tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 7th entering straight, no impression
held up in rear, slight mistake 6th, headway on outer entering straight, ridden in 7th 2 out, went 3rd at last, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened
mid-division, pushed along from 4th and again when slight mistake next, weakened from 4 out, never a factor
rear of mid-division, headway into 6th entering straight, ridden in 3rd on outer after 2 out, 4th at last, no extra
held up in rear, ridden in 9th 2 out, 6th at last, kept on without threatening to go 4th inside final furlong
mid-division, closer in 5th halfway, ridden in 6th before 2 out, no impression
tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 3rd, slight mistake 6th, led after 3 out, soon ridden, headed before last, no extra
led, joined from 3rd, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened
mid-division, headway into 4th entering straight, 4th 2 out, ridden to lead at last, stayed on well run-in
always towards rear, slight mistake 1st, no impression from 3 out, never a factor
tracked leaders, headway into 2nd entering straight, soon ridden, lead briefly before last, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
Dylrow, a winner at Naas in February, made an encouraging reappearance at Thurles and, though looking a few pounds high, the booking of Danny Hand alleviates his burden. Winning point-to-pointer Sir Bob hasn't shown much in maidens but starts out in handicaps on a lowly mark and is expected to do better. Fairymount Boy has been in tremendous form and only just failed to gain his third victory in four starts at Limerick a couple of weeks ago, though he was receiving lumps of weight from the winner. Brosna George has yet to win and did better when runner-up over 2m4f here last month while Mick The Boyo, a winner at Cork last November, hasn't run for over a year. TRANS WOOD had shown nothing in four maidens before making her handicap debut on heavy going at Gowran. She couldn't hold the late thrust of Roja Dove but the remainder were a long way behind and that looks good enough for this. Crack On Corrie gained her first victory on testing going at Galway and is only 5lb higher so is expected to get into contention.
Dylrow (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division, progress into 5th after 3 out, ridden behind leaders 2 out, stayed on to challenge before last, no extra from last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 18, 6l behind Like An Open Book (11-11) at Thurles 2m hcp Yielding in Nov.
Ale Ambrosio (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders on inner, took keen hold, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, no impression on winner 2 out, 2nd and mistake at last, weakened run-in, 5th of 10, 18 3/4l behind Ratoute Yutty (11-2) at Navan 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.
The Brig (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Soon tracked leaders, 4th from 2nd, 5th from 6th, pulled up quickly after 4 out, at Tramore 2m mdn sft in Aug.
Sir Bob (IRE) 40-1 (11-12) Mid-division, pushed along briefly 5th, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 13th of 25, dist behind Discorama (11-9) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f mdn sft in Dec.
Fairymount Boy (IRE) 5-2fav (9-12) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway travelling well to challenge 2 out, ridden run-in and no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Getoutwhenyoucan (11-11) at Limerick 2m hcp sft in Dec.
Brosna George (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Held up, 14th from 5th, improved to chase leaders from before straight, kept on without troubling winner run-in, 2nd of 16, 4l behind Ali Bin Nayef (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Mick The Boyo (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd before straight, no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace from before last, 4th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Orchard Road (10-12) at Limerick 2m hcp Yielding in Dec.
Trans Wood (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, raced on inner, on terms before 3 out, soon led, headed before 2 out where slight mistake, kept on same pace from before last, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Roja Dove (10-9) at Gowran Park 2m hcp hvy in Nov.
Tyrone Tiger (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Mid-division best, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out, at Down Royal 3m hcp sft in Nov.
Golden Jewel (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression before 3 out, slight mistake 3 out, kept on one pace, 15th of 30, dist behind Mengli Khan (11-8) at Navan 2m mdn Yielding in Sep.
Pride Of Kildare (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Held up, 10th at 4th, under pressure from 4 out, headway to chase leaders but no impression straight, kept on without threatening, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Highandmighty (11-12) at Thurles 2m mdn sft in Nov.
Crack On Corrie (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Mid-division, progress into 8th after 3 out, ridden into 6th after 2 out, under pressure in 4th entering straight, closer last, stayed on well run-in to lead closing stages, won at Galway 2m 2f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct beating Grandma Dotty (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 20 ran.
