held up in rear, 11th halfway, 9th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching winner
rear of mid-division, never a factor, some headway into 8th 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace from 1f out
chased leaders on outer, 9th halfway, 7th and pushed along 2f out, soon no extra
rear of mid-division, short of room over 2f out, some late headway without threatening
always prominent, 2nd halfway, challenged from 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression under pressure inside final furlong
always towards rear
prominent, 3rd halfway,soon ridden and no extra, weakened
mid-division, 8th halfway, no extra from 2f out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace final furlong
always towards rear, never a factor
prominent on outer, 3rd halfway, ridden to go 2nd briefly over 1f out, no extra under pressure inside final furlong
towards rear, switched right 2f out, ridden to go 6th on outer over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, 6th halfway, driven along 2f out, no extra from 1f out
led, strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
Richard Fahey has sent three for this and Paul Hanagan has chosen Mo Mhuirnin, presumably because she is much better drawn the the other pair and should be fit after a couple of all-weather appearances. Thats A Fret needed three runs to get competitive last year but was in fine form during the summer and has two C&D victories to his credit. Luisant is a great credit to connections and must be a threat to all despite his huge weight, though he's been narrowly beaten on his last two starts in handicaps off lower marks. Libano probably needs another furlong and isn't well drawn however so the vote goes to BLUE DAHLIA, who won the maiden here last year and continued to run well without quite managing another success.
Luisant 4-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 5th 2f out, headway into 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, comfortably, won at Leopardstown 7f Listed stks (1) sft in Oct beating Stunning View (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Libano (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led and disputed, kept wide, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 8l behind Luisant (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f Listed stks (1) sft in Oct.
Six of Hearts 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, progress into 5th approaching straight, soon ridden, no extra from under 1 1/2f out, 13th of 18, 9l behind Hujaylea (8-8) at Leopardstown 7f hcap gf in Sep.
Jembatt (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Prominent, 3rd halfway, weakened quickly entering straight, eased over 1f out, 17th of 18, 36l behind Hujaylea (8-8) at Leopardstown 7f hcap gf in Sep.
Moonreach (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Prominent on far side, ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened, 12th of 15, 15l behind Bewitched (9-1) at Naas 6f 3yo ext hcp gd in May.
Moran Gra (USA) 66-1 (8-7) last of 14, 20l behind Mendip (8-7) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f 3yo Listed stks in Mar '10.
What About Me (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, lost place from under 3f out, soon no extra, 16th of 19, 13l behind Bethrah (9-0) at Curragh 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Thats A Fret (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden and not clear run over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no impression, 11th of 21, 7l behind Horseradish (8-13) at Doncaster 7f hcp 105 (2) gs in Nov.
The Tooth Fairy (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, 9th approaching halfway, no extra entering straight, weakened, 16th of 18, 22l behind Hujaylea (8-8) at Leopardstown 7f hcap gf in Sep.
Alshahbaa (IRE) (8-7) 10th of 11, 13l behind Genovesa (8-11) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m stk sft in Sep.
Jeannie Galloway (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led 2f far side group, weakened over 1f out, 25th of 27, 15l behind Cheveton (9-1) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gd in Sep.
Three Way Stretch (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 21st of 25, 26l behind Invincible Ash (9-3) at Curragh 6f stks gf in Jun.
Sioux Rising (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in close 3rd, chased winner over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 4, ns behind Below Zero (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f cnd stks (4yo+) (4) pol in Feb.
Miss Eze 11-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, some progress on inner straight, 6th under 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Tweedy (9-10) at Dundalk 7f flls hcp 60-100 pol in Nov.
Mo Mhuirnin (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly away, in rear, weakened from over 2f out, never a factor, last of 10, 25l behind Stratton Banker (8-10) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Blue Dahlia (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on outer, 7th halfway, headway to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Good To Follow (8-13) at Curragh 5f hcp in Sep.
