mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened from 1f out
close up, pushed along 2f out, held every chance final furlong, kept on, always held
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, no extra close home
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, edged right and kept on final furlong, always doing enough
led, headed over 2f out, weakened soon after
mid-division, asked for effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly away, always in rear
close up on outer, ridden 2f out, badly hampered by rival and lost position inside final furlong, no chance thereafter
slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced 4f out, ridden 3f out, steady headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not reach leaders
NonRunner
Volatile Analyst is penalised for winning a decent sprint at York while Fools Rush In landed a double before well beaten on a trip over to Leopardstown. On A Session fared better in Ireland last time when runner-up in a premier handicap at Galway while Danzan was placed yet again when third at York. Both Hayadh and Muntadab are previous winners of this and the latter scored at Chester last month with Northern Express behind but a chance is taken on the latter’s stablemate ZIP. Richard Fahey’s charge was returning from a lay-off when third at Ayr recently and should be sharper for this.
Hey Jonesy (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, gradually weakened, 18th of 24, 9 1/2l behind Bielsa (9-1) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Fools Rush In (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, weakened, 13th of 16, 11 1/2l behind Masen (9-11) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Sep.
On A Session (USA) 9-1 (8-13) Rear of mid-division, effort entering straight, progress under 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly in 3rd final 100 yards to 2nd final strides, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Current Option (10-0) at Galway 7f hcp gd in Aug.
Eagleway (FR) 16-1 (9-6) Midfield on outside, some headway when ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 12 1/4l behind La Trinidad (9-3) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Bravado (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Jumby (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Zip 17-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held by winner and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Redarna (9-9) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Muntadab (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Roundhay Park (9-5) at Chester 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Hayadh 28-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside last, headed final 110 yards, no extra, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Delgrey Boy (8-6) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Northern Express (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, got up final strides, won at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gf in Sep beating Poet's Magic (9-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Danzan (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Soon chasing leaders near side of group, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Challet (8-7) at York 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
National League (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, never in contention, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Muntadab (9-4) at Chester 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Volatile Analyst (USA) 11-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Oct beating Laugh A Minute (8-12) by 1/2l, 21 ran.
