tracked leaders and keen, ridden well over 2f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
chased leader, weakened over 5f out
in touch and keen, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and edged left when clear over 1f out
always behind, tailed off
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
Peters Pride can defy a penalty at the expense of Bog Boots and newcomer Castle Craigs. Generally, it does not do to support bumper debut winners carrying a penalty, but Alan Swinbank has such a good record in this sphere that Peters Pride is worth chancing to hump his burden to a follow-up victory. He certainly gave the impression when hacking up at Catterick in January that there was a lot more to come, and in truth he has no more to do here. Big Boots ran out of steam on his Leopardstown bow after setting a steady pace throughout, and gets the age-allowance today, so he should be prominent for a while at least, while any support for Castle Craigs should be noted. The Nicky Richards inmate is a half-brother to an Irish winner over timber, and the dam is related to Whitbread hero Shady Deal. He should give owners Ashleybank Investments plenty of fun in the future. For now though, we shall rely on Peters Pride to do the business.
Peters Pride 11-2 (11-2) Mid-division, joined leaders 6f out, led 4f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Catterick 2m mdn nhf (5) sft in Jan beating Star Beat (10-5) by 9l, 16 ran.
Buckstruther (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Always behind, 9th of 10, well behind Breakwater House (11-4) at Newcastle 2m nhf (6) sft in Jan.
Carrick Dhu (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Prominent, led 6f out, ridden approaching 3f out, soon headed and weakened, 4th of 9, 11l behind Panthera Leo (10-3) at Musselburgh 2m nhf (6) gd in Feb.
Castle Craigs (IRE) Bob's Return gelding, half-brother to Irish 2m hurdles winner Kilcash Native.
Lightening Flight Missed Flight gelding out of Paperback Writer.
Quws Law (IRE) (11-7) Headway to lead before last, left clear, won at Coolkip 3m ire ptp gs in Nov beating Lord Darcy (11-7) by 6l, 11 ran.
Rosebank (IRE) 100-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, weakened halfway, soon beaten, 8th of 10, well behind Border Fox (10-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Big Boots (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Led, clear early, strongly pressed 3f out, headed early straight, kept on, 4th of 14, 7l behind Sergheyev (11-0) at Leopardstown 2m nhf hvy in Jan.
