waited with, raced in 12th early, not always fluent jumping, kept on same pace from 3 out
raced in 8th early, no impression and mistake 2 out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 6th before 3 out, one pace next
raced in 9th early, closed to chase leaders from before 3 out, no impression and not fluent last, kept on same pace run-in
waited with, raced in 10th early, not fluent 3rd, no extra 3 out
close up and a little keen, disputed lead at times early, pushed along before 3 out where slight mistake, no extra next
waited with, raced in 11th early, kept on same pace from 3 out
led and disputed, slight mistake 4th, headed 2 out, soon no impression in 3rd, kept on run-in without troubling winner into 2nd at line
waited with, raced in 13th early, not always fluent jumping, no extra 3 out
soon tracked leaders, closer in 3rd before 3 out, on terms from 2 out, led into straight, soon asserted and stayed on well
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, no impression and jumped slightly left last, kept on same pace run-in
close up and disputed lead, pecked 1st, headed into straight, switched left approaching last, soon no impression, one pace run-in and dropped to 3rd at line
held up towards rear, a little keen, never a factor
held up towards rear and took keen hold, progress from before 3 out, soon chased leaders, no impression and not fluent last, kept on same pace run-in
tracked leaders, 6th before halfway, slight mistake 3 out and no impression
ELYSIAN PLAINS and Smiling Eliza give Gordon Elliott a very strong hand here. The pair met at Killarney in August when the former had seven lengths to spare off exactly the same terms as today, though the latter improved on much faster ground to score at Down Royal before a fair run in a Perth handicap. The selection took a fierce hold when unseating his rider at the first at Gowran next time but can gain compensation here. Let It Go Papa ran very well when third in that latter event and looks like doing much better than he did on the Flat while Our Legend wasn't far behind in fourth with Rince Deireanach and Nancy D'Alton well beaten. Dawn Hoofer is rated 88 on the level after winning four times for Jim Bolger so she looks best of the newcomers but Far Reach only got as far as the first on his hurdling debut at Down Royal.
Ashqar (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 16, 10l behind Hasselnott (9-13) at Navan 1m hcp gd in Sep.
Dalluna (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Held up behind, struggling over 3f out, never threatened leaders, 5th of 9, dist behind Aggressive (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gd in Oct.
Endearing'son (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inner, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon no extra, 9th of 15, 21l behind Vitudurum (9-5) at Listowel 1m 4f mdn hvy in Sep.
Far Reach (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, ran around approaching 1st where hampered and fell, at Down Royal 2m mdn gf in Aug.
Kingdom Story (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division, slow 1st and soon towards rear, trailing halfway, completely tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Chief Justice (11-0) at Listowel 2m Grp 3 gd in Sep.
Let It Go Papa (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Mid-division, pushed along in 5th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace run-in to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Chief Justice (11-4) at Gowran Park 2m gd in Oct.
Mooborak (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Slightly bumped from stalls and settled in mid-division, 7th from halfway, dropped towards rear and pushed along from 3f out, no extra and eased from 2f out, 9th of 10, 31 1/2l behind Cache Queen (8-10) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
Our Legend (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Held up in rear of mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, 4th and wandered before 2 out, soon pushed along and kept on one pace run-in, 4th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Chief Justice (11-4) at Gowran Park 2m gd in Oct.
Uncle Noble (USA) 66-1 (8-9) last of 16, dist behind Yulong Warrior (8-9) at Meydan 1m mdn stks fst in Feb.
Smiling Eliza (IRE) 9-4 (10-8) Held up in touch on outside, chased winner before 2 out, no impression, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Equus Millar (11-13) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Bint Chattleya (FR) (8-12) 6th of 13, 19 1/4l behind Santa Zoo (8-12) at Erbray 1m 3f gs in Jun.
Dawn Hoofer (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Soon raced in 2nd, lost place and no extra from over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 7th of 8, dist behind Rovetta (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp fll Yielding in Aug.
Loosen Up 40-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra, 14th of 17, 21 1/2l behind Snowflakes (9-0) at Cork 1m mdn gd in Oct.
Nancy D'Alton (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Rear of mid-division, ran freely, almost ran out 1st, pulled way into lead 2nd, joined 4th and headed 4 out, no extra after next, weakened, 9th of 10, 28 3/4l behind Chief Justice (11-4) at Gowran Park 2m gd in Oct.
Rince Deireanach (IRE) 18-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, never a factor, slightly hampered 2nd, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Chief Justice (11-4) at Gowran Park 2m gd in Oct.
Elysian Plains (IRE) 7-4 (11-0) Led, 6 lengths clear when awkward jump and unseated rider 1st, at Gowran Park 2m gd in Oct.
