bit keen early and settled in 3rd, ridden from 1f out and soon went 2nd, kept on strongly inside final furlong, just held
raced in 2nd behind clear leader, closed on leader under 3f out, ridden over 1f out and soon lead, kept on well inside final furlong to just hold on
led and soon went clear, reminders from 6f out, reduced advantage and ridden under 3f out, headed 1f out and soon dropped to 3rd, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, 7th 4f out, briefly pushed along over 1f out and soon no impression
left in stalls, refused to race
mid-division, 4th 4f out, ridden from 2f out and soon dropped to 5th, no impression and weakened to 7th inside final furlong
mid-division, 6th 4f out, ridden from 3f out, no impression from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, 5th 4f out, ridden on outer from 2f out and 4th from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear and in rear 4f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon no impression
Sandra Hughes has booked Nina Carberry for Art Of Security, who hasn't run since landing a Navan bumper on testing ground in March of last year. Pyromaniac is probably warming up for one of the big prizes at the Galway Festival and had a nice pipe-opener at Killarney in May. He's well up to this sort of level at his best and has to be considered. The veteran Hidden Cyclone has had a cracking and varied career with a strike-rate of 13-33. He's another likely to be bound for Galway where he finished a good fourth in the big hurdle race last year. AFFINISEA didn't make his racecourse debut until a year ago but was certainly ready and landed what looked a smart maiden in very taking fashion. He'll be ready for this and still has the scope to go on to much better things.
Affinisea (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Mid-division, headway entering straight, ridden to lead 2f out, quickened clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, impressive, won at Roscommon 1m 4f mdn gd in Jul beating Macnicholson (9-7) by 5l, 10 ran.
Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Held up in 4th, mistake 5th, slight mistake 7th, closer in 3rd when jumped right and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, under pressure in 4th when mistake 2 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace, 4th of 5, 8 3/4l behind Dressedtothenines (10-7) at Killarney 2m 4f gd in May.
Jocular 20-1 (9-12) Mid-division early, chased leaders after 2f, ridden over 4f out, no extra 3f out, weakened, 13th of 15, dist behind Arya Tara (8-11) at Curragh 1m 4f Good - Yielding in Jun.
Pyromaniac (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear, headway into 6th 2 out, switched right from last, kept on without threatening run-in, 3rd of 16, 4 1/4l behind Ancient Sands (10-7) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in May.
Unrequited (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th under 2f out, no extra, 9th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Jennies Jewel (9-1) at Curragh 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
Art Of Security (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, 9th 5f out, progress on outer 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, won at Navan 2m Soft - Heavy in Mar beating Now Let Go (11-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Coldstonesober (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 7th, no impression and one pace from before 3 out, 9th of 15, 15 1/2l behind Heist (10-5) at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Dawerann (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Held up in touch, not much room briefly on inner after 11th, last when slight mistake 4 out, no extra from next, soon eased, pulled up before 2 out, at Listowel 3m hcp gd in Jun.
Thank You Pa (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Always behind, trailing and ridden halfway, no impression, never a factor, 8th of 10, dist behind Deor (11-7) at Wexford 1m 7f mdn Yielding in May.
Zafayan (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 8th approaching straight, pushed along and no extra under 2f out, 20th of 23, 12 1/4l behind Silver Concorde (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp gd in Oct.
Alguazil 20-1 (9-4) Pushed along early, soon prominent, reminders halfway, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 13, dist behind Le Vagabond (10-0) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in May.
