chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
rear of mid-division best, never a factor
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, no extra entering straight
led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra and kept on one pace
mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, no extra over 1f out
towards rear for most, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out
rear of mid-division, pushed along into 8th 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, some late headway into moderate 8th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 6f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong
mid-division, 9th halfway, headway into 5th 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, soon no extra
Not surprisingly many of these have been jumping including Shop Dj, a Grade 3 hurdles winner who has been going well over fences. Roe Deer ran well behind Johnny's Legacy over 1m4f here a couple of weeks ago and should improve over this trip though he has a couple of lengths to find with the consistent Discovery Bay on that run. Chaperoned has been a big disappointment over hurdles since her second to Hidden Universe over this trip at Navan in October and she finished a long way behind JACKSONSLADY when a short-priced favourite at Punchestown so the winner should take this as she warms up for bigger things over timber.
Black Zorro (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Mid-division, niggled along approaching 6 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 40l behind Catleen (11-2) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-109 hvy in Jan.
Desert Moonlight Halling gelding out of Time Changes.
Headford Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Waited with in rear of mid-division, good headway 4f out, tracked leaders before straight, 3rd from 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Pond Cottage (10-7) at Galway 1m 6f am stks (4yo+) hvy in Oct.
Jerry's Agent (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders on inner, 5th 4f out, ridden early straight, not clear over 1f out, switched right and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 7l behind Connyella (9-7) at Limerick 1m 3f app hcp 47-60 gd in Jun '10.
Marwood (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway into 9th 3f out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 18l behind Melodie D'amour (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol in Jan.
Montagnard (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 8th of 13, 9l behind Johnnys Legacy (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol.
Roe Deer (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Johnnys Legacy (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol.
Chaperoned (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge entering straight, ridden to lead and dispute 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 17, 2 3/4l behind Hidden Universe (9-7) at Navan 2m mdn stks sft in Oct.
Jacksonslady (IRE) 5-2fav (11-9) won at Punchestown 1m 7f stks gd in May beating The Last Don (12-0) by 3/4l, 25 ran.
Kylebeg Krystle (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 15th of 17, 30l behind Hidden Universe (9-7) at Navan 2m mdn stks sft in Oct.
Shenzhou Starcraft mare out of River Saint.
Shop Dj (IRE) 5-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, pushed along in 5th before straight, left a place better from 3 out where hampered, soon challenged, hit last and no impression run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Knockfierna (10-11) at Cork 2m 1f mares nov chs Grade 3 (1) in Dec.
Discovery Bay 2-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, kept on to press winner inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Johnnys Legacy (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol.
Serious Breach 28-1 (10-12) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off, 9th of 16, well behind The New One (10-12) at Warwick 1m 6f n h flat 3yo (6) gd in Nov.
Brian The Warrior (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division for most, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 9th of 13, 10l behind Johnnys Legacy (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol.
Ri An Domhnaigh (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden in 10th entering straight, no impression, 11th of 17, 22l behind Hidden Universe (9-7) at Navan 2m mdn stks sft in Oct.
Hootie (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 8l behind Johnnys Legacy (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol.
