waited with towards rear, moderate 11th approaching straight where raced on outer, kept on without threatening final furlong
chased leaders, soon 5th, headway and effort straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, headway and effort straight, chased winner and kept on without threatening inside final furlong
led, a little keen, joined approaching straight, soon headed and weakened final furlong
chased leaders, soon 6th, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
soon mid-division and raced in 8th, pushed along under 4f out, soon under pressure and weakened
a little slow into stride, waited with, soon rear of mid-division, some headway but no impression when switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace without threatening
waited with, a little keen, soon rear of mid-division, raced on inner straight and some headway, no impression when slightly impeded and kept on without threatening inside final furlong
soon mid-division and raced in 7th, headway approaching straight and pushed along, no extra final furlong
tracked leaders, soon 4th, raced on inner straight and pushed along, one pace final furlong
close up, soon 2nd, on terms approaching straight, soon led travelling smoothly, pushed out and stayed on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, never a factor
Make The Switch and SCHOLASTIC are both out of the handicap but still look well enough treated under their claiming riders. The former scored over 1m4f here last month but is a winning hurdler who will have no problems with the extra. The selection won over timber at Punchestown in September and was staying on strongly behind Hannon over the track and trip last time. His stable companion Grandmaster Flash has been racing in much better company on Turf since gaining his only victory to date on this track just over a year ago. Got Trumped has won over hurdles and fences but has never run on an artificial surface unlike Tonkinese, who is 0-15 around here.
Grandmaster Flash (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, disputed 11th 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out, 11th of 21, 13l behind Cape Gentleman (9-0) at Curragh 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Tonkinese 10-1 (9-4) Waited with, soon rear of mid-division, headway on inner straight, one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Construct (8-12) at Dundalk 2m pol in Nov.
Jake Peter (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Mid-division, hampered at 1st, no impression from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Fairyhouse 2m 3f sft in Nov.
Anyonecanhaveitall 14-1 (9-0) Disputed lead, led after 2f, pushed along and joined approaching straight, soon headed, dropped towards rear and weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 17 1/2l behind Construct (8-12) at Dundalk 2m pol in Nov.
Swift Wing 16-1 (9-12) Towards rear, pushed along early straight, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Dare To Flare (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Got Trumped 28-1 (11-10) Prominent and soon led, slow 4th and unseated rider, at Thurles 2m 2f hcp sft in Dec.
Nibiru (IRE) 28-1 (10-1) Very slowly into stride and veered left and unseated rider, at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Dec.
Share The Honour 13-2 (9-6) Rear of mid-division, some headway 4f out, ridden under 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Dare To Flare (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Casa Comigo (IRE) 18-1 (9-13) Soon mid-division, 7th halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 9l behind Hannon (9-9) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Dec.
Make The Switch (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Mid-division, disputed 7th over 4f out, headway and effort straight, soon challenged, on terms over 1f out, soon led and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Dec beating Crassus (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Scholastic (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Waited with, soon towards rear, headway and effort straight, ran on without troubling winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Hannon (9-9) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Dec.
Allora Yeats (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway from over 4f out, raced on outer straight, soon one pace, 11th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Hannon (9-9) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Dec.
