dwelt and held up in rear, trailing halfway, ridden in last 2f out, headway on outer into 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening leaders to go 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer
raced close 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon weakened
soon chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression, checked briefly inside final furlong
always towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, never a factor
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
towards rear on outer, headway into 5th on outer 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong
mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression 1f out, checked briefly inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, some progress 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders on outer, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression
Jim Bolger holds a strong hand here with ROUND TWO and Taisce Naisiunta. The former did everything right when beating a previous winner over 6f at Naas and though he drops down in trip he showed plenty of speed and won't be inconvenienced. The latter made a nice start on soft ground at Tipperary and her allowance should enable her to also get into contention. State Of Emergency has won twice over the course and distance - both on very heavy ground - and there's no reason why slightly quicker going won't bring about further improvement, which he will need against these better rivals. Washington DC started out with a narrow defeat at Dundalk last month but showed the benefit with a very easy victory at Tipperary a few days later. He'll improve again and could provide the main threat.
Black Beach 20-1 (9-5) Raced 5th, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden under 150 yards out, kept on well to 2nd on line, nearest finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Auld Enemy (9-5) at Navan 5f 2yo mdn gd.
Blood Moon 7-1 (9-7) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to dispute lead over 1f out, headed under 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind State Of Emergency (9-7) at Curragh 5f 2yo stk hvy.
Round Two (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Naas 6f 2yo stk beating Argentero (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
State Of Emergency (IRE) 2-1 (9-7) Chased leaders in 3rd on outer, ridden to dispute lead over 1f out, led under 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Curragh 5f 2yo stk hvy beating Mimicking (9-2) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Stone Mountain (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and disputed 2nd under 2f out, 2nd 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, lost 2nd on line, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Auld Enemy (9-5) at Navan 5f 2yo mdn gd.
Taexali (IRE) 8-11fav (9-5) Made all, shaken up inside final furlong, kept on well and always holding on, shade comfortably, won at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Apr beating Jet Setting (9-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Washington Dc (IRE) 4-9fav (9-5) Broke well, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelled well to lead 1f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Tipperary 5f 2yo mdn gf in Apr beating Nice And Dandy (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Athas An Bhean 6-1 (8-12) Went left start, mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Delizia (8-12) at York 5f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gf.
Cry Me A River (IRE) Danehill Dancer filly out of River Flow.
Taisce Naisiunta (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well to assert final 100 yards, won at Tipperary 5f 2yo mdn in Apr beating Greyscape (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
