soon tracked leaders, 4th 3f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, soon one pace
towards rear, 12th 3f out, short of room 1 1/2f out and switched left, 8th 1f out, stayed on well without threatening final furlong
soon mid-division, 9th 3f out, raced on outer straight, 10th 1f out, no extra and eased closing stages
prominent, pushed along in 2nd 3f out, dropped to 7th 1f out, no extra and eased closing stages
rear of mid-division, 10th 3f out, switched left from early straight, went 4th 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
uneasy in stalls, soon led, attempted to assert from early straight, strongly pressed 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, 7th 3f out, went 3rd 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, 3rd 3f out, challenged straight, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, last 3f out, soon no impression, no extra and eased closing stages
tracked leaders on outer, 6th 3f out, dropped to 9th 1f out, soon one pace
soon tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out in 5th, dropped to 6th 1f out, no impression
damaged stall and re-loaded widest of all, rear of mid-division, 11th 3f out, 12th 1f out, no impression and kept on final furlong
soon mid-division, 8th 3f out, dropped to 11th 1f out, no extra and eased closing stages
Oighear Fuar is lurking on the bottom rung for his handicap debut in this moderate company but he's hardly beaten a horse home in four starts. Hatton Cross gained the first victory of his career at Limerick last month and fast ground is a must for him. He's been raised 4lb which shouldn't prove a problem though the concession of 10lb to ELJOWZAH, which includes Leigh Roche's claim, may just prove too much. The latter is still a maiden and has plenty of opportunities but she's rarely been beaten far and ran very well at Naas last time. Spring Up has shown a glimmer of ability and that may be enough to get him involved as he's dropped to a very lowly mark and was having his first start since August when fourth at Sligo last month.
Hatton Cross (IRE) 7-2fav (9-8) Mid-division, ridden and edged right to go 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Limerick 7f stks gf in Jun beating Count Of Carabass (8-12) by shd, 11 ran.
Tsar Paul (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, 10th halfway, some progress in straight and ridden in
Red Castle (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Soon mid-division, 9th before halfway, no extra approaching straight, 13th of 16, 50l behind Dalasiri (9-12) at Curragh 1m 4f mdn stks in Jun.
Thats A Fret (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Rear of mid-division and never a factor, no threat under 2f out and eased when beaten final 100 yards, last of 15, 14l behind Patrickswell (9-7) at Bellewstown 5f hcp 47-65 gf in Jul '13.
Shabra Emperor (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway under pressure into 7th 1f out but no impression, kept on one pace, 8th of 14, 5l behind Consonance (8-12) at Gowran Park 7f hcp in May.
Le Cheile (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Prominent and disputed early, headed before halfway and remained prominent, ridden over 2f out and no impression from 1f out, 5th of 8, 5l behind Naoise (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m hcp 50-75 gf in Jun.
Sweet Annathea (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Soon chased leaders, 7th before halfway, 5th 2f out, raced on outer into straight, soon no impression and kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 8l behind Three Bells (9-10) at Sligo 6f hcp 47-65 gd in Jun.
Eljowzah (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, took keen hold, 7th 2f out, 8th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on without threatening, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Lake George (9-7) at Naas 7f hcp 47-65 gf in Jun.
Russian Roulette (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Dwelt, towards rear, no impression 2f out, soon no extra, eased from over 1f out, 14th of 16, 39l behind Lake George (9-7) at Naas 7f hcp 47-65 gf in Jun.
Spring Up (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Dwelt, towards rear, moderate 12th before halfway, soon under pressure, 9th before straight, soon no impression, stayed on well without threatening on outer final furlong, 4th of 14, 6l behind Three Bells (9-10) at Sligo 6f hcp 47-65 gd in Jun.
Halarath (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Dwelt, soon mid-division, last 2f out, headway when short of room over 1f out, soon 10th, no extra and eased final furlong, 12th of 14, 17l behind Calle Aneto (8-11) at Sligo 1m 2f app hcp 47-65 gd in Jun.
Patannsen (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Soon towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 13, 10l behind Bush Pilot (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn stks in Jun.
Oighear Fuar (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Pushed along early, soon towards rear, under pressure halfway, soon no danger, last of 9, 29l behind Abushamah (9-5) at Roscommon 7f mdn stks gd in Jun.
Meihua (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 8th 2f out, ridden in 6th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Local Flier (9-6) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp 47-65 gf in Jun.
