always prominent, disputed early, 2nd halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not match winner
prominent and led after 2f, ran freely, headed early straight, soon ridden and led narrowly 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
towards rear, 8th halfway, no impression outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 5th close home
always rear, never a factor, pushed along straight and no impression over 1f out
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, soon pushed along and no impression in 6th over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th outer halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression in 7th over 1f out, no extra
towards rear, 9th halfway, no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 6th close home
dwelt, 6th halfway, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, under pressure and kept on well final 100 yards
Absorbing has been beaten a long way in all three starts to date so will need massive improvement on her handicap debut. REST ASSURED looked a certain winner when kicking clear over a mile a fortnight ago but couldn't quite keep up the gallop and was caught on the line by Sheeba. Surrey Pink wasn't far behind in third and Showcard close up in fifth but the runner-up should hold them both over this shorter trip and gets the vote. Showcard had won over 6f earlier when Arterial was beaten 10 lengths, though the latter should get much closer as that was her first start since October.
Rest Assured (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 8, hd behind Sheeba (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Jan.
Showcard 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Sheeba (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Jan.
Sea of Blue (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 15th of 20, 9l behind Duke Ellington (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 2yo hcp in Oct.
Sixtyfiveroses (IRE) 10-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, last of 8, 10l behind Sheeba (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Jan.
Coral Cluster (IRE) 10-1 (7-12) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, no extra 2f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Sheeba (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Jan.
Surrey Pink (FR) 14-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd 2f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Sheeba (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Jan.
Absorbing (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, pushed along early, never a factor, no impression early straight, 16th of 17, 34l behind Harold Peto (9-5) at Navan 1m 2yo mdn aut sft in Oct.
Staccato Wolf (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Soon raced in 5th, 3rd halfway, 5th again 2f out and ridden to challenge, 2nd 1f out, 4th and no extra from 150yds out, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind No Fear (8-5) at Bellewstown 5f 2yo hcp sft in Aug.
Arterial (IRE) 9-4 (8-6) A little keen on outer, tracked leader, pushed along before straight, dropped to rear from 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong, last of 4, 10l behind Showcard (9-6) at Dundalk 6f 3yo hcp pol in Jan.
Happy Hen (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Prominent, 4th approaching straight, dropped to last and detached 1f out, eased,, last of 13, 36l behind Arif (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3yo mdn stks pol in Jan.
