tracked leaders and 4th halfway, 3rd 2f out and soon driven along, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division on outer, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression from 1f out
mid-division, 7th and ridden along halfway, no extra from 2f out and eased when beaten inside final furlong
slowly into stride and driven along in rear, detached from main group halfway, kept on one pace under pressure from over 1f out
towards rear, switched right and some headway 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, no extra
always prominent and made most, strongly pressed and edged right inside final furlong, narrowly headed 100 yards out, rallied under pressure to lead again on line
mid-division, headway on outer to go 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge and edged right, led narrowly final 100 yards, kept on under pressure, headed on line
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no extra from 2f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out and soon weakened quickly
mid-division, 6th halfway and soon not clear run, switched left and went 3rd 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong
towards rear, 10th halfway, driven along 2f out and 7th 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 4th closing stages
True Verdict, runner-up in Listed and Group 3 contests early last summer, disappointed on her last two starts and though easily best on official ratings may be worth watching for now. WANNABE BETTER finished runner-up to Moth here a month ago and, with that under her belt, she can progress again and take this for Tommy Stack. Illustrate made only a moderate debut behind stablemate Francis Of Assisi at Naas but is certain to improve this season and expected to give a good account. Wexford Opera didn't run badly in the Middle Park on his final juvenile start but finished last on his reappearance though that was in a Listed contest and he has to rate a threat along with the filly Sherzam, who wasn't far behind Francis Of Assisi here in March.
Cottrell 4-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, 3rd and effort entering straight, soon no extra and weakened, 7th of 12, 12l behind Foundry (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn stks sft in Nov.
English Deer (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 4th 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 6l behind Johnny Lynch (9-5) at Tipperary 5f mdn stks sft.
Illustrate (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, some progress and ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 12, 12l behind Francis Of Assisi (9-5) at Naas 6f mdn stks hvy in Oct.
Mohawk Lane (USA) 8-1 (8-9) Rear of mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened, last of 10, 21l behind Mazandaran (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo mdn stks pol in Mar.
Red All Star (IRE) Haatef colt out of Star Of Russia.
Scotland Forever (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Prominent, led entering straight, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Tobann (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f mdn stks sft in Apr.
Wexford Opera (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Soon tracked leaders, lost place from over 2f out, soon no impression in last, last of 5, 10l behind Gale Force Ten (9-3) at Dundalk 7f 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Apr.
Saga Heidi (IRE) Haatef filly out of Escudo.
Sea Shadow (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 2f out and dropped to 6th 1f out, no extra, 6th of 7, 9l behind Moth (9-1) at Curragh 7f 3yo fll stks in Apr.
Sherzam 10-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, stayed on to dispute 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Francis Of Assisi (9-3) at Curragh 7f 3yo ext hcp hvy in Mar.
True Verdict (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 6l behind Hazy Glow (9-0) at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn fll pol in Oct.
Wannabe Better (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Settled in 5th, ridden over 1f out and went 2nd early final furlong, no chance with easy winner and kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Moth (9-1) at Curragh 7f 3yo fll stks in Apr.
