a little slow into stride, towards rear, headway on outer from before straight, soon effort, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt and pushed along briefly, in rear, pushed along again approaching straight, soon some headway on outer, one pace final furlong
led briefly early, tracked leaders, effort straight, on terms over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace from over 50yds out
pushed along briefly early to soon led, joined over 1f out, soon headed and no extra
a little slow into stride, soon mid-division, pushed along after halfway, effort straight, one pace final furlong
soon chased leaders, switched right to outer under 2f out and headway, led over 50yds out, stayed on well
chased leaders, effort straight, no extra final furlong
soon towards rear, impeded after 1f, some headway straight, one pace final furlong
mid-division early, soon towards rear, headway and effort on inner straight, on terms final furlong, kept on without matching front pair from over 50yds out
pushed along briefly early, tracked leaders, effort straight, one pace final furlong
prominent, keen, no impression when not much room briefly over 1f out, one pace
soon mid-division, pushed along after halfway, no impression 2f out, soon no extra
pushed along briefly early, soon mid-division, pushed along again after halfway, switched left under 2f out and headway, soon challenged and every chance, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and some headway, soon effort, kept on same pace final furlong
Despite a penalty, recent course and distance winner Crafty Hugo would have a chance if getting a run from his reserve spot. Rippling Waters has joined Tracey Collins from Jamie Osborne having won twice on Polytrack in the UK. Munfallet has been threatening a return to form and has been dropped a further pound. MASALAI didn’t get the run of the race behind Fashaar here last week but was only half-a-length down at the line and, 2lb better off, can reverse the placings.
Fashaar 12-1 (9-12) Disputed lead early, prominent, 6th approaching halfway, on terms 1 1/2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well to hold on at the finish, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct beating Masalai (9-11) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Masalai (IRE) 5-2fav (9-11) Mid-division early, 7th approaching halfway, raced towards outer straight and headway, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Fashaar (9-12) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Rippling Waters (FR) 7-1 (10-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened and no extra over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Sir Ottoman (10-3) at Laytown 7f pol in Sep.
Confident Kid 12-1 (9-10) Mid-division early, 9th approaching halfway, headway straight, one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Fashaar (9-12) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Reverberation 16-1 (9-6) A little slow into stride, towards rear, headway straight, kept on same pace without threatening final furlong, 9th of 14, 6l behind Lady In Lavender (9-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Munfallet (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Soon led, pressed straight, headed over 1f out, soon no impression and one pace, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Lady In Lavender (9-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Oct.
Monsieur Piquer (FR) 33-1 (9-6) Waited with, 10th approaching halfway, some headway straight, no extra final furlong, 14th of 15, 13l behind Eastern Racer (10-0) at Thurles 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Postcode Envy 50-1 (9-1) Raced in 8th early, pushed along from halfway, headway straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Pocotaligo (9-1) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct.
Sharg (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway on outer after 4 out, 7th next, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra run-in, 12th of 18, 19 3/4l behind Arizengo (10-11) at Thurles 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Oct.
Pegasus Bridge 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division early, pushed along before halfway, 19th 3f out, soon no extra, 18th of 22, 27 1/4l behind Summer's Dream (9-2) at Curragh 7f hcp sft in Oct.
Ask Delaney 33-1 (8-9) Towards rear early, headway on outer to lead after 3f, pushed along and headed 2f out, 5th and ridden 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Masalai (9-5) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Make A Story (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 12th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Rockview Roman (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Oct.
Nailed On Nina (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 14th of 16, 21 1/4l behind Whatharm (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Survival Mode (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Mid-division, pushed along 4 out, ridden in moderate 6th 3 out, no impression, 5th of 12, dist behind Alfa Mix (11-8) at Tramore 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Crafty Hugo (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Waited with, raced in 12th from early, headway straight and challenged over 1f out, soon led, quickly asserted and stayed on well, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov beating Alfirak (9-13) by 3 3/4l, 13 ran.
Punches Pious (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) A little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, towards rear, 20th 3f out, soon some headway but no impression, kept on without threatening from over 1f out, 5th of 22, 6l behind Summer's Dream (9-2) at Curragh 7f hcp sft in Oct.
Red Avenger (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Soon chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, effort straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind La Derniere Fois (9-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
