held up, 8th before halfway, no impression from 2f out, soon no extra and eased inside final furlong
soon chased leaders, switched right from early straight, moderate 2nd from 2f out, ridden in 4th from 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, no impression and kept on same pace
dwelt, towards rear, progress and carried right early straight, chased winner in 3rd from 2f out, moderate 2nd from 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, ran on well, not quite reach winner
soon led, headed from 3f out, lost place and no impression from 2f out, eased from over 1f out
led early, tracked leader, led again from 3f out, clear from 2f out, drifted slightly left 1f out, kept on well final furlong, just held on
took keen hold early, tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, soon no extra and eased inside final furlong
soon mid-division, mainly 6th, under pressure in 5th from 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, progress and drifted right from under 2f out, soon no impression in 6th and kept on same pace
slowly into stride, in rear, progress and switched right 2f out, soon moderate 4th, 3rd and chased winner from 1f out, kept on well without matching 1st 2
soon raced in 4th, pushed along approaching straight, dropped to rear from 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong
An intriguing handicap where just about everything arrives in good form. FISCAL FOCUS has only been raised 4lb after a hard-fought victory over a mile at Leopardstown but the very heavy ground looked against him and hopefully there'll be no more rain for him and he can take this. I'll Be Your Clown made a surprise winning debut in a Sligo maiden where he had Sherama two lengths behind in third and though the latter is 8lb better off Andy Oliver's charge has much more scope. John Constable appeared to relish the 1m5f at Navan so it's a surprise to see him dropping back in trip and Namurian Sunset has a bit more to do than when landing a Gowran maiden. Tonton Macoute was regarded as a jumping prospect before he gained a shock victory over Prussian Eagle at Clonmel where he made all but Bleeding Hearts was a bit disappointing on his final start at Killarney. Hannah's Magic was unlucky in-running at Killarney, though she could have done without being raised 6lb.
Fiscal Focus (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd early straight and ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, just held on, won at Leopardstown 1m mdn stks hvy in Apr beating Boqa (9-5) by ns, 10 ran.
I'll Be Your Clown (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up, 6th halfway, progress on outer into 4th over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Sligo 1m 2f 3yo mdn beating Corona Borealis (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
John Constable (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Mid-division, 6th halfway, progress early straight and ridden to lead under 2f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, won at Navan 1m 5f 3yo mdn gd beating Karezak (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Namurian Sunset (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Soon disputed lead, led over 4f out, travelling smoothly and went on from before straight, reduced lead but kept on well inside final furlong won at Gowran Park 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut fll beating Dancing Soprano (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Tonton Macoute (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 2f out, under pressure and edged left over 100 yards out, kept on well close home, won at Clonmel 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut beating Prussian Eagle (9-5) by 3l, 5 ran.
Sherama (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Soon led, 2nd halfway, disputed under 3f out, led entering straight, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind I'll Be Your Clown (9-5) at Sligo 1m 2f 3yo mdn.
Bleeding Hearts (IRE) 6-4 (9-1) Chased leaders in 3rd throughout, ridden along entering straight, no impression in moderate 3rd 2f out, last of 3, 6l behind Mekong River (9-7) at Killarney 1m 2yo hcp gd in Aug.
Prussian Eagle (IRE) 6-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and progress to go 2nd 1 1/2f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Tonton Macoute (9-5) at Clonmel 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut.
Hannah's Magic (IRE) 13-2 (7-11) Dwelt, soon towards rear in 7th, improved under pressure to challenge and almost on terms 3f out, 2nd 2f out, short of room over 1f out, soon switched right, got on terms briefly inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Daredevil Day (9-2) at Killarney 1m 3yo hcp sft.
Mr Snagsby (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, 12th early straight, moderate 10th and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 12th of 17, 13l behind Kerkeni (9-5) at Naas 1m 3yo mdn aut in Apr.
Princess Pearlita (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Made all, ridden 2f out and kept on well under pressure to assert inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn fll auc stks pol in Nov beating Wishyouwerehere (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran.
