quite as competitive as the first division and top weight Shore Step has a chance to get back to winning ways. At the opposite end of the handicap, Mimic's Memory could also figure but Case Stated only won a Limerick claimer in June and hasn’t been seen since. Aspen Belle has the stronger form and has yet to finish out of the frame under Killian Leonard. She won at Cork in May, though is another returning from a break. LILY’S PRINCE hasn’t won for a very long time but could not have got any closer off this mark at the Curragh last month. After two runs over 5f, he is back over his best trip today and it will be a surprise if he’s not in the firing line. Gunmaker and Littlevix are among a host of others with decent claims on their best form.
Shore Step (IRE) 9-2fav (9-3) Raced far side, soon led, joined from halfway, led again from 2f out, headed final 50yds, one pace and soon dropped to 3rd, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Lost Treasure (9-7) at Curragh 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Dandys Gold (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Raced near side group, chased leaders, kept on same pace from 2f out, 17th of 30, 11 1/2l behind Idalia (8-7) at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Aspen Belle (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders in 4th, 3rd 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Rapid Reaction (8-4) at Naas 5f hcp fll gf in Jun.
Ducky Mallon (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Prominent far side group, pushed along 2f out and ridden in 5th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Urban Beat (9-12) at Curragh 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Gunmaker (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Keen tracking leaders on inside, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2 places final strides, 5th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Dark Side Dream (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Miss Zizi (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened, 14th of 15, 17 1/4l behind Lady Boomerang (9-5) at Killarney 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Captain Dion 7-1 (10-12) Prominent, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 10, 10 3/4l behind Monumental Man (10-4) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Dance Alone 7-1 (10-9) Disputed lead, headed 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, 4th 2f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Monumental Man (10-4) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Guanabara Bay (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 7 1/4l behind War Room (8-8) at Bellewstown 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Lily's Prince (IRE) 11-2jfav (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along in 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on to challenge over 1f out, disputed briefly inside final furlong, held in 4th close home, 4th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Baby Power (8-9) at Naas 5f hcp gd in Sep.
Bracebridge Hall (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra over 2f out, 10th of 15, 14 1/4l behind Takeachancejimmy (8-9) at Bellewstown 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Hatton Cross (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inner and 5th from halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, 3rd from 1f out and kept on inside final furlong without threatening principals, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Pillar (9-4) at Listowel 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Littlevix (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Went right from stalls and bumped rival, soon settled in mid-division and 6th from halfway, pushed along and progress into 4th from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression and dropped to 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Pillar (9-4) at Listowel 6f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Idyllic Acrylic 20-1 (9-8) Mid-division early, 8th before halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 12th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Landline (9-5) at Roscommon 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Lady Sonia (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Mid-division on outer, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 3l behind Nailed On Nina (9-7) at Tipperary 7f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Mimic's Memory 4-1 (10-0) Hased leaders in 4th, ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Cyrus Dallin (10-3) at Laytown 7f pol in Sep.
T For Tango (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Dwelt, held up, not much room from 2f out and soon switched right, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Gopsies Daughter (9-6) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Case Stated (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Dwelt, pushed along early and led after 1f, joined briefly halfway, ridden to assert over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Limerick 7f gf in Jun beating Tennesse Waltz (9-11) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Tide Of Time 14-1 (9-2) Soon chased leaders, 5th before halfway, not much room over 2f out, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 9th of 15, 6 3/4l behind Landline (9-5) at Roscommon 7f hcp gd in Sep.
