dwelt, towards rear, 12th approaching straight, ridden to close 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching 1st 2
slowly into stride, towards rear, progress from before halfway, 2nd approaching straight, challenged and on terms under 2f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong
soon led, strongly pressed and joined under 2f out, kept on well, headed near line
dwelt, soon raced in 10th, 11th and ridden along approaching straight, no extra from over 1f out
tracked leader, 4th approaching straight, lost place and no extra from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
held up, soon 9th, ridden to close 1f out, kept on well without reaching leaders inside final furlong
soon tracked leaders in 4th, 5th approaching straight, still chasing leaders 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
dwelt, soon raced in 8th, 10th approaching straight, ridden to chase leaders 1f out, kept on
took keen hold, tracked leaders, soon 3rd, challenged and on terms under 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead near line
dwelt, towards rear, last approaching straight where raced towards outer, no extra from over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon towards rear in 11th, 13th approaching straight, no impression over 1f out, no extra
soon raced in 7th, 8th approaching straight, switched right under 2f out, ridden to close 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching leaders
soon raced in 5th, 6th approaching straight, still chasing leaders 1f out, one pace
soon raced in 6th, 7th approaching straight, no extra 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off
Many of these are old pals and there are several course and distance winners amongst them. HEAVY WEIGHT completed a handicap double here way back in 2012 and also scored over 7f just over a year ago. He's had little racing for his age and will have come on for his recent run at Naas, his first for almost a year, so gets the verdict. Brokopondo generally performs well here though being raised in the weights for finishing fourth last time looks harsh. Tetraites has only won once in 19 starts and that was over hurdles while Duchessofflorence won over the course and distance last month but a 7lb rise and stronger opposition put paid to her chances of a double. Sharjah generally goes well here and is gradually dropping in the weights but Alnahar is still 9lb higher than his victory here in January.
Brokopondo (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division, 9th halfway, some progress under 2f out and ridden in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Specific Gravity (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Tetraites (IRE) 33-1 (9-13) Towards rear, progress on outer into 6th halfway, went 2nd entering straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Hes Our Music (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Nov.
Sharjah (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Disputed lead early, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 4l behind Specific Gravity (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Little Stampy (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Mid-division and not fluent 1st and 2nd, 7th before 4 out, not fluent next and no impression from 2 out, 5th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Mahler Ten (11-3) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mdn Good - Yielding in Oct.
Park Row (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Ran 6th, 7th halfway, dropped to 10th and ridden under 2f out, no impression, kept on same pace final furlong, 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Creeping Ivy (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Song Of Love (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Rear, 13th halfway, ridden into rear of mid-division under 2f out, no extra final furlong, 9th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Poetic Choice (10-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Dec.
Alnahar (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, 2nd 4f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Propriano (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Oct.
Duchessofflorence 7-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, ridden and some progress on outer under 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Specific Gravity (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Heavy Weight (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Rear, 12th 2 1/2f out, some headway to 10th 1f out, kept on final furlong to 7th, never on terms, 7th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Snoozing Indian (9-7) at Naas 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Sister Slew (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Mid-division, progress into 5th 4f out, ridden 2f out, 3rd and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 2 3/4l behind New Direction (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
King Of Aran (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, some progress under 2f out and ridden in 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind New Direction (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Serefeli (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden in mid-division 2f out, 10th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Tudor City (9-11) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp sft in Oct.
Solar Benny (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd under 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind New Direction (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Shanghai Dolly (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Disputed early, soon chased leader, moderate 2nd halfway, 3rd and closer 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 13th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Duchessofflorence (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Mosman 16-1 (8-4) Led, headed after 2f, led again briefly under 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 8 1/2l behind Song Of The Sky (8-10) at Navan 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
