towards rear, 5th and switched right early straight, no impression and edged left over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd on line
led, headed under 2f out, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong, weakened
settled in 3rd on inner, travelling well in close 4th 2f out, switched right and squeezed between horses to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably
tracked leader in 2nd, headway to lead under 2f out, driven along and headed under 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner
chased leaders mainly 4th, 3rd early straight, no impression from 1f out, kept on one pace
raced keenly on outer, settled towards rear before halfway, no extra from under 2f out
After three second spots here in November, MISS VELOCITY returned to the track three weeks ago and made all for a narrow victory over Jembatt. She appeared to have a little in hand that day and could be even better suited to the extra furlong. Knights Templar had Andrew Oliver's filly over two lengths behind in the first of her three track defeats but an 8lbs deficit makes life difficult against a race-fit opponent. Daliyra looks a nice type who will win races though probably over further while Bashir Biyoum Zain didn't appear to beat much here last month and Rock Pipit may just need the run.
Daliyra (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Mid-division, 7th and driven along halfway, headway on outer under 2f out, 3rd under 1f out, led 100 yards from finish, stayed on, won at Dundalk 1m 2yo fll mdn stks pol in Oct beating Shirley Blake (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Knights Templar (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Made all, strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Nov beating Miss Velocity (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Bashir Biyoum Zain (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, kept on well to lead last 50 yards, won at Dundalk 7f 3yo mdn stks pol in Mar beating Silver Soldier (9-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Rock Pipit 7-1 (9-2) Soon tracked leaders, 4th into straight, 3rd under 2f out, dropped to 7th and no extra 1f out, 7th of 10, 5l behind Willyconker (8-11) at Dundalk 7f 2yo hcp 60-90 pol in Nov.
Miss Velocity 7-2 (9-0) Made all, strongly pressed from over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, all out, won at Dundalk 7f 3yo mdn auc stks pol in Mar beating Jembatt (9-5) by hd, 14 ran.
Mr Rocknroll 14-1 (9-0) Led early, soon chased leader in 2nd, improved to challenge 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra and weakened, 11th of 14, 16l behind Free Judgement (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Oct.
