slowly into stride and held up in last, moderate last 3f out, ridden and went moderate 4th over 2f out, kept on one paced
made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, easily
chased leader in 2nd throughout, ridden in 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 3f out, soon no impression on leaders
dwelt, held up in 4th, ridden in moderate 4th 3f out, soon dropped to last and no impression
FIELDS OF ATHENRY is by Galileo and a brother to a 1m2f winner and a winning jumper so his run over 7f last season is best ignored. He should improve this season and can start with a victory. Game Set Dash, who started long odds-on for his debut here in November, performed with credit behind Hans Holbein at Leopardstown last month and will definitely come on for the run. Infinite Loop looked a bit one paced in both starts over the course and distance last month while Estrenar followed a promising debut with a poor effort at Gowran.
Bold Bid (IRE) Big Bad Bob gelding out of Magpie.
Fields Of Athenry (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, 10th 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 15, 13l behind Mandamus (9-5) at Cork 7f 2yo mdn sft in Oct.
Game Set Dash (USA) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 2nd 4f out, pushed along entering straight and no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 7l behind Hans Holbein (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f mdn stks sft in Apr.
Infinite Loop (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Held up in last, pushed along in last 2f out, went moderate 4th under 2f out, kept on under hands and heels in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Kilimanjaro (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo mdn stks pol in Apr.
Maple Hill (GER) Rock Of Gibraltar colt out of Manda Hill.
Estrenar (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden entering straight, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 19l behind Intransive (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 2yo mdn gf in Sep.
