held up and ran freely early, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out
tracked leader, disputed after 2f, led after 3f, ridden 2f out, pressed 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along intermittently after 4f, 5th halfway, closer in 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression on inner 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 3rd early, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, asserted inside final furlong, kept on well
led, joined after 2f, headed after 3f and tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra over 4f out, weakened
held up, rear halfway, ridden in 5th 4f out, no impression 3f out, soon no extra
Gordon Elliott has won the last seven and KING OF KINGSFIELD, who made all to land a point-to-point at Portrush in March, can continue the sequence. Stable companion Ringdufferin hasn't looked like winning in either start so Honky Tonk, whose dam is from the family of the smart Arctic Fire, looks the main threat. Faulty has a cracking pedigree and has been in touch when failing to complete in both starts between the flags while Golden Star is a half-brother to six winners and is one to note in the market.
Artiste D'ainay (FR) 20-1 (11-6) Prominent, soon led briefly, headed and raced 2nd, clear with leader before halfway, 3rd over 3f out, lost place and under pressure entering straight, weakened 1 1/2f out, 11th of 15, 24 1/2l behind Absolute Notions (11-6) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in Apr.
Faulty 5-2 (11-11) Ld from 3rd, hdd bef 3out, disp agn when left ld 3out, hdd bef last & still 2nd but no ex when left ld last & ur, at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Honky Tonk (IRE) Walk In The Park gelding out of Arctic Lady.
King Of Kingsfield (IRE) 6-4 (11-11) Made all & jw, 2l adv 1/2way, 4l adv 2out gng well, in command with 15l adv last, easily, won at Portrush 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Mar beating Ballymackie (11-11) by dist, 7 ran.
Rowdy Romeo (IRE) 5-2 (11-11) Ld, qckly wernt 12l clr by 1st, extended 25l adv 1/2way, 30l clr when fell 9th, at Tattersalls 3m mdn sft in Oct.
Sarah's Soldier (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 10th halfway, progress on inner entering straight, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 15, 21 1/4l behind Lisnagar Fortune (11-7) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in Apr.
Golden Star (IRE) 40-1 (11-11) Towards rear, pushed along and no impression under 4f out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor, 11th of 16, dist behind Harry Alonzo (11-11) at Leopardstown 2m Yielding in Dec.
Ringdufferin (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along from 4f out and soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 21l behind Champagnesocialist (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 2f Good - Yielding in Sep.
