close up on inner and disputed lead, pushed along early straight to gain narrow lead, headed inside final furlong and kept on without matching 1st 2 close home
soon led and disputed, narrowly headed and pushed along over 2f out, almost on terms and still every chance inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner close home
led briefly early, tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 2f out on outer, kept on well without matching principals inside final furlong
in touch in rear, closed travelling smoothly on inner 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, led inside final furlong and edged slightly right, kept on well
There is only 1lb between the three penalised runners of whom Overcoming makes fractionally most appeal as he showed a fine attitude to win here on his second and final juvenile start, seems sure to improve and his stable have hit the ground running in the new campaign. Fitness, therefore, should not prove an issue. Andesh and Downdraft cannot be discounted and both have won here but FULL MOON is taken to make the most of a valuable 5lb allowance from the aforementioned trio. The Declaration Of War colt showed promise on both juvenile starts and will be all the better for a very pleasing reappearance at Naas when just work down close home.
Andesh (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-7) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelled well and headway to lead under 2f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home, 3rd of 6, 1/4l behind Masucci (9-4) at Dundalk 7f pol in Apr.
Downdraft (IRE) 10-11fav (9-5) Led, joined briefly approaching straight, pushed along 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Feb beating Cockalorum (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Overcoming (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, headway on outer and pushed along 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, soon 2nd, improved to lead close home and stayed on well, won at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Nov beating Loving A Boom (9-5) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Full Moon (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Dwelt, soon mid-division, 5th 3f out, pushed along and went 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Bobby Boy (9-5) at Naas 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.