tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on to press winner to line
tracked leaders, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 6th 1f out, weakened
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 4th 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden in 10th 2f out, weakened
rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
prominent, ridden 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no impression
reared leaving stalls and slowly into stride, in rear, no impression from 2f out, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in rear, 9th 2f out, soon ridden, went 7th 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on without threatening in 3rd near line, never nearer
led, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no impression
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The veteran DOWNFORCE was rated 101 when landing this on heavy ground in 2021 and was down to 73 when scoring again here in similar conditions in October. He gets the nod as though Harry's Hill was in excellent form last summer, he hasn't won on this sort of ground. The Highway Rat, a Group 3 winner at Dundalk, has never won on Turf but Jon Riggens gained his only success here and was in very good form last summer without winning. The latter is very well handicapped with Earls on a later run here and will act on the going.
The Highway Rat (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Stumbled leaving stalls and slowly into stride, towards rear, closer in 6th and ridden 2f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Manaccan (10-0) at Dundalk 5f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Oct.
Saliteh 50-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, disputing 3rd, ridden to press leaders on outer 2f out, close up and every chance 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, held in 4th close home, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Harmony Rose (9-3) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Feb.
Earls (IRE) 3-1fav (10-0) Soon towards rear and pushed along from early, switched to outer from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 12th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Magical Vision (8-8) at Naas 5f hcp hvy in Nov.
Laugh A Minute 22-1 (9-11) Dwelt slightly and towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, last of 7, 3 3/4l behind Harmony Rose (9-3) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Feb.
Only Spoofing (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, weakened, 12th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Rough Diamond (9-0) at Navan 6f hcp sft in Oct.
Verhoyen 28-1 (10-5) Broke well to lead, 2 lengths clear after 3f, ridden over 2f out, edged right and reduced advantage under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened, 7th of 18, 7 1/2l behind Coins Cross (9-4) at Curragh 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
Aljady (FR) 12-1 (10-2) Disputed lead early, tracked leader and 3rd 3f out, ridden and lost place early straight, no extra in rear from over 1f out, last of 12, 8 1/2l behind Royal Tribute (9-3) at Dundalk 7f pol in Dec.
Jon Riggens (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Mid-division on inner, short of room over 1f out and soon ridden, kept on strongly when in clear inside final furlong to go 2nd on line, never nearer, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Magical Vision (8-8) at Naas 5f hcp hvy in Nov.
Downforce (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Mid-division early, dropped towards rear from halfway, ridden and no impression from 1f out, 15th of 17, 5 1/2l behind Magical Vision (8-8) at Naas 5f hcp hvy in Nov.
Swift Flight (FR) (8-12) 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind King Robbe (8-12) at Fontainebleau 5f stks hvy in Nov.
Harry's Hill 13-2 (9-11) Led in centre, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Mickey The Steel (10-3) at Navan 5f hcp hvy in Oct.
Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride and switched left start, held up and behind, never a factor, 9th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Dhabab (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
