held up in rear, switched to outer early straight, stayed on from over 1f out
slowly into stride and held up, 6th into straight, headway on outer 2f out, 4th over 1f out, led briefly under 1f out, 2nd and kept on last 100 yards
close up in 2nd, ridden to challenge straight, no extra entering final furlong, eased
led, strongly pressed straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, soon no extra
tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, 3rd travelling well when not clear run from 2f out to 1f out, ridden to lead 150 yards from finish, ran on well
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th under pressure entering straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out
held up in touch, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression straight
Iron Major has struggled at the weights since beating Bank On Black at Cork but Johnny Murtagh was on board that day and he's been booked again. Patrickswell couldn't cope with an 8lbs rise for scoring at Down Royal when well beaten at the Curragh and is another looking a few pounds high at present. KRISTAL XENIA, a winner at Navan on her second and final start last season, made a promising return on the same track in April and didn't get the best of runs behind Empirico at Tipperary the following month. She is progressing nicely and can gain her second victory though Cosmic Breeze looks a threat as she was just in front of the selection at Tipperary though is lacking her scope.