led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, dropped to 3rd and no extra inside final furlong
held up behind leaders and took keen hold, racing keenly when checked briefly on inner halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, all out
tracked leaders in 3rd, bumped on inner 6f out, soon went 2nd, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression
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
tracked leaders in 4th, dropped to 5th 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 4th 1f out, went 3rd and switched left inside final furlong, edged left under pressure and stayed on well close home, just failed
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 6f out, soon weakened
held up behind leaders, 7th 4f out, ridden over 2f out and no impression, never a factor
lost considerable ground at start and trailing throughout
Lip Service opened with a decent effort at Leopardstown in January and returned there last month to finish third behind a couple of useful performers. He will improve again and prove difficult to beat but JOSH MONASH could turn out to be smart. He was sent to Stratford a fortnight ago for his debut and started odds-on but looked in need of the experience and was beaten a head. He's only a four-year-old and with that under his belt should go one better. Ballybryan has looked moderate, including when runner-up at Thurles, so Adrian Maguire's newcomer Celldomfed could run into a place while the filly Pres De Moi has a fine pedigree, though sports headgear on her debut.
Ballybryan (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight, last of 9, 23l behind Tara Flow (11-7) at Naas 2m NH flat.
Celldomfed (IRE) Beneficial gelding out of Eyebright.
Gentleman Moore (IRE) 66-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 5f out, 11th of 13, well behind Identity Thief (11-4) at Fairyhouse 2m 4yo NH flat in Nov.
Itshard To No (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Led, pushed along over 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailled off, 8th of 10, well behind Drumacoo (12-0) at Downpatrick 2m 2f NH flat in Oct.
Lip Service (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, 6th halfway,went 3rd entering straight, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Archive (11-6) at Leopardstown 2m NH flat in Feb.
Easy To Find (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, 13th 2 out, kept on one pace, 9th of 18, 30l behind Knockraha Pylon (10-8) at Thurles 2m mdn hdl in Jan.
John Monash 8-11fav (10-10) Midfield, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 2f out, effort when hung left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 9, hd behind War On The Rocks (11-4) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gs.
Pres De Moi (IRE) Robin Des Pres filly out of Gathabawn Lass.
