prominent, 2nd 4 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, kept on one paced from last
tracked leaders, ridden in 5th after 3 out, no impression from next
tracked leaders, led after 3 out, soon ridden, headed next, close 2nd at last, regained lead inside final furlong, kept on well
in rear, ridden and no impression from 4 out
towards rear, headway from 4 out, 5th on inner after next, ridden and lead narrowly 2 out, strongly pressed straight, headed and no extra inside final furlong
led and clear early, reduced advantage 5 out, ridden and headed after 3 out. soon weakened
mid-division, dropped to rear 4th, ridden and no impression from 5 out
mid-division, progress into 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, close enough in 4th 2 out, no extra from last
mistake and unseated rider 1st
held up towards rear, 7th 5 out, 6th next, soon ridden and no impression
tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
Sean Thornton has decided to strike while the iron is red hot with CITY HUSTLER, who runs here with a 6lbs penalty after battling to success over the well-handicapped Malande at Sligo on Thursday. His jockey's claim almost negates the extra weight and a hat-trick beckons. Almanyan wasn't beaten far in fifth on that occasion and should get close enough to mount a challenge but Nivek's Dream, who gained his only success over today's C&D in May, doesn't appear to have made progress. Breeze With Ease didn't run badly here last time but that was his 12th start over timber and he's still looking for his first victory.
City Hustler (USA) 5-1 (11-6) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead entering straight, slight mistake last, kept on well, pressed close home, won at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 80-102 gd beating Malande (11-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Nivek's Dream (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Soon mid-division, 8th halfway, headway into 5th 3 out, ridden in 7th and no extra after 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Yachvili (11-6) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 in Jul.
Almanyan (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Towards rear early, 9th halfway, ridden in 8th 2 out, stayed on to 5th last, kept on same pace run-in, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind City Hustler (11-6) at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 80-102 gd.
Kai Li (FR) 25-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, weakened 3 out, eased straight, tailed off, 19th of 20, well behind Max Almighty (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Mar.
Foreigner (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, no impression and kept on same pace from before 4 out, 6th of 16, 15l behind Glacial Promise (11-1) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mdn hdl gd in Jul '08.
Greengables (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Led until 2nd, prominent until bumped and stumbled 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off, eased, last of 6, well behind Strobe (11-4) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
Lemons Legend 16-1 (10-11) 5th of 14, 11l behind Mr Joe Platinum (10-9) at Bellewstown 3m hcp hdl gd in Aug '08.
Breeze With Ease (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, progress into moderate 5th after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 9l behind Down The Dale (11-5) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-95 gd in Jul.
Island Trix (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Towards rear, no impression from 4 out, 8th of 10, 42l behind Otterstown Lady (11-4) at Wexford 2m nh nov hdl gd in Jun.
Rory's Sister (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, completely tailed off, 12th of 17, well behind Operation Houdini (11-7) at Galway 2m 6f hcp chs sft in Oct.
Idle Words (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, weakened 4 out, 13th of 18, 41l behind On The Button (10-12) at Roscommon 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 80-95 gf.
