towards rear, some headway but no impression from over 2f out
prominent, 2nd early, soon 3rd, chased winner over 2f out, soon no impression, one pace
soon led, asserted from over 2f out, stayed on well straight
prominent, 3rd early, soon chased leader, pushed along 5f out, weakened approaching straight, eased from over 1f out
raced in 8th early, no impression from over 2f out, no extra and eased from over 1f out
raced in 5th early, pushed along 5f out, no impression from before straight, kept on same pace
raced in 7th early, no impression approaching straight, one pace
towards rear, headway to chase leaders but no impression straight, stayed on well without threatening inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway but no impression from before straight, kept on same pace without threatening
tracked leaders, 4th from early, chased winner and kept on same pace from before straight
raced in 6th early, no impression from before straight, kept on same pace without threatening
raced in 9th early, pushed along 5f out, no impression from over 2f out, soon no extra
Joseph O'Brien won this last year and Eagle Spirit arrives in winning form having been brought with a late burst to score over 1m2f at Naas. He won't be inconvenienced by the longer trip while Slaney Street just seemed to falter over an extended 1m5f at Ballinrobe and looks certain to go well. Acclamatio was a 33/1 chance when stepping up to 1m3f at Killarney having shown little over shorter trips but there was no fluke about his easy victory, though an 11lb rise looks tough. HYPERDRIVE is up by the same amount after completing a double at Leopardstown but looks very progressive and Jessica Harrington's grey looks capable of completing a hat-trick. There are plenty of dangers in a wide-open handicap including the consistent Less Of That, a winner over 1m2f at Naas earlier in the month.
Eagle Spirit (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Mid-division, 7th approaching straight, switched right to outer over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead near line, won at Naas 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul beating Serefeli (9-1) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Slaney Street (IRE) 11-8fav (9-5) Disputed early, chased leader after 2f, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputed 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed last 50 yards, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Full Court Press (9-12) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Pearl Of The West (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Broke well to lead, pressed 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, rallied to lead final 100 yards, kept on best, won at Gowran Park 1m 4f mdn fll gd in Jul beating Frima (9-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Hyperdrive (IRE) 11-4fav (8-12) Soon led, pushed along entering straight and ridden under 2f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jun beating Auckland (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Mystic Traveller (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway to go 2nd over 2f out, under pressure and challenged over 1f out, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Zanjabeel (10-3) at Bellewstown 1m 4f mdn gd in Jul.
Veneer Of Charm (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Held up in 5th, ridden and dropped to last 2f out, some progress under 1f out, kept on without threatening to go 4th near line, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Clongowes (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun.
Make It Hurrah (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden and dropped to 4th over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Clongowes (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun.
Mr Adjudicator 12-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden into 5th 2f out, challenged over 1f out, disputed and every chance inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Detailed (9-11) at Ballinrobe 1m 2f hcp gd in Jul.
Tenth Amendment (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Completely missed break and slowly away, raced in detached rear, closed up on field after 1f, 6th halfway, ridden over 1f out, left 5th under 1f out, no impression, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Buffalo Blues (9-9) at Navan 1m 2f gf in Jul.
Acclamatio (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Raced in 9th early, headway and on terms 2f out, soon led, ridden out to assert inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul beating Marvellous Ways (8-8) by 3l, 13 ran.
Less Of That (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Settled mid-division, progress to dispute 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and drifted left over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, headed close home, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Big Ego (8-8) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Foxy Lass 20-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along briefly after 4f, pushed along again approaching straight, no impression 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Acclamatio (8-13) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
Thunder Crash (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-11) Took keen hold, soon tracked leaders, 2nd before halfway, led 2 1/2f out, soon strongly pressed and headed under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Wild Irish Rose (10-0) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
