dwelt and towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression and kept on one pace, eased inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression and kept on one pace
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, stayed on to narrow lead entering straight, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd
keen hold early and chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 2nd close home and pressed winner
chased leaders, 4th halfway, not clear run and switched out under 2f out, ridden entering straight, not clear run from 1f out, no impression closing stages
led, hung off rail early, jumped road after 1f, ridden over 2f out, narrowly headed entering straight, rallied to lead again inside final furlong and kept on well under pressure
Zarawi will have found 7f inadequate on his debut at Gowran as his pedigree suggests he'll be better suited by this trip and further. Nancy Rose didn't show much in her first three starts but she was well supported in a small field at Wexford and only just failed to catch Backdrop. INTENSE DEBATE made her debut in a Group 3 but isn't up to that level though her overall form gives her the edge and she'll be better for her comeback at Leopardstown in April. The newcomers Our Kieren and Giorgi wouldn't need to be anything special to make a winning starts so watch the betting.
Back To Focus (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Always rear, detached over 4f out and trailing entering straight, completely tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Wither Hills (9-10) at Dundalk 2m mdn stks pol in Mar.
Our Kieran (IRE) Majestic Missile gelding out of Forbidden Pleasure.
Zarawi (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Went slightly right out of stalls and bumped, always prominent, on terrms approaching straight, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, no impression and kept on same pace 1f out, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Plamas (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo mdn hvy in Apr.
Giorgi (IRE) Kodiac filly out of Jumbo Romance.
Intense Debate (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th approaching straight, no impression from 1f out, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Waltzing Matilda (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 3yo fll mdn hvy in Apr.
Nancy Rose (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and progress to challenge inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Backdrop (9-0) at Wexford 1m 3yo fll mdn.
Our Max 16-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden entering straight, no extra 2f out, 8th of 9, 12l behind Reckless Lad (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp 47-70 pol in Nov.
