tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelled well and headway to lead under 2f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home
held up towards rear, switched right 2f out and pushed along over 1f out, headway on outer inside final furlong, ridden and kept on well to lead close home
led, ridden 2f out and soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression in rear under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well early straight, pushed along over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway and soon pushed along, ridden and no impression over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong
A nice prize has attracted a decent field headed by ANDESH, whose one length defeat on his debut at the Curragh by Mendelssohn now looks very smart form. Michael Halford's colt gained a convincing victory over the track and trip in October and can enhance his prospects here. War Hero has been in fine form all winter and is the only one of these with a recent run under his belt so he has to be considered along with Masucci, who was highly tried after winning at Gowran though makes his all-weather debut as does Powersville, whose two Turf victories were gained on soft going. Both Militry Decoration and Check Your Pockets won their latest starts on the track and Paint won a Bath nursery for Richard Hannon.
Andesh (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders on outer, headway into 3rd on outer before halfway, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct beating Man Power (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Masucci (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, no extra from over 1f out, 15th of 29, 19 1/2l behind Snazzy Jazzy (9-5) at Curragh 6f stks Soft - Heavy in Sep.
War Hero (IRE) 4-5fav (9-4) Made all, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f pol in Feb beating Boragh Steps (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Check Your Pockets (USA) 6-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, some headway on outer approaching straight, pushed along under 2f out and 5th over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov beating Mojambo (8-7) by nk, 14 ran.
Militry Decoration (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden under 1f out, soon strongly pressed, kept on best, all out, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct beating Smiling Eliza (8-4) by hd, 13 ran.
Paint 4-1 (9-5) Last to break, held up, took keen hold, pushed along over 3f out, switched left inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Motown Mick (9-2) at Windsor 1m (4) gs in Oct.
Powersville (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Prominent, a little keen, ridden and switched right 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 21 3/4l behind Band of Outlaws (9-3) at Naas 7f sft in Nov.
