soon towards rear, never a factor
soon tracked leaders, 4th under pressure 1f out, kept on without getting there final furlong
soon led, headed from under 2f out, 2nd 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
a bit uneasy in the stalls and one of the slowest away, soon mid-division, ridden into 8th 1f out, kept on same pace
soon mid-division, under pressure halfway, 10th and kept on same pace from 1f out
tracked leaders, travelled well to lead from under 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong to hold on at the finish
close up and keen hold, 3rd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon towards rear, never a factor
waited with, ridden into 5th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
soon chased leaders, ridden in 6th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not quite get to winner
went a bit left out of stalls, soon towards rear, ridden into 9th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on
impeded a bit out of stalls, keen hold and soon tracked leaders, lost place and no extra from over 1f out
prominent, weakened from 2f out, in rear and eased 1f out
soon towards rear, ridden into 7th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
Sassaway gained his first success on his 38th start when tackling the minimum trip at Tipperary where he had Cookie Crumbles a neck behind. The runner-up has been beaten twice subsequently but is better over tonight's trip than the winner and can reverse the form. Ndege Tamu has run well over 6f and a mile at Dundalk recently so should find this trip to her liking while it's about time Gatamalata was winning a race and she produced her best performance for a while at Cork three weeks ago. SAMOLLIE has won three times on Polytrack but never on Turf though he ran well enough at Naas last time to be handed the vote as he's now on a 12lb lower mark than when successful at Dundalk in December.
Alheera (IRE) 6-1 (9-12) Chased leaders on inner, 9th before halfway, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, 11th of 14, 7l behind Indian Landing (10-0) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Feb.
Mamma Rosa (IRE) 20-1 (7-8) Soon led, clear after 4f, ridden and reduced advantage 2f out, soon headed and weakened, 13th of 16, 11l behind Valbucca (8-11) at Navan 1m 2f fll hcp 60-90.
Sujet Bellagio 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden in 6th halfway, no impression under pressure 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 18, 11l behind Sassaway (8-12) at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 sft.
Cookie Crumbles (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Settled in 4th off strong pace, travelled well and headway early straight, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind College Boy (9-10) at Cork 7f hcp 47-65 sft.
King's Wharf (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Prominent, close up 3f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, last of 16, 25l behind Hurricane Sky (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m hcp 47-65 sft in Apr.
Sassaway (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, led well over 1f out and kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 sft beating Cookie Crumbles (8-11) by nk, 18 ran.
Roter Baron (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden entering straight, weakened, last of 16, 29l behind Pepparpot (9-7) at Gowran Park 1m 1f app hcp 47-65 sft.
Gatamalata (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Chased leader, moderate 4th halfway, ridden and closer in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind September Lily (9-9) at Cork 7f hcp 47-65 sft.
Ndege Tamu (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Held up, progress into 7th and ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3l behind Indiana Charmer (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Apr.
Samollie (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Waited with, headway and wide into straight, no impression under pressure and kept on without threatening from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 7l behind Great Ability (9-2) at Naas 7f app hcp 47-65.
Zero Euro (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Soon led, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression under pressure, 12th of 14, 8l behind Wild China (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
John's Legend (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Unruly at start, pulled way into lead after 1f and clear halfway, 8 lengths lead early straight, ridden and reduced advantage 1f out, headed 100 yards out and no extra, lost 2 further places near line, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind September Lily (9-9) at Cork 7f hcp 47-65 sft.
Nureyev's Boy (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 8l behind Cookie Crumbles (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Feb.
Red Army Blues (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 13th of 18, 19l behind Sassaway (8-12) at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 sft.
Richelieu 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out, 13th of 14, 10l behind Atlas Peak (8-8) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Mar.
Spunky 14-1 (9-3) Soon mid-division, 7th approaching straight, no extra from over 1f out, 12th of 14, 9l behind Cristy's Call (8-4) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Enter The Red (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 11th halfway, headway between horses to go 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 10l behind Sassaway (8-12) at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 sft.
