chased leader, 3rd halfway, short of room 2f out, ridden and slightly hampered over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, not reach winner final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead 2f out, ridden and edged slightly left over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace into 3rd final furlong
The veteran Maundy Money has never won on the surface and finished behind Golden Shoe and Suehail over 7f a fortnight ago. Both winner and runner-up are better over this extra furlong and the form should be confirmed though CORE ELEMENT looks the one to be on. She'd been running in much better company without much luck before arriving here a month ago and beating Fastidious with Golden Shoe well beaten. A 5lb rise won't help but she's worth following now she's struck form.
Shake The Bucket (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to challenge early straight and ridden to dispute over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed and no extra closing stages, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Gretzky (8-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcap pol in Jan.
Core Element (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Prominent, 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, led narrowly under 1f out, soon joined, edged ahead near line, won at Dundalk 7f hcap pol in Jan beating Fastidious (8-11) by ns, 11 ran.
Suehail 9-2 (9-10) Mid-division, 5th early straight, went 2nd and edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong but no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Golden Shoe (9-0) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol in Jan.
Golden Shoe (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Reluctant to enter stalls, tracked leader in 2nd, led 2f out and soon ridden, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f hcap pol in Jan beating Suehail (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Atticus Finch (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on outer, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th early straight and soon no extra, last of 9, 11l behind Golden Shoe (9-0) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol in Jan.
Maundy Money 10-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, some headway on outer into 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Golden Shoe (9-0) at Dundalk 7f hcap pol in Jan.