chased leaders early, soon settled mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden to close on inner 2f out, 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, challenged under 1f out, led last 100 yards, kept on well
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd last strides
chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
mid-division early and ran freely, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, challenged 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages
led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, closer 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, closer on outer 1f out, kept on well final furlong to 2nd last strides
Pat Smullen will be fancied to complete a last-race double on board Our Manekineko. James Nash's charge hasn't won for almost two years but has dropped to a very fair mark accordingly and ran his best race for a very long time when runner-up to Stoichkhov earlier this month. He looks certain to go well but the concession of a stone to TANSANITE (NAP) may prove beyond him. Tommy Stack's grey seems to find enough trouble in-running as he did when placed behind Rose Angel last month but this is the smallest field he's race in and a clear run can see him gain his first success. Primal Snow showed potential in maidens on the track though has a big weight to carry for his handicap debut but Roter Baron won this a year ago so shouldn't be dismissed despite being well beaten on his return to action three weeks ago.
Primal Snow (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Prominent, a little keen, soon 3rd, pushed along into straight, 4th over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Facade (9-0) at Dundalk 1m mdn fll pol in Nov.
Our Manekineko 13-2 (9-12) In rear, headway towards outer straight, challenged inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Stoichkhov (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Takeachanceonme (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, raced off pace in 6th over 6f out, progress to moderate 5th over 5f out, driven over 3f out, no extra 2f out, weakened, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Lean And Keen (9-12) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f hcp hvy in Jul.
Artistic Integrity 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden under 2f out and soon dropped to rear, no extra, 13th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Split The Atom (9-12) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Roter Baron (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division and took keen hold, ridden in 7th over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Poetic Choice (10-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Bob Win 50-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along towards outer approaching straight, lost place and no impression approaching final furlong, no extra and eased inside last, last of 11, 18 1/4l behind Shinyhappyjohn (9-6) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Mar.
Rusty Rebel (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden entering straight, no impression, never a factor, 10th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Tom Dooley (9-2) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Feb.
Tansanite (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and some progress under 2f out, 5th 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Rose Angel (9-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Feb.
