slowly away, in rear, pushed along and some headway on inner 2f out, 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway to lead early straight and soon pushed along, strongly pressed over 1f out, headed 150 yards out, no impression and dropped to 3rd close home
disputed lead early, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, ridden and headway to challenge over 1f out, led 150 yards out and kept on well
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out and 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression on outer under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
led or disputed lead, pushed along and headed early straight, ridden under 2f out and soon dropped towards rear, no impression final furlong
Most of these are old foes with BIG GOSSEY coming out best last time. The latter won over 6f here in February before going close again over track and trip with Mrs Bouquet, Maggie Thunder and Red Cymbal all finishing behind. Of the latter group, Mrs Bouquet will be sharper for that comeback run while Maggie Thunder beat Poet's Pride when scoring here earlier. Dandy Man is another with something to find with the selection while Twilight Man struggled at Cork on his reappearance but placed here on a couple of occasions last term.
Big Gossey (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, 5th before halfway, pushed along from 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Downforce (10-1) at Curragh 5f hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Dandy Spirit (IRE) 15-2 (9-13) Pushed along briefly early, soon disputed lead, bumped with rival approaching straight and headed, slightly impeded 1 1/2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Ecclesiastical (9-8) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Feb.
Maggie Thunder (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Disputed lead, led and pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Irish Acclaim (9-13) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Mar.
Poet's Pride 10-3fav (10-2) Tracked leaders on outer, 7th halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Adams Barbour (8-12) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Mar.
Twilight Man 10-1 (8-8) Rear of mid-division, under pressure and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 15, 12 3/4l behind Logo Hunter (9-8) at Cork 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Red Cymbal 11-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, always rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, last of 14, 9 3/4l behind Adams Barbour (8-12) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Mar.
Mrs Bouquet 13-2 (9-9) Towards rear, 6th 2f out, progress on outer 1 1/2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, no impression on leaders, kept on without threatening, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Pulse Of Shanghai (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Mar.
