a little awkward away from stalls, waited with and a little keen, 11th approaching straight, some headway and switched left under 2f out, soon one pace
pushed along early, soon chased leaders, disputed 7th approaching straight, no extra final furlong
slightly impeded away from stalls, waited with, last approaching straight where raced towards outer and some headway, kept on same pace final furlong
close up and disputed lead early, soon led, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
slightly bumped with rival early, chased leaders, 6th approaching straight, soon effort, kept on same pace final furlong
jinked slightly right away from stalls, soon tracked leaders, disputed 3rd approaching straight on outer, soon effort, kept on same pace final furlong
soon tracked leaders, 5th approaching straight, effort and edged right 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
dwelt and pushed along briefly, in rear, 10th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, kept on same pace final furlong
slightly bumped with rival early and pushed along, chased leaders, disputed 7th approaching straight, soon effort, one pace final furlong
waited with, 9th approaching straight, tight for room briefly 2f out, soon switched left and effort, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
pushed along briefly early and disputed lead, prominent, effort straight, one pace final furlong
close up, disputed 3rd approaching straight, soon effort, on terms over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
Danz Gift gained his seventh victory around here in March and has won from higher marks but usually needs his opening run. Pillar has been beaten into second by him on a couple of occasions but is slightly better off at the weights and arrives in good form having scored twice on the track in recent weeks and finished a close second the last twice. The first of those came last month when caught in the closing stages by Keepthebestsideout but that was over 6f and he's better over this trip and has a decent weight pull. The three-year-old WOODROW was a couple of lengths behind Pillar earlier but is 5lb better off and the champion jockey takes over the reigns so he's handed the vote. Blastofmagic was behind the selection last time but that was his first start since a break and he can get closer.
Danz Gift (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, closed up behind leaders and not clear run 1 1/2f out, ridden to challenge between horses final 150 yards, led final 100 yards, soon asserted and kept on well close home, won at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Mar beating Zippity (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Dash D'Or (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Towards rear, headway on far side 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 17, 4 3/4l behind Bahlwan (9-9) at Curragh 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Poeta Brasileiro (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Towards rear, 10th 3f out, came wide entering straight, ridden and progress 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Foreign Legion (9-10) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Woodrow (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Prominent, 4th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Dandy Spirit (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov.
Great Midge 11-2 (9-12) Chased leaders on inner, ridden to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 14, 1l behind Tynamite (9-1) at Dundalk 6f pol in Dec.
Pillar 11-2 (9-11) Led, ridden and joined 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, headed and no extra in 2nd close home, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Tynamite (9-1) at Dundalk 6f pol in Dec.
Early Call (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, weakened, 15th of 18, 7 1/4l behind A Step Too Far (9-3) at Naas 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Keepthebestsideout (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, improved to dispute lead 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov beating Pillar (9-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Seanjohnsilver (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Mid-division on outer, ridden entering straight, no impression, 11th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Tynamite (9-1) at Dundalk 6f pol in Dec.
Blastofmagic 16-1 (9-2) Soon chased leaders, 6th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 3/4l behind Dandy Spirit (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov.
Slade Runner (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division best, ridden and no extra 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 14, dist behind Chagall (9-3) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep.
Hodd's Girl (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Waited with towards rear, some headway on outer straight, kept on same pace without threatening final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Dandy Spirit (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov.
Polly Douglas (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, no impression over 1f out, ridden 1f out, one paced final furlong, no extra closing stages, 7th of 12, 9 1/4l behind A Step Too Far (9-7) at Bellewstown 5f hcp hvy in Aug.
Zippity (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Waited with, disputed 8th approaching straight, soon pushed along and headway, switched left over 1f out and one pace, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Dandy Spirit (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov.
