chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th and no extra close home
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, soon 2nd, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace
led, headed after 1f, challenged 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well under pressure final furlong
mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt, soon pushed along and led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out
always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on final furlong, just held for 2nd close home
dwelt, always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out
mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on final furlong
mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
held up, towards rear halfway, ridden 2f out, 9th 1f out, kept on final furlong
VA PENSIERO made a successful debut in a Dundalk maiden in February before landing a Leopardstown handicap on testing ground a couple of weeks ago. She is still progressing and a mark of 86 looks workable. Ceol An Ghra beat Waitaki, who runs in the opener, in a Curragh maiden before finding Group 3 company a step too far at Leopardstown and this is more his class. Penny Pepper has been narrowly beaten in all of her last three starts so should be thereabouts again while Gift Wrap ended her first campaign with an emphatic victory at Dundalk in December, though she's been raised 12lb. Mzuri was receiving lumps of weight when just touched off by Jamesie at Dundalk three weeks ago but it was still a very good run against a useful performer while Granny May made a winning start at Gowran in September despite running very green.
Cailin Mor (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, weakened, 17th of 22, 27 3/4l behind Sruthan (9-6) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Colour Blue (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 7th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Seanie (10-0) at Tipperary 7f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Champagne Or Water (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden from over 2f out and soon weakened, 10th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Third Dimension (9-10) at Limerick 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Sretaw (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Mid-division, soon 8th, no impression over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Tribal Path (8-12) at Leopardstown 7f hcp hvy in Apr.
Gift Wrap (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Soon led and made virtually all, went clear travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec beating Stone Mountain (9-7) by 6l, 6 ran.
Continental Lady 15-8jfav (8-10) Took keen hold, tracked winner until halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 12 1/4l behind Time Warp (9-6) at Redcar 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Mzuri (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Mid-division on inner, 7th 3f out, ridden and went 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Jamesie (10-1) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Apr.
Penny Pepper (IRE) 10-3 (9-8) Prominent, switched right under 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Bluesbreaker (8-13) at Cork 6f hcp hvy in Mar.
Ceol An Ghra (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) A little keen, tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along before straight in 5th, dropped to moderate 7th 2f out, towards rear and no extra 1f out, 7th of 9, 16l behind Jet Setting (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Granny May (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon mid-division, progress into 5th and ridden on inner 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead near line, won at Gowran Park 7f mdn fll gd in Sep beating Bairns At Bay (9-0) by ns, 12 ran.
Va Pensiero (IRE) 10-3 (9-6) Prominent early, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Leopardstown 7f hcp hvy in Apr beating Prove The Point (8-8) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Bainne (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up, a little keen, 10th halfway, not much room briefly from 1 1/2f out, headway 1f out to chase winner, stayed on well final furlong, not quite get there, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Tribal Path (8-12) at Leopardstown 7f hcp hvy in Apr.
