prominent, on terms from before halfway, narrow leader over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace closing stages
chased leaders, 6th early, 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure closing stages
tracked leaders, 5th over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace
soon mid-division, 6th over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
held up, took keen hold, 8th over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along before straight, soon switched to outer, no extra from over 1f out
soon tracked leaders, dropped to 9th over 1f out, soon weakened
pushed along to soon chase leaders, under pressure approaching straight, no extra 2f out, soon eased
tracked leaders, pushed along before straight, 3rd over 1f out, stayed on well to lead closing stages
towards rear, pushed along before straight, went 7th over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well, not reach winner
led, joined from before halfway, headed and close 2nd over 1f out, no extra closing stages
CHEERS BUDDY is in tremendous form and was brought with a superb late challenge to beat several of these here a fortnight ago. He's gone up 5lb as a result and will find this tougher with runner-up The Black Devil, third-placed Ningaloo Reef, the fourth Beat The Ballot and fifth Alvar all close enough to be a threat on the revised terms though the winner is taken to come out on top again and complete a hat-trick. Reckless Las was beaten 7l by the selection earlier and has it all to do but another three-year-old, Danseur De Feu, looks a danger as she stayed on very strongly to beat Mountain Coral over 7f last month.
Califante 10-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, closed going well over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 8l behind Magique (8-11) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct.
Ningaloo Reef (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Cheers Buddy (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol.
Alvar (USA) 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2l behind Cheers Buddy (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol.
Cheers Buddy (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division early, 5th halfway, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol beating The Black Devil (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Cool Athlete (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Held up, 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, soon no extra, 9th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Cheers Buddy (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol.
Khyber Pass 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression, 10th of 13, 12l behind Iron Major (9-8) at Curragh 7f App hcp gf in Sep.
Lily's Star (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) In rear and took keen hold, soon mid-division, ridden in 6th over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Indian Landing (8-11) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol.
Toufan Express 8-1 (9-6) Held up, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 10, 4l behind Cheers Buddy (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol.
Dancing Cosmos (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Prominent, disputed halfway, ridden to lead under 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on to hold 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Our Manekineko (9-6) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol.
Victor's Beach (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Held up, 8th halfway, ridden entering straight, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 9, 7l behind Reckless Lad (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp 47-70 pol in Nov.
Lean And Keen (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Soon led, edged right over 2f out, soon narrowly headed, rallied 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Deep Speed (9-5) at Dundalk 1m mdn stks pol.
Beat The Ballot (IRE) 10-3fav (10-0) Chased leader, led after 2f, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure, headed close home and no extra, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Cheers Buddy (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol.
The Black Devil (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Led, headed after 2f, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong to dispute last 50 yards, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Cheers Buddy (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-75 pol.
Danseur De Feu (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Mid-division, progress early straight and ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Nov beating Mountain Coral (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Reckless Lad (IRE) 7-2fav (9-11) Mid-division, ridden entering straight, 5th 2f out, went 2nd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Our Manekineko (10-0) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol.
