soon raced in 5th, pushed along early straight, no impression in 4th from over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, 4th early, 2nd soon after 2f, switched left to challenge from under 2f out, wandered slightly and led over 1f out, asserted inside final furlong, comfortably
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 4th soon after 2f, pushed along 2f out, soon carried slightly left, no impression in 3rd from over 1f out, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd near line
close up, led inside first 2f, pushed along from 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace and dropped to 3rd near line
very slowly into stride and edged left out of stalls, detached in last, pushed along and no extra over 1f out
held up in 6th, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression and no extra from over 1f out
stumbled slightly out of stalls, soon led, headed inside first 2f, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, soon no extra in 5th
Black Wolf Run is related to several useful winners and out of the Group 1 winning Damson. He made a very encouraging belated debut at Dundalk and will have come on a bundle for the experience. Mufrad showed potential in his two starts last term and was always more likely to do better in his second campaign. After an excellent debut at Leopardstown in October, SIR ISAAC NEWTON went to Chester as a long odds-on chance to put his Epsom credentials on the line and failed miserably to do so. The sticky ground and tight turns may not have been to his advantage and he's expected to improve enough to take this. Valac, runner-up to Hans Holbein at Leopardstown, also disappointed when outpointed by Cradle Mountain at Naas and the winner hasn't done much for the form.
Shamash (IRE) Oasis Dream colt out of Shareen.
Sir Isaac Newton 1-6fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, shaken up to challenge over 1f out, joined winner inside final furlong, ridden and no impression towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Cymro (9-5) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo mdn (3) gs.
Stop And Linger 8-1 (9-5) Prominent and ran freely, 8th halfway, progress to 5th under 3f out, driven into 2nd 1f out, weakened under 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind Jinsha Lake (9-5) at Navan 1m mdn stks gd.
Valac (IRE) 4-7fav (9-5) Edged slightly right out of stalls, soon led, headed after 2f, tracked leader, travelling smoothly from 3f out, pushed along to challenge under 2f out, ridden 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Cradle Mountain (8-12) at Naas 1m 3yo mdn aut in Apr.
For Goodness Sake (IRE) Yeats filly out of Muschana.
Vocal Alert (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened under 2f out, no danger, last of 7, 15l behind Toscanini (9-2) at Navan 6f 3yo stk gd.
Western Seaboard (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, pushed along early, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 23l behind Tailteann Games (9-5) at Dundalk 7f 3yo mdn stks pol.
Black Wolf Run (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division early, ridden in 7th entering straight, 5th 1f out, kept on to go 3rd close home, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Tailteann Games (9-5) at Dundalk 7f 3yo mdn stks pol.
Mufrad (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Settled 4th, ridden in 5th over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong to 4th close home, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Smuggler's Cove (9-5) at Listowel 7f 2yo mdn gd in Sep.
