tracked leaders, headway to dispute halfway and led approaching straight, ridden 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, drew clear final 100 yards
mid-division, ridden on outer early straight and 7th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
always towards rear, pushed along early, ridden early straight and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor
rear of mid-division, pushed along halfway, no impression under 2f out and 8th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor
rear of mid-division, ridden under 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and some headway on inner in 5th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders on inner, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, towards rear and ridden 2f out, no extra
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight and soon ridden, 6th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, joined halfway and headed approaching straight, 2nd and ridden under 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on one pace
prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
mid-division on outer, 5th approaching straight, ridden 2f out and 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace
Golden Lyric didn't enjoy soft ground when a disappointing favourite at Naas but did much better when chasing home Messidor here in November and the winner went on to complete a double. BATON ROUGE started odds-on at Cork in August but didn't handle heavy ground and was well beaten into third. A full brother to several very smart performers, he'll be expected to leave that form behind this campaign. Colin Keane partners Princess Plumeria, who has a fitness advantage over stable companion Holly Golightly after a fair debut over 6f here but the latter, a close relative of eight winners, made a very encouraging debut here in November. Kalaroun ran in three strong maidens at the Curragh and is another likely to do much better in his second season.
Baton Rouge (IRE) 5-6fav (9-7) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, 3rd and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 8 3/4l behind Erzindjan (9-7) at Cork 7f mdn hvy in Aug.
Ebasari (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Prominent, soon 3rd, 2nd over 3f out, led briefly over 2f out, quickly headed and no extra, 8th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Cleveland (9-7) at Curragh 1m 1f mdn hvy in Nov.
Grove Island (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden after 2f, no impression straight, never a factor, 10th of 14, 17 1/4l behind Shackleton Hero (9-7) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Feb.
Kalaroun (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead at halfway, ridden and headed 2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 17, 5 3/4l behind Arturo Toscanini (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn hvy in Nov.
Lucky Shot (IRE) Battle Of Marengo gelding out of Gun Shoot.
Maralinga (IRE) 80-1 (9-8) Waited with, 10th halfway, headway to chase leaders approaching straight towards outer, soon one pace, 10th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Hale Bopp (9-6) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct.
Sarsfields Glen (IRE) 150-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, pushed along and no impression early straight, weakened, last of 18, 33 1/4l behind Fly Girl (8-10) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gd in Aug.
Fast Celt (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along and no impression 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 8th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Sense Of Style (9-2) at Naas 7f mdn fll gd in Sep.
Golden Lyric 11-4 (9-2) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Messidor (9-2) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Nov.
Holly Golightly (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 7th 3f out, effort over 1f out, no impression on leaders and ridden under 1f out, kept on without threatening to 5th on line, 5th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Hazel (9-2) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Nov.
Princess Plumeria (IRE) 2-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on inner, pushed along and went 3rd over 1f out, soon no impression on principals, kept on one pace under hands and heels, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Logo Hunter (9-7) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Mar.
Shazza (IRE) 250-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Sir Lamorak (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Mar.
