slowly away and towards rear, pushed along and some headway 2f out, ridden and not clear run in 9th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th close home
led, pushed along under 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards
dwelt and towards rear, headway on outer in mid-division entering straight, pushed along 2f out, hampered and rear of mid-division 1f out, kept on inside final 150 yards to go 6th close home
mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and switched right entering straight, ridden 2f out and 5th over 1f out, 3rd and kept on one pace final 100 yards
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, challenged 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, just failed
mid-division, ridden and dropped towards rear under 2f out, no extra
tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and led narrowly over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just held on
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, soon no extra
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, soon lost place, 8th and ridden 1f out, no extra
towards rear, pushed along 2f out and some headway towards far side 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Many multiple track winners here including Bowerman, who gained his sixth success a fortnight ago when comfortably seeing off Cristal Clere with Dalvey in fifth. He finished behind HIGHER KINGDOM earlier, as did Roman Bull, and the winner showed his versatility when scoring over a mile two weeks ago. The lightly-raced Cold Steel has really found his form since racing here, scoring over 1m4f in November and following up over this trip a week later. He's had a nice break and looks capable of better.
Bowerman 15-8fav (9-4) Rear of mid-division, 5th 4f out, pushed along entering straight and headway under 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar beating Cristal Clere (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Higher Kingdom 10-3fav (9-10) Broke well, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, travelled well and switched right 2f out, pushed along to dispute lead over 1f out, ridden and led 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar beating Benavente (9-6) by nk, 12 ran.
Cold Steel (USA) 11-4fav (9-12) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd and pushed along early straight, ridden to lead 1f out, under pressure and kept on well final 100 yards, won at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec beating Riccardi Medici (9-4) by nk, 14 ran.
Dalvey 10-1 (10-2) Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, soon ridden and went 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind S'all Good Man (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Cristal Clere (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 6th 4f out, ridden and closer under 2f out, 5th over 1f out and headway into 2nd 100 yards out, kept on one pace, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Bowerman (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Turf Range (IRE) 3-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along early straight, soon ridden and 5th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4l behind S'all Good Man (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Burren Song (IRE) 15-8fav (11-9) Mid-division, ridden to close 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, bumped 1f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Khadaash (11-3) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Mar.
Hale Bopp (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace, never a factor, last of 8, 6 1/2l behind Bowerman (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Roman Bull (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Held up early towards rear, ran freely and soon headway on outer, led after 5f, headed 4f out, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed early final furlong and no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind S'all Good Man (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Diamond Union 40-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, soon no extra, 11th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Turf Range (9-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Ghumama (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and soon lost place, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind S'all Good Man (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
No Trouble (IRE) 5-4fav (10-2) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and led 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, headed closing stages, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Make The Switch (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Mar.
