chased leaders, 5th early, 4th approaching halfway, pushed along under 4f out, kept on same pace in 3rd from over 1f out
in rear, progress into 4th from 5f out, 3rd 4f out, challenged travelling smoothly over 2f out, soon on terms and edged slightly left, headed from 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up, 6th early, 5th approaching halfway, pushed along in moderate 6th 5f out, soon no danger
led, joined inside first half mile, soon headed, 3rd approaching halfway, lost place from over 4f out, soon no extra
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 2nd approaching halfway, pushed along and on terms over 2f out, led from 1f out, edged left final furlong, kept on best
tracked leader, soon 2nd, took keen hold and on terms inside first half mile, soon led, pressed 3f out, joined from over 2f out, soon headed, no extra in 4th approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, took keen hold, 4th early, 6th approaching halfway, soon pushed along in 7th and no danger, tailed off when pulled up inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up, 7th from early, pushed along over 6f out, soon no extra, tailed off
HOT ON HER HEELS is likely to be a short-priced favourite despite her poor run when strongly fancied at Tramore. She'd earlier made a promising debut on this track and can gain compensation in a poor contest. Theatre Flame made a good impression on his debut at Galway in October but didn't do as well at Navan the following month. Ultimate Horseman makes his debut but has plenty of winning relatives and is one to keep an eye on.
Catcher On The Go (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Held up, 9th early, 8th 3f out, one pace from under 2f out, 5th of 11, 22l behind Stone Hard (11-9) at Fairyhouse 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Dec.
Itshard To No (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Slowly away and held up towards rear, headway from 6f out, went 3rd 3f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, soon no impression, 4th of 8, 5l behind Celldomfed (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 2f NH flat in Mar.
Kelso Star (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Soon prominent, slight mistake 2nd, soon led and clear, reduced lead and not fluent 5th, joined when mistake 4 out, soon headed, no extra next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Dancing Roe (11-4) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f cond mdn hdle gd in Jun, 9 ran.
Theatre Flame (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up, 11th early, closer in 5th approaching straight, challenged 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, one pace, 6th of 16, 18l behind The Big Apple (11-4) at Naas 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Nov.
Ultimate Horseman (IRE) Kalanisi gelding out of Dawn's Double.
Beneficial Society (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) In rear, some progress in 5th halfway, pushed along over 4f out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Anibale Fly (11-6) at Fairyhouse 2m NH flat sft in Apr.
Honey Drew (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, no extra and moderate 5th over 4f out, 5th of 7, 45l behind Cliffside Park (11-7) at Tramore 2m N H flat in Oct.
Malika (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened 5f out, 8th of 12, well behind Rushvale (11-7) at Down Royal 2m NH flat sft in Dec.
Roconga (IRE) 9-4fav (11-11) Soon raced in 5th, 4th after 6f, dropped to moderate 8th before straight, no extra, 8th of 10, well behind Ryback Jack (11-7) at Limerick 2m NH flat hvy in Dec.
Hot On Her Heels (IRE) 6-5fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 7th halfway, 3rd 2f out, soon ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 13, 15l behind The Brock Inn (10-6) at Tramore 2m mrs N H flat gd in Apr.
