dwelt, towards rear, 13th after halfway, no impression straight
a little slow into stride and pushed along, soon rear of mid-division, under pressure halfway and towards rear, soon no danger
slowly into stride, waited with, 11th after halfway, headway and effort straight, kept on without threatening final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, switched left to inner straight, kept on same pace without threatening from 2f out
soon disputed lead, led approaching straight, joined under 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
soon chased leaders, 7th after halfway, pushed along under 4f out, kept on same pace from 2f out
slowly into stride and pushed along, in rear for most, never a factor
a little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, soon prominent, close 3rd after halfway, soon on terms, headed approaching straight, one pace final furlong
a little slow into stride, waited with, 14th after halfway, no extra approaching straight where raced on outer and weakened
soon tracked leaders, 5th after halfway, pushed along approaching straight, kept on without matching front pair final furlong
prominent early, soon chased leaders, 6th after halfway, pushed along under 4f out, kept on same pace from 2f out
a little slow into stride, soon mid-division, 10th after halfway, pushed along over 3f out, raced on outer into straight, soon no extra
led early, tracked leaders, 4th after halfway, slightly impeded approaching straight, on terms under 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
a little slow into stride, soon pushed along briefly and mid-division, 8th after halfway, kept on same pace from 2f out
soon disputed lead, headed and pushed along from 3f out, soon weakened
dwelt, soon mid-division, 9th after halfway, soon pushed along and kept on same pace straight
a little slow into stride, waited with, 12th after halfway, kept on same pace without threatening straight
SOUTHERN LIGHTS went close over 7f at Naas on last year’s debut and the Derby entry will appreciate the step up in trip. King Of The Castle also ran at Naas when last in action but disappointed while stablemate Yarrawonga returned a beaten favourite at Cork in September. Hell Bent struggled in testing going at Navan on last month’s reappearance while Safari Quest and Henry The Fifth need to improve to figure. The latter’s stable companion Killaloan is a newcomer to note but Tazaral is more interesting as a half-brother to multiple Group 1 winner Tarnawa as Dermot Weld won this in 2019.
Admiral Brown (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, 10th over 4f out, progress on inner under 3f out, not much room behind horses and switched left 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 13 1/2l behind Colour Sergeant (9-7) at Cork 1m 2f mdn Yielding in Apr.
Coolcullen (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) A little slow into stride and pushed along, towards rear early, soon improved to be prominent and raced in 2nd, under pressure halfway, lost position from over 3f out, no extra from 2f out and weakened, 10th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Cleveland (9-7) at Curragh 1m 1f mdn hvy in Nov.
Entropy (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of Exceed My Budget.
Global Export (IRE) Golden Horn colt out of Loveisallyouneed.
Hell Bent (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Upsets in stalls, prominent, 6th approaching straight, soon effort, no extra over 1f out, weakened, 12th of 18, 26 1/4l behind Team Of Firsts (9-7) at Navan 1m 2f mdn hvy in Mar.
Henry The Fifth (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Waited with, 17th approaching straight, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out, 9th of 18, 15 1/4l behind Team Of Firsts (9-7) at Navan 1m 2f mdn hvy in Mar.
Killaloan (IRE) Fastnet Rock gelding out of Farranjordan.
King Of The Castle (IRE) 15-8jfav (9-7) Mid-division early, closer in 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 8th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 18, 6 1/2l behind Taipan (9-7) at Naas 1m mdn hvy in Nov.
Optimistic Belief (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along and some headway towards inner straight, switched right 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Doolin Dancer (9-7) at Killarney 1m mdn sft in Oct.
Safari Quest (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Raced in rear, pushed along from 2f out, no impression and some moderate late progress into 10th inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Bolshoi Ballet (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Shinpachi (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Soon chased leaders and pushed along, well off pace halfway, soon no impression, 14th of 17, 13 1/2l behind Van Gogh (9-7) at Curragh 7f mdn Yielding in Sep.
South East Star (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Soon chased leaders, slightly impeded approaching halfway, disputed 9th 3f out, switched left 2f out, soon one pace, 10th of 20, 8l behind Horoscope (9-7) at Curragh 7f mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Southern Lights (IRE) 6-5fav (9-7) Soon led, pushed along under 2f out and joined 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed closing stages, 2nd of 10, hd behind Deputy Sandy (9-7) at Naas 7f mdn gd in Sep.
Tazaral (IRE) Fastnet Rock gelding out of Tarana.
Whipsaw (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Prominent, fly leapt path early, soon ran freely and led briefly, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, hampered in 3rd 1 1/2f out, weakened, 8th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Colour Sergeant (9-7) at Cork 1m 2f mdn Yielding in Apr.
Wild Dollar (IRE) Zoffany gelding out of Shy Bride.
Yarrawonga (IRE) 5-4fav (9-7) Pushed along briefly early, prominent, pushed along again into straight, no extra over 2f out, weakened, last of 12, dist behind Malaysian (9-2) at Cork 1m mdn gd in Sep.
