held up, ridden towards outer 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leaders early, lost position halfway, pushed along briefly towards rear 4f out, ridden 2f, kept on one pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden on inner 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace
held up in rear and ran freely early, ridden 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leader, 2nd halfway, pressed leader 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, kept on same pace
held up early, closer in 4th halfway, ridden and closer on outer 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
Joseph O'Brien has booked a 10lb claimer for the newcomer Jumellea, suggesting the well-connected daughter of Zoffany may need the experience. HELIAC very nearly caught Lightning Amber over a mile at Leopardstown in October and can make a successful reappearance over this trip. Sweet Dime has the benefit of a recent run on the latter track where she was only headed in the closing stages after leading 2f out so she'll be difficult to keep out of the frame. Mouneera is a half-sister to six winners and is definitely worth a market check but Cliara will need to do better than on her return to action at Gowran.
Cliara (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight and no extra under 2f out, 10th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Snapraeceps (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in May.
Heliac 6-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader, 4th 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, ran on well final 100 yards to 2nd close home, nearest finish, 2nd of 20, nk behind Lightning Amber (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m mdn fll Good - Yielding in Oct.
Jumellea (IRE) Zoffany filly out of In My Dreams.
Lighthouse Lady (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Soon raced in 2nd, dropped to 3rd into straight, soon pushed along, no extra in rear 1f out, last of 5, 13 1/4l behind Foxtrot Liv (9-4) at Killarney 1m fll gd in May.
Mouneera (IRE) Dawn Approach filly out of Mouramara.
Sandstorm Annie (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ran freely, some headway approaching straight, 5th and pushed along 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Loveisthehigherlaw (9-0) at Cork 1m 2f mdn fll gd in May.
Sweet Dime 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway travelling well entering straight and led under 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out and headed 100 yards out, no impression on winner close home, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Tarnawa (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 2f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Apr.
Triple Nickle (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt, waited with towards rear early, rapid headway to lead inside first 3f, pressed straight, joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and one pace after, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Aneczka (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in May.
