slightly slow away and raced towards rear, 6th from halfway, pushed along on inner from 3f out and soon took closer order, ridden in 3rd from 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong without matching winner
mid-division and 4th from halfway, ridden from 2f out and soon lost place, no impression in 7th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear and 7th from halfway, pushed along on outer over 2f out and soon ridden, 5th from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
briefly pushed along from stalls and soon led, ridden 1 1/2f out and soon 2 lengths clear, pressed and headed inside final 150 yards, no extra and dropped to 4th close home
mid-division and 5th on outer from halfway, ridden from 2f out and 4th from 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without matching principals
slow into stride and raced in rear, ridden from 3f and soon no impression, tailed off
chased leaders and 3rd on inner from halfway, ridden from 3f out and soon lost place, no impression in 6th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader in 2nd, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, challenged inside final 150 yards and soon led, kept on well close home
Downdraft has been racing over further but his last run was in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris and Joseph O’Brien’s three-year-old is the highest rated of these. CHARCOR is totally unexposed and beat a subsequent winner at Gowran – his shrewd handler wouldn’t be running him here without good reason. Honor Oak won a Galway handicap by eight lengths, when Tony The Gent was a disappointing favourite, before finishing third at Cork and Koybig was second in a big field here on Wednesday. The others may have a bit to find on the form book.
Charcor (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Soon raced in 2nd, challenged and led over 1f out, drifted right and strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f Good - Yielding in Jul beating Mazzuri (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Tony The Gent (IRE) 4-1jfav (10-0) Mid-division on inner, pushed along approaching straight, moderate 4th and hampered over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 15 1/2l behind Honor Oak (9-0) at Galway 1m hcp sft in Aug.
Downdraft (IRE) (9-3) last of 6, 15l behind Kew Gardens (9-3) at Longchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Honor Oak (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Led, joined and disputed after 1 1/2f, led 2 1/2f out, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Stormy Belle (8-12) at Cork 7f hcp fll gd in Aug.
Koybig (IRE) 4-1fav (9-12) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed over 100 yards, no impression on winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind High Altitude (8-9) at Killarney 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Pirate's Treasure 40-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 16th of 17, dist behind Athenry Boy (8-4) at Galway 1m 4f hcp sft in Aug.
Secret Wizard (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 7 1/4l behind High Altitude (8-9) at Killarney 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Monkeylou (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden in 7th over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Espere (9-11) at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Aug.
Great Grey (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 17, 3 1/4l behind Riven Light (10-1) at Galway 1m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
