very slowly into stride, in rear and took keen hold, closed up to be prominent halfway on outer, no extra from over 1f out
raced in 5th early, 6th halfway, effort straight, one pace over 1f out
raced in 3rd early, 2nd approaching halfway, closed travelling smoothly straight, gained narrow lead from under 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, headed and slightly impeded and bumped rival closing stages, one pace
waited with, raced in 6th early, in rear halfway, effort straight, no extra from over 1f out
raced in 4th early, 5th halfway, switched left towards inner from over 2f out, effort over 1f out, edged slightly right and kept on well to lead closing stages
took keen hold, led and soon went on, reduced lead and headed from under 2f out, kept on without matching principals after
raced in 2nd early, 3rd approaching halfway, closed and effort from before straight, soon every chance, bumped and one pace close home
Weekend Offender, a smart handicapper with Kevin Ryan, carries a rating of 94 from his days in the UK but has been running poorly over hurdles and it's unlikely he'll be up to that mark back on the Flat. Eastern Racer won three times last summer for Brian Ellison ending with a rating of 88 but he's shown little for new connections. KASBAH looks the safest option as though he has plenty to find with those rivals he enters the fray in winning form having landed the odds in similar company last week. Nothing To Lose won a Limerick handicap on heavy going in October and ran reasonably well on his comeback at Leopardstown though he's been well beaten in all three starts on this track.
Nothing To Lose (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along early straight and some headway between horses over 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 18, 4 1/4l behind Atlas (9-7) at Leopardstown 7f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Weekend Offender (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, weakened and tailed off, 14th of 17, dist behind British Art (11-3) at Down Royal 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Dec.
Kasbah (IRE) 8-13fav (9-4) Dwelt slightly and towards rear, progress on outer 2f out, ridden to press leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, kept on well close home, won at Dundalk 6f pol in Apr beating Hathiq (9-9) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Moneebb (IRE) 50-1 (10-3) Dwelt, never better than mid-division, 15th of 22, 13 1/4l behind Levee Breaks (9-5) at Navan 5f mdn gd in Mar.
Eastern Racer (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Edged left and bumped rival start, prominent, no extra final furlong, 19th of 23, 9 1/4l behind Madam Seamstress (8-6) at Navan 5f hcp gd in Mar.
Rise Again (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place 2f out, soon ridden and no extra from over 1f out, 10th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Wild Shot (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
The Perch (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Prominent, disputed 3rd approaching straight, still chasing leaders over 1f out, soon no extra and one pace, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Deauville Society (8-8) at Clonmel 1m 2f Yielding in Apr.