mid-division, headway on outer entering straight, went 3rd travelling well 2f out, pushed along and led 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, strongly pressed and joined inside final furlong, stayed on well to regain narrow lead near line
mid-division on inner, ridden 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, improved to dispute lead inside final furlong, narrowly headed near line
dwelt, rear of mid-division, pushed along in 9th 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd briefly 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
disputed lead, led at halfway, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, dropped to 8th 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden in5th 2f out, weakened
always behind, never a factor
tracked leaders on outer, ridden entering straight, weakened
disputed lead, headed at halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, pushed along andwent 7th 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression
in rear, no impression from 2f out, soon ridden, kept on without threatening final furlong
Elegant Lass has been going well over jumps and arrives here on a very lowly handicap mark. Dixon Line, who has never won in 23 starts, had been hurdling before dropping down to 7f at the Curragh where he was only beaten four lengths in a huge field. ROCKVIEW ROMAN has won twice over shorter here but ran very well on unsuitable heavy ground over the trip at Galway and looks the one to beat. Lariat doesn't win often and has been beaten three times off this mark recently but he's been running well enough to get into contention.
El C Wells (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Towards rear, headway into 6th halfway, ran wide on bend under 4f out, pushed along and no impression when ran wide again on bend 2f out, no extra and eased, last of 14, 33 1/2l behind Sign From Above (10-0) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gd in Sep.
Early Strike (FR) 200-1 (9-12) Towards rear, ridden and went closer 5th 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Fawkner Park (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Oct.
Chateau Musar (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along in rear of mid-division over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Sign From Above (10-0) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gd in Sep.
Lariat 10-1 (9-6) Disputed lead early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, ridden under 2f out and 3rd over 1f out, no impression inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 6 1/2l behind Boom Boom Boom (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Cliffs Of Malta (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Ellabella (9-6) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Jan.
Final Fantasy 15-2 (9-6) Prominent, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 4 1/2l behind Spirituoso (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Comeragh Belle (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, slightly hampered at 1st, ridden in moderate 6th 3 out, no impression, 6th of 16, dist behind Wee Willie Nail (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m mdn Yielding in Sep.
Dixon Line 200-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 29, 4 1/4l behind Breezy Zoff (9-3) at Curragh 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
Conamore (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Towards rear, moderate 11th halfway, lost place and under pressure 3f out, detached and ridden 2 1/2f out, eased 1 1/2f out, never a factor, 13th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Dazzling Spirit (8-12) at Clonmel 1m 2f hcp gd in Sep.
Elegant Lass (IRE) 18-1 (12-0) Led, slight mistake 6th and soon headed, led again 4 out, just headed when fell 2 out, at Sligo 2m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Mephisto (IRE) 18-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders on inner, fell 3rd, at Punchestown 2m hcp gd in Oct.
Moving (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, weakened, 12th of 14, 22 1/2l behind Draco Pulchrac (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Sep.
Little Trigger (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Towards rear, detached early, rear of mid-division after 6th, 10th 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, 12th of 16, dist behind Cougar (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Oct.
Rockview Roman (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway in mid-division approaching straight, 6th over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 5 1/4l behind Whatcouldhavebeen (10-1) at Galway 1m 4f hcp hvy in Oct.
