rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra
prominent and headway to lead halfway, pushed along over 1f out and headed 100 yards out, no extra
slowly into stride, towards rear, 8th 2f out, good headway over 1f out and ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages
rear of mid-division, headway on inner under 2f out, short of room and switched left 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home
tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, soon not clear run on inner, switched left and headway between horses to lead 100 yards out, kept on well
led, headed halfway, soon pushed along and no extra under 2f out, weakened
rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace on outer inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, headway under 2f out and briefly short of room 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home
tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, pushed along and headway into 2nd briefly 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, no impression over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no extra under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Plough Boy bounced back to winning ways at Naas, his 13th career victory, and though 5lb higher won from this mark last summer. He's drawn on the outside which is no problem while Polly Douglas has an inside berth. Kieran Cotter's mare couldn't quite get up in a huge field over 6f at the Curragh at the weekend but won over this trip at Dundalk in November and Nathan Crosse is excellent value for his claim. However, HEE HAW showed really good pace in that former event and was beaten less than 2l so the shorter trip will be to his advantage and he gets the nod. His stable companion Ty Rock Brandy has never won on Turf but the three-year-old Aloysius Lilius, a nursery winner at Haydock for Kevin Ryan, is an interesting entry from new connections.
Plough Boy (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Prominent and close in 3rd from halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Naas 5f hcp gd in May beating Teddy Boy (8-9) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Abstraction (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Prominent in centre, ridden in 4th towards far side over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Rapid Reaction (8-4) at Naas 5f hcp gd in Sep.
Dapper Power (IRE) 9-1 (8-5) Mid-division overall (3rd in near side group of 4), ridden 2f out, no impression, 13th of 22, 6 1/2l behind Mokhalad (8-10) at Naas 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Nigg Bay (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Held up on rail, ridden in mid-division 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Hathiq (8-11) at Tipperary 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Polly Douglas (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Chased leaders in near side group, 5th from halfway, ridden from 2f out and went 2nd from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 26, 1 1/2l behind Baby Power (8-7) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Super Julius 25-1 (9-6) Mid-division in near side group of three, pushed along from halfway and no impression from 2f out, 12th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Plough Boy (10-0) at Naas 5f hcp gd in May.
Hee Haw (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Soon led in near side group, pushed along and joined from halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 26, 1 1/2l behind Baby Power (8-7) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Ty Rock Brandy (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division in near side group of three, pushed along from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 10th of 17, 5 1/2l behind Plough Boy (10-0) at Naas 5f hcp gd in May.
Aloysius Lilius (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Dwelt tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, nk behind Mark's Choice (8-12) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Early Call (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Towards rear in far side group, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 20th of 26, 10 1/2l behind Baby Power (8-7) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Snow Patch (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 5l behind Hee Haw (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Feb.
Heart Of Gold 25-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, 15th into straight, soon no impression, one pace, 10th of 16, 10 1/4l behind Shifted Strategy (10-0) at Listowel 1m hcp hvy in Sep.
Idalia (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear far side, kept on without threatening from over 1f out, 16th of 30, 13 1/2l behind Verhoyen (10-0) at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding in May.
Mr Shelby (IRE) 9-2fav (9-6) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Tai Sing Yeh (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Willwams (IRE) 100-1 (11-11) Always towards rear, never a factor, detached after halfway and no extra after 4 out, completely tailed off, 17th of 18, dist behind Milan Native (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn Yielding in Feb.
