always prominent, disputed lead, narrowly headed 3f out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong to snatch 2nd closing strides
tracked leaders, 6th travelling well halfway, went 3rd over 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra inside final furlong and lost 2nd closing strides
chased leaders on far side, 5th halfway, under pressure in 6th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, 7th halfway, some headway under pressure into 4th over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
never a factor, driven along and kept on one pace from 2f out
led or disputed, slight advantage 3f out, ridden and quickened clear over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders on near side, 4th halfway, soon ridden and no extra, weakened over 1f out
rear of mid-division, ridden in 5th over 2f out, 4th and no impression 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
never a factor, kept on one pace from 2f out
disputed lead, headed halfway, no extra over 2f out, weakened
Academic Accolade won at Down Royal in June and is attempting to improve on his third in this contest 12 months ago but he faces a stiff task at the weights against Katy Walsh's mount DAHINDAR. Edward Lynam's five-year-old has been keeping much better company than this and should take all the beating if handling underfoot conditions. Dunne Grand should appreciate the return to 7f and is probably the pick of the remainder as Initiation appears to have lost his way since scoring at Tipperary in July and Table Forty Six has been well beaten in claimers of late.
Academic Accolade 10-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden over 5f out, joined from 2f out, headed near finish, in a race won by Dusty Trail (9-7) at Tramore 1m 4f hcp 50-75 fm in Aug, 12 ran.
Dahindar (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Led, strongly pressed entering straight, headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 10th of 14, 10l behind Castle Bar Sling (8-8) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcap gd in Jul.
Guestofthenation (USA) 14-1 (9-5) Disputed early, soon chased leaders, 8th halfway, weakened entering straight, 16th of 17, 30l behind Mon Champion (8-12) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp 50-80 gf in May.
Initiation (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind He's Got Rhythm (9-0) at Roscommon 7f hcp 60-90 gf in Aug.
Popspeed (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Slowly away and always towards rear, eased when beaten over 1f out, 14th of 16, 28l behind Blackwitch Woman (9-13) at Cork 1m hcp 50-75 gd in Aug.
Dunne Grand (USA) 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway from halfway, 8th and in touch over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Speed Dream (9-2) at Curragh 6f hcp 50-85 gf in Aug.
Firm Foundations (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 12th of 14, 12l behind Time Travel (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 50-75 pol in Apr.
Table Forty Six (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden in 5th 3f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 11l behind Maal (9-6) at Clonmel 1m 2f Apprentice Claiming Stakes (3yo+) gf.
A Hit Is A Hit (FR) 20-1 (9-13) Rear of mid-division, ridden into moderate 8th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 16l behind Sailors Warn (9-5) at Sligo 1m 2f mdn stks in Aug.
Matchbook (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Held up, 7th 6f out, no impression from 4f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind Endless Intrigue (11-11) at Killarney 2m 1f am stks (4yo+) gf in Aug.
The Gnathologist (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 17l behind Sean Og Coulston (9-1) at Down Royal 7f hcp 47-60 gf in May.
Loveisthedrug (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 15, 13l behind Foxillian (9-3) at Bellewstown 1m hcp 47-60 gd in Aug.
Power Broker 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, no extra from 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 12, 36l behind Toberogan (9-1) at Bellewstown 1m hcp 47-65 hvy in Aug '09.
