tracked leaders, effort 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
held up in touch, closed 5f out, led over 2f out, clear when raced green and hung left over 1f out, comfortable
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
pressed leader until entering final 3f, weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden and outpaced 4f out
in touch in rear, closed 5f out, ridden to press winner over 2f out until over 1f out, kept on one pace
made most until ridden and headed over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
Manton Boy is the only one to have raced under Rules but was well beaten in a bumper here last month. Highway Storm and Wild West Wind are point-to-point winners while Mister Kalanisi and Artiste Du Gouet have been placed in points. Hastrubal is related to a winner over hurdles in France but a speculative vote goes to the Coolmore-owned COMPADRE, a half-brother to bumper winner Sizing Tennessee and perhaps good enough to make a winning start for Jonjo O'Neill.
Artiste Du Gouet (FR) 10-1 (12-2) Mid div, 6th aftr a mile, disp 6out until 2nd 4out, cl 2nd with ev ch 2out until 3rd & btn at last, wknd, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Kanturk Bank (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in Apr.
Compadre (IRE) Yeats gelding out of Jolivia.
Hastrubal (FR) Discover D'auteuil gelding out of Miss Montrose.
Highway Storm (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Made all, chall bef last, rdn & row, won at Lingstown 3m mdn in Nov beating Cahirconree (11-9) by 3l, 13 ran.
Manton Boy 100-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 5f out, not clear run over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 37l behind Criq Rock (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f (6) gd in Oct.
Mister Kalanisi (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Ww, gd prog 4out, eff 2out, not get to wnr, kow, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Desoto County (11-7) at Monksgrange 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Wild West Wind (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Rr, 9th when mstk 6out, prog 4out, 5th 3out, rddn in 4th 2out & ld bef last, 3l adv & in command last, easily, won at Kilworth 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Mar beating Canuwest (12-2) by 3l, 11 ran.
