broke smartly to lead, pushed along from 2f out and ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home
mid-division, 6th 3f out, ridden on outer from 2f out and kept on well into 3rd inside final furlong
settled in rear, ridden from 2f out and kept on without threatening inside final furlong
towards rear, 8th 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from 1f out
took keen hold towards rear, 9th 3f out, switched to inner from 2f out and soon no impression
chased leaders on inner, 3rd 3f out, ridden from 2f out and no impression inside final furlong
took keen hold in mid-division early, soon improved to track leaders on outer, 4th 3f out, pushed along from 2f out and ridden to lead inside final furlong and kept on well close home
pushed along from stalls and settled in mid-division, 7th 3f out, ridden from 2f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden from 2f out and dropped to 3rd 1f out, no impression and weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, 5th 3f out, ridden under 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well into 2nd close home
Andy Oliver won this last year and though Paytheprice was beaten over six lengths when runner-up at Naas that was easily her best run so far. Kitty Leroy was a 33/1 chance in a nursery here three weeks ago but belied the odds with a cracking effort behind Fire Tree and she wouldn't need much more to get into the frame. INTENSE STYLIST ran poorly on heavy ground at Limerick and did very much better when runner-up to Jagen H'Ghar at Gowran on good going. The winner won again four days later so Jim Bolger's very well bred filly should be capable of winning a race such as this. Ravens Hill led for a long way over a mile on soft ground at Cork and this track and shorter trip should be to his liking.
Paytheprice 14-1 (9-0) Went slightly right and bumped rival from stalls, chased leaders in close 3rd, pushed along and improved to lead under 2f out, soon headed, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 6 1/2l behind Cool Thunder (9-0) at Naas 6f mdn fll gf in Oct.
Stanley Daley (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Towards rear, 7th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Sevenleft (9-6) at Naas 7f gf in Oct.
Zig Zag (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up, 14th halfway, 8th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furong, 7th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Jaqen H'ghar (9-13) at Leopardstown 1m hcp gd in Oct.
Intense Stylist (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th entering straight, improved to dispute lead and ridden under 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Jaqen H'ghar (9-8) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Oct.
Kitty Leroy (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Bumped slightly at start and held up in rear, ridden in last 2f out, still last 1f out, stayed on well on wide outer inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Fire Tree (9-5) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Blairmayne (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Went right out of stalls, chased leaders on outer, ridden from over 2f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Tribal Beat (9-5) at Naas 6f mdn gf in Oct.
True Companion (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along before halfway, no extra in straight, 14th of 16, 26 1/4l behind Newsman (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn gd in Sep.
Ravens Hill (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Led after 1f, strongly pressed and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Verbosity (9-3) at Cork 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Smiling Emily (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Soon towards rear, last halfway, never a factor, 14th of 16, 9 3/4l behind Jaqen H'ghar (9-13) at Leopardstown 1m hcp gd in Oct.
You Gotta Move (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt and always behind, no impression from 2f out, 8th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Independence Day (9-5) at Down Royal 5f mdn gf in Jun.
