prominent and soon led, driven along and headed over 2f out, no extra and weakened
mid-division, 6th halfway, soon ridden, moderate 4th 1f out, kept on under pressure
rear of mid-division, 7th 3f out, some headway on far side 2f out, moderate 5th 1f out, kept on one pace
settled in rear on near side, 8th halfway, no extra 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
always prominent, tracked leaders in 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 2nd over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong to lead close home
prominent throughout, 2nd halfway, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong and headed close home
settled in rear, no extra from 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 5th under pressure 2f out, soon no extra, weakened
refused to race
Northern Rocked looks to have solid claims on his length and a half second to Cul A Dun over 1m at Killarney last month and Prayer Boat has gone close to losing his maiden tag on a couple of occasions, most notably when runner-up at Gowran on his seasonal reappearance. Ken Condon's filly Fedora has ability but the interesting one may be Paul Carberry's mount MAKHAALEB, who ran in decent maiden company on the flat in England when trained by Barry Hills and won a hurdle at Down Royal for Gordon Elliott 11 days ago.
Five Jembs (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Mid-division, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 7th of 17, 15l behind City Hustler (10-5) at Gowran Park 2m hcp hdl 80-102 gf in Jun.
Fleeting Moment (IRE) 9-2fav (9-9) 5th early, driven along and dropped to mid-division before halfway, no extra early straight, 11th of 15, 21l behind Redzer Gazgoff (9-6) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp 50-70 gd in Apr.
Hampstead Heath (IRE) 3-1fav (8-13) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 8l behind Aladdins Cave (8-11) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp 50-85 gf in Jul.
John Veale (USA) 7-1 (10-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, driven along over 2f out, 3rd and no impression from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 4l behind Blackwitch Woman (9-13) at Cork 1m hcp 50-75 gd in Aug.
Makhaaleb (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra in 4th entering straight, weakened 1f out, 10th of 18, 14l behind Dusty Trail (9-6) at Galway 1m 4f stks gf in Jul.
Northern Rocked (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leader in moderate 2nd, headway early straight, led over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on without troubling winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Cul A Dun (9-0) at Killarney 1m hcp 50-85 in Aug.
Prayer Boat (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, progress on outer early straight, 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Unaccompanied (9-2) at Killarney 1m stks in Aug.
Fedora (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Keen early, held up in rear of mid-division, no impression from under 2f out, 10th of 15, 12l behind The Grey Rebel (9-5) at Cork 6f mdn stks gd in Aug.
Kellies Rocket (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 9, 11l behind Fesko (8-12) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct '08.
Royal Valadiction (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, close 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind July Days (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m hcp 50-75 gf in Jun.
Mootriba 14-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 13th of 15, 6l behind Speed Dream (9-2) at Curragh 6f hcp 50-85 gf in Aug.
Cnoc An Einn (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) 9th of 14, 19l behind Kinger Rocks (11-0) at Listowel 1m 6f stk gf in Jun '06.
Metropolis (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Fammi Sognare (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 2f app hcp 47-70 gf in Jul.
