led, ridden and headed 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, not match winner
tracked leader and 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leader and 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge and led 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
An Saighdiur has won four times on this track though not for two years. He's been plying his trade at a much higher level and finished a close third in the Silver Cup at Ayr in September. Master Speaker made a very encouraging debut for Aidan O'Brien at the Curragh last March then had few problems scoring at long odds-on at this track the following month. His new connections will be looking to get off to a good start but the fitness of RUMMAGING may be enough to see him home. He's been in superb form, winning three times here since November and running well in a Lingfield Listed contest last month.
An Saighdiur (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Raced centre tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 19, 4l behind Dungannon (8-7) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Master Speaker (IRE) 1-5fav (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 2f out and ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on under pressure to lead 100 yards out, driven out, won at Dundalk 6f mdn stks pol in Apr beating In Salutem (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Rummaging (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Squeezed out start, in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Tarooq (9-0) at Lingfield 6f Listed stks (1) pol in Feb.
