soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra from 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 5th, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out
soon mid-division, 9th before halfway, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out
waited with, switched wide 2f out, no impression and kept on from 1f out
close up, challenged from 2f out, soon on terms, headed and no impression from under 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out
never better than mid-division
prominent, no extra under pressure from over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent early, 8th before halfway, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out
soon tracked leaders, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1f out
never better than mid-division
soon chased leaders in 6th, closed from under 2f out, no impression from under 1f out, kept on
dwelt, waited with, 10th before halfway, closer order from 2f out, ridden to lead under 1f out, stayed on well and soon clear
A couple of these stand out on recent form. Samollie beat Timar, Gold Falcon, Wellmarked and Bangalore Prince when scoring by a short-head here three weeks ago but is no good thing to confirm running and ALVAR looks a safer proposition. He won over C and D last month before going close again over a longer trip here and Mick Halford's charge is just preferred to the less-exposed Roter Baron, third at this track on his latest start.
Samollie (IRE) 7-2fav (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec beating Pierre D'or (10-0) by hd, 13 ran.
Gold Falcon (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, weakened from 2f out, 11th of 13, 6l behind Samollie (9-9) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Tamam Namoose (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders early, dropped behind and eased straight, tailed off, reported to have lost action, last of 13, well behind Jappeli (8-8) at Listowel 6f 3yo hcp hvy in Sep.
Alvar (USA) 4-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out, disputed final 100 yards, 2nd and held closing stages, 2nd of 13, nk behind Clare Harrier (8-13) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Roter Baron (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 7th before halfway, switched towards outer from under 2f out, stayed on well under pressure without getting there final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Dimitar (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Wellmarked (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, 7th of 13, 4l behind Samollie (9-9) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Majestic Timeline (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened 2f out, 12th of 13, 11l behind Faleena (9-10) at Navan 6f 3yo hcp 47-75 sft in Jun.
Timar (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along towards rear halfway, kept on one pace straight, 9th of 14, 6l behind Bangalore Diamond (9-2) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Atlas Peak (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no extra, 6th of 13, 6l behind Alvar (8-10) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Bangalore Prince (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 5l behind Samollie (9-9) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Pesdivo (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Rear of mid-division, rear and ridden 3f out, no extra, last of 14, 14l behind The Reek (8-9) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Refuse Colette (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) In rear, some progress entering straight, 8th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Alvar (8-10) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Sweet Annathea (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Soon mid-division, struggling to get there when squeezed for room 1f out, kept on, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Rigid Rock (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Booster Rocket (IRE) 33-1 (7-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 8l behind Chois The Idea (9-10) at Cork 6f 3yo hcp sft in Jun.
