chased leaders in 4th, ridden in 4th 2f out, went 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong without troubling winner
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, short of room 1f out, soon dropped to 5th, effort again and kept on again close home to take 4th
chased leader in 2nd, ridden along in 2nd 2f out, soon disputed lead, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
raced in last throughout, ridden entering straight, soon weakened, behind final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, soon joined, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders in 5th, pushed along in 5th 3f out, progress on outer 2f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home
After beating King Of The Romans on his racecourse debut last August, Muaanid has failed to find the expected improvement and was well beaten when tackling good ground at Fairyhouse a month ago. He'll need to get back to his best if he's to see off the attentions of RAIN GOD, who has thrived since facing quick ground and though taking a step-up in class should complete the hat-trick. Hot Bed has scored twice at Dundalk but not on Turf though he finished in front of Muaanid at Fairyhouse so it could be Campanology who offers more of a threat as he's been competing in some very tough handicaps since scoring at Newmarket for Richard Hannon last June.
Hot Bed (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 6l behind Banna Boirche (9-9) at Fairyhouse 7f stks gd in Jun.
Macbeth (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Settled towards rear, still travelling well in 11th over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 11th of 14, 10l behind Sir Ector (9-3) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gs in Jun.
Billyford (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, late headway in 10th 1f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 13, 1l behind Strait Of Zanzibar (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Apr.
Muaanid 7-1 (9-4) Mid-division early, headway into 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 11l behind Banna Boirche (9-9) at Fairyhouse 7f stks gd in Jun.
Rain God (USA) 5-2fav (10-1) Made all, went clear 3f out, soon ridden, reduced advantage 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, won at Naas 1m 3yo hcp gf beating Mordanmijobsworth (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Royal Blue Star (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Waited with towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, 15th of 21, 8l behind Majestic Queen (8-5) at Curragh 7f fll hcp gf in Jun.
Campanology 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear stands' side, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, never dangerous, 15th of 27, 9l behind Lightning Cloud (8-13) at Royal Ascot 7f hcp 105 (2) gf in Jun.
