waited with, soon rear of mid-division, pushed along on outer under 4f out and some headway, effort to chase leaders straight, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
mid-division, soon raced in 6th, slightly impeded 3 1/2f out, soon headway, led from 2f out, headed inside final furlong and kept on without matching winner
waited with, soon rear of mid-division, headway and effort to chase leaders straight, kept on same pace without threatening from 2f out
tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along briefly over 4f out, pushed along again in 3rd from 3f out, challenged straight, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, soon 5th, effort and slightly impeded 2 1/2f out, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
prominent, soon 2nd, effort straight, no impression from 2f out
soon led, strongly pressed and headed from 2f out, soon no extra
waited with towards rear, some headway straight, soon one pace
prominent, soon 3rd, lost position and pushed along from 3f out, no extra from 2f out
waited with towards rear, some headway from 3f out, soon one pace
Irish St Leger fourth Barbados has only won once, a maiden over two years ago, but PONDUS ran a brilliant race behind True Self at Flemington in November and will be better for his reappearance over a trip much too short here in April. Shanroe has been in good form over hurdles and is always capable of turning up in a race like this while Chiricahua was impressive when stepped up to this trip at Killarney. Powerful Ted is another who has been jumping and looks on a fair mark despite being 1lb out of the handicap while Bold Approach, another who has been jumping, is 1lb lower than his last winning mark.
Barbados (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) 12th of 13, 18l behind Gifts Of Gold (9-2) at Riyadh 1m 7f hcp gd in Feb.
Pondus 18-1 (9-5) Waited with, in rear, 8th over 3f out, last again straight but still travelling smoothly, soon switched right and pushed along and no impression, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Broome (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Shoshone Warrior (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, pushed along briefly after halfway, pushed along again towards outer under 4f out, dropped to last over 3f out and no extra, 19th of 21, 27 1/4l behind Cape Gentleman (9-0) at Curragh 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Shanroe 11-2 (11-8) Chased leaders, pecked 2nd, not fluent 5th, ridden before 3 out, lost place 2 out, 11th of 14, dist behind Copperless (10-4) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) sft in May.
Camphor (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Dwelt slightly, raced in rear, 9th halfway, under pressure over 3f out, ridden entering straight, soon edged left, ran on well final furlong to 4th close home, never nearer, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind So I Told You (8-11) at Sligo 1m 3f hcp fll Good - Yielding in May.
Bold Approach (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, 2nd after 1st, disputed from 3rd, slight mistake and headed 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression and dropped to 4th when mistake last, no extra, 6th of 21, 17 1/2l behind El Barra (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Yielding in Apr.
Chiricahua (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Killarney 1m 6f sft in May beating Away To Sea (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Powerful Ted (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) In touch, 3rd to clear leader after 4th, improved to 2nd 3 out, closed before 2 out, ridden in 2nd under 1f out, dropped to 3rd and no impression before last, one paced run-in, 3rd of 13, 10 1/2l behind Toms Courage (11-5) at Kilbeggan 2m hcp gd in Apr.
Travel On 80-1 (9-6) Mid-division, 6th early, soon raced in 7th, headway over 3f out, soon pushed along on outer, one pace over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Still Standing (9-10) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp gd in Apr.
Lugnaquilla (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 6th over 4f out, lost place and under pressure 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased final 150 yards, last of 10, 13l behind Moll (9-2) at Cork 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) Yielding in Apr.
