held up, 7th early, closed straight, soon pushed along and prominent towards inner 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, no impression over 1f out, soon no extra
soon chased leaders in 4th, lost place and no impression over 1f out, soon no extra
mid-division, 6th early, effort and slightly impeded from under 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon chased leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead under 2f out and wandered slightly, strongly pressed and kept on well final furlong, headed near line
soon led and clear, reduced lead from under 4f out, headed under 2f out, no extra final furlong
pushed along briefly early, soon chased leader, pushed along again under 4f out, challenged and every chance straight until no extra final furlong
dwelt, soon chased leaders in 5th, pushed along under 4f out, effort on outer straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and headway straight, challenged final furlong, stayed on well to lead near line
RAGTIME RED (NAP) didn't show much in sprints last season but did much better on his return to action over a mile here where he looked in need of an even stiffer test. Colin Keane takes over from an apprentice and an opening victory looks on the cards. Rockfish has shown nothing so far but has ben gelded and can't get any lower in the ratings while Nancy D'Alton is making her handicap debut over this much more suitable trip as is Chaparral Dream.
Ragtime Red (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along and detached before halfway, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Adaliya (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Feb.
Lucky Red (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, raced in detached rear, under pressure halfway, trailing 3f out, no headway, never a factor, eased final 100 yards, last of 5, 21 1/4l behind Zihba (9-7) at Dundalk 1m pol in Mar.
Matter Of Time (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Towards rear, 7th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, weakened under 2f out, last of 10, 13 1/2l behind It's All A Joke (9-12) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Mar.
Raven's Hat (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Raced in 2nd early, soon 3rd, no impression from over 1f out, soon no extra, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Adaliya (9-0) at Dundalk 1m mdn fll pol in Dec.
Chaparral Dream (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Always behind, no impression straight, never a factor, 14th of 15, 33 3/4l behind Bobby Boy (9-5) at Naas 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Nancy D'Alton (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent and led after 1f, pushed along and headed approaching straight, no extra over 1f out, weakened, 8th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Coeur D'Amour (9-0) at Galway 7f mdn fll sft in Sep.
Spirit Of Dreams (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden early straight and no extra from 2f out, weakened, tailed off, 8th of 12, dist behind Definite Doyenne (8-12) at Cork 1m hcp hvy in Mar.
Cache Queen (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Dwelt and towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression in moderate 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Port Lions (9-5) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Mar.
Rockfish (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 11th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Haunting Vocals (8-11) at Gowran Park 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
Charmed Pearl (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt and towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, 9th of 13, 30 3/4l behind For Pleasure (9-1) at Navan 1m 2f hcp hvy in Apr.
