settled behind leaders, rear halfway, 4th 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, strongly pressed, narrowly headed 1 1/2f out, kept on, no extra inside final furlong
settled towards rear early, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden to narrow lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well to assert final furlong
led, headed after 4f, regained lead 3 1/2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra and eased over 1f out
settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, rear 3f out, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leader, led after 4f, headed 3 1/2f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
REITERATION returned to action with a hard-fought success over Captainofthefleet and Bea Remembered at the Curragh and with both placed horses running well subsequently the form looks decent, especially as the winner idled in front. Purple Heart got off the mark at the sixth time of asking in his first season and though he'll be better for his reappearance behind Duchess Of Foxland at the Curragh the form hasn't worked out too well. Keraloun appeared to find Dundalk's 1m3f stretching his stamina and this looks more his trip while Buy Back Bob won very easily over a mile on polytrack and should find races this season. Top Spin has been staying on over a mile in both runs this term and this longer trip plus first-time blinkers should aid his cause.
Buy Back Bob (IRE) 4-6fav (9-3) Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd entering straight, headway on far rail to lead under 2f out, kept on well, won at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov beating Bright Horizon (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Reiteration (USA) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and headway 2 1/2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, kept on well under pressure, won at Curragh 1m 3yo mdn sft in Mar beating Captainofthefleet (9-5) by nk, 18 ran.
Keraloun (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in 3rd from 2f out, checked slightly on inner under 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Puncher Clynch (9-10) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Apr.
Purple Heart (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Duchess Of Foxland (8-7) at Curragh 7f 3yo ext hcp sft in Mar.
Top Spin (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress 2f out, 4th and kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 9l behind Aznavour (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 3yo mdn gd in Apr.
