chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening winner inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and no impression entering straight, weakened
mid-division, 6th 3f out, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride and in rear, no impression from halfway, never a factor
towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression straight
mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression
slowly into stride and ridden in rear early, no impression from halfway, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders on inner, close 5th entering straight, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden in moderate 9th 2f out, went 5th 1f out, no extra
made all, ridden entering straight, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
towards rear, progress 3f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no extra
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened quickly
Only two four-year-olds face the starter but one of them, HIGH NET WORTH, may be good enough. He had Wexford Opera 5l behind when runner-up to English Deer over this trip at Down Royal and should have nothing to fear from Jim Bolger's frustrating charge. Papaya is another who is proving difficult to place and ran poorly at Killarney last time but Like A Diamond has to be a threat if taking to Turf as he has produced two very good runs on Polytrack at Dundalk. Brannigan's Law is another yet to race on Turf and hasn't been seen since the second of his two outings at Dundalk in November.
High Net Worth 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders and 6th halfway, headway to go 2nd 1f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind English Deer (9-5) at Down Royal 7f mdn stks gf.
The Grey Horseman (IRE) 100-1 (9-9) Chased leaders and 5th halfway, ridden approaching straight and no extra in rear from over 2f out, weakened, last of 6, 40l behind Orator (9-0) at Clonmel 1m 2f mdn stks gd.
Barbados Bob (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Soon mid-division, niggled along in 8th halfway, no impression and kept on same pace from 2f out, 6th of 12, 10l behind Swift Action (9-0) at Tipperary 5f mdn stks gd in Aug.
Bog War (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Dwelt a bit, soon chased leaders, 6th before halfway, no impression and kept on same pace from under 2f out, 7th of 14, 12l behind Vasanta Navaratri (9-10) at Dundalk 1m mdn stks pol.
Bomber Jackson (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Settled towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace from over 1f out without threatening, 9th of 14, 12l behind English Deer (9-5) at Down Royal 7f mdn stks gf.
Brannigan's Law (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, kept on same pace under pressure from 1 1/2f out, 4th of 14, 4l behind Little White Cloud (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov.
Cheer Rio (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, no threat from 3f out, 13th of 14, 17l behind English Deer (9-5) at Down Royal 7f mdn stks gf.
Lake City (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Rear of mid-division on outer, 10th halfway, no threat from 1 1/2f out, 10th of 14, 13l behind English Deer (9-5) at Down Royal 7f mdn stks gf.
Like A Diamond (IRE) 7-4 (9-5) Always prominent, challenged and led from over 1f out, carried head a bit awkwardly, soon strongly pressed and headed final 100yds, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Vasanta Navaratri (9-10) at Dundalk 1m mdn stks pol.
Togoville (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inner and 8th halfway, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 10l behind English Deer (9-5) at Down Royal 7f mdn stks gf.
Wexford Opera (IRE) 10-3fav (9-5) Settled in mid-division and 7th halfway, ridden in 4th 1f out and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd final 50 yards but no impression on first 2, 3rd of 14, 6l behind English Deer (9-5) at Down Royal 7f mdn stks gf.
India Gitana (IRE) Choisir filly out of Indian Bounty.
Papaya (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 2f out, lost place and no extra when eased final furlong, 8th of 9, 18l behind Tri Na Ceile (9-0) at Killarney 1m 3f 3yo fll stks gd in Aug.
Petite Beauty (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Soon raced 5th of the 6 and off the pace, last from 4f out, dropped behind from over 2f out, last of 6, 35l behind Murphy's Delight (9-5) at Roscommon 1m 4f mdn stks gd.
