disputed lead early and raced alone on stands' side, pushed along and drifted left in mid-division 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, no extra
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
rear of mid-division, headway travelling well in 3rd over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed closing stages
prominent early, pushed along and dropped to rear over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, eased, tailed off
mid-division, 4th and pushed along 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
prominent and disputed lead, pushed along and headed narrowly under 2f out, soon ridden and kept on, no extra inside final 100 yards
prominent and disputed lead, pushed along and led narrowly under 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, no impression closing stages
mid-division early, towards rear halfway, pushed along and switched right under 2f out, ridden and went 7th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th 2f out, 4th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
pushed along early and mid-division on inner, 6th 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and headway between horses inside final 150 yards, led closing stages
Inflection Point won this last year but is 10lb higher after winning again at Fairyhouse in mid-summer. Tide Of Time had been threatening to win all summer before finally doing so at Bellewstown last week and has only been raised 2lb. ZEPHRON beat a huge field on soft ground at the Curragh in May and has continued to run well from his raised mark so gets the vote in a very competitive event. Dragons Call was on a long losing run before an impressive victory at Cork last week for which he's been raised 10lb. He was earlier beaten a head by Texas Rock at the Curragh and the latter should have few problems confirming the form on these terms. Sounds Of Spring won a course and distance maiden on soft ground a year ago and has dropped to a fair mark.
Inflection Point (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along when short of room under 2f out, switched left and badly hampered over 1f out, soon no extra, eased close home, last of 9, 5 3/4l behind Geological (9-2) at Down Royal 7f hcp gf in Jul.
Aikido (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Rear, 14th halfway, under pressure 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, never a factor, 13th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Angel Palm (9-1) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug.
The Blue Panther (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 25 1/4l behind Carrytheone (9-13) at Gowran Park 7f Yielding in Sep.
Tide Of Time 11-5fav (10-2) Mid-division and 6th from halfway, took closer order over 1f out and soon improved to challenge on outer, ridden to lead inside final 200 yards and edged slightly right close home, won at Bellewstown 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep beating Dandy Spirit (9-6) by nk, 8 ran.
Anjalawi (IRE) 5-4fav (9-2) Disputed lead, ridden 2f out, headed and dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, close 2nd inside final furlong, disputed lead close home, stayed on well to lead near line, won at Dundalk 5f mdn pol in Oct beating Queens Carriage (9-2) by shd, 14 ran.
Zephron 7-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, ridden towards stands' side over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind She's In The Game (8-10) at Cork 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Dragons Call (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Prominent in centre, soon edged right towards far side, raced keenly, disputed lead 4f out, led travelling well 2f out, soon pushed along to assert and 2 lengths lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Cork 6f hcp fll Yielding - Soft in Sep beating Notoriously Risky (9-13) by 4l, 8 ran.
Texas Rock (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well under pressure close home, all out, won at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding in Aug beating Dragons Call (8-7) by hd, 15 ran.
Bonnyrigg (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Mid-division on inner and 5th from halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression and weakened, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Moss Tucker (9-12) at Tipperary 5f hcp hvy in Oct.
Gegenpressing 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind She's In The Game (8-10) at Cork 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Sounds Of Spring (IRE) 3-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pushed along after 2f, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Master Matt (9-12) at Tipperary 5f hcp Yielding in Jun.
