tracked leaders on inner early, dropped to rear of mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression approaching straight, soon no extra, eased inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, ridden towards rear approaching straight, soon weakened, eased, completely tailed off
always towards rear, pushed along in rear 4f out, soon no extra and weakened, eased in straight, completely tailed off
led, headed after 4f and 2nd halfway, disputed lead briefly 5f out, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra under 2f out
tracked leader, led after 4f, joined briefly 5f out, ridden early straight and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression on easy winner, kept on one pace
mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear 4f out, no extra entering straight, weakened, eased final furlong
towards rear, some headway 4f out, 7th and pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra under 2f out
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th and pushed along entering straight, no extra under 2f out
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd entering straight, soon pushed along and no impression in 4th under 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out
held up towards rear, some headway on outer after halfway, 4th travelling well entering straight, smooth progress to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well, very easily
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd entering straight, soon ridden and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace
FERNY HOLLOW has been beaten at odds-on in his two bumper starts but has come up against smart opposition and compensation awaits. On Eagles Wings was conceding 9lb to the winner when runner-up at Down Royal though probably needs to find a bit more here. Bombay Blue ran into a smart winner at Thurles and is definitely the type to make progress as is Frontal Assault for his run behind an odds-on chance at the latter track last month.
Barrow Bounty (IRE) 66-1 (12-0) Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and no extra from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 29 1/4l behind Energumene (12-0) at Thurles 2m Yielding in Jan.
Bombay Blue (IRE) 2-1 (12-0) Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway under 4f out and challenged entering straight, ridden and no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind The Bosses Oscar (11-10) at Thurles 2m Good - Yielding in Oct.
Durity 100-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along from 4f out, no extra from over 2f out, 13th of 15, 36l behind Zero Ten (12-0) at Galway 2m 1f gd in Jul.
It Could Be You (IRE) 28-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along before halfway and lost position, soon no danger, 8th of 10, dist behind Forged In Fire (11-11) at Leopardstown 2m sft in Dec.
On Eagles Wings (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, improved to dispute over 3f out, ridden in 4th 2 1/2f out, 2nd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Lady Heath (11-5) at Down Royal 2m sft in Jan.
Rent Day Blues (IRE) Rajj gelding out of Gold Sensation.
Ruhm Und Ehre (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, some headway 5f out, pushed along and no impression in 6th entering straight, no extra under 2f out, 7th of 11, dist behind Asterion Forlonge (12-0) at Thurles 2m sft in Nov.
Baptism Of Fire (IRE) 7-2 (11-11) Prominent in chasing group, closed from 6f out, led over 5f out, headed from 2f out, no extra and one pace after, 5th of 9, 20 1/2l behind Lieutenant Command (12-0) at Limerick 2m hvy in Dec.
Broomfields Jeremy (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) A little keen, waited with towards inner, chased leaders in 4th approaching straight, soon no impression, one pace, 4th of 8, 20 1/2l behind Vinnie Is Busy (11-10) at Limerick 2m Soft - Heavy in Jan.
Ferny Hollow (IRE) 8-13fav (11-11) Led, travelling smoothly approaching straight, pressed from 2f out, soon joined, narrowly headed and kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Forged In Fire (11-11) at Leopardstown 2m sft in Dec.
Frontal Assault (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, closer halfway and led 6f out, headed approaching straight and soon pushed along, ridden 2f out and kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Energumene (12-0) at Thurles 2m Yielding in Jan.
