soon rear of mid-division, 6th 4 1/2f out, good headway on outer over 3f out, came wide entering straight, ridden and switched left in 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner closing stages
prominent, 3rd under 5f out, effort 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, slightly hampered and switched right closing stages, kept on same pace
dwelt slightly, raced in rear, 9th 4 1/2f out, progress 2 1/2f out, no impression final furlong, one paced
soon rear of mid-division, 7th 4 1/2f out, good headway under 3f out, travelled well to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly
towards rear, carried right after 1 1/2f, 8th 4 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out, never a factor
soon mid-division, 4th under 5f out, slightly hampered entering straight, dropped to 5th and ridden 1 1/2f out, one paced final furlong
soon tracked leader, dropped to 5th 4 1/2f out, tailed off
soon led, headed after 3f, led before halfway, headed under 4f out, under pressure and lost place over 1f out, kept on one pace under 1f out
chased leader, edged right after 1 1/2f, led after 3f, headed before halfway, led under 4f out, came wide entering straight and headed, lost place and ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Lisa O'Neill gets the plum ride here on Dancing Approach, a dual winner for Roger Charlton in the UK and a debut winner for Joseph O'Brien over a trip short of her best here a month ago where she had Pempie over 7 lengths behind. The latter also found the trip too short and stepped up to 1m5f for a comfortable victory at Navan and Helen Mooney's claim should bring the pair close together. The latter was beaten a short-head by THE MOUSE DOCTOR at Dundalk in February and there's nothing between them at the revised weights though regular partner Siobhan Rutledge can claim her 7lb here and that may hand the advantage to Tony Martin's charge, who also holds Swift Verdict on that Dundalk run. No Say Ever has a long absence to overcome but ran in two strong handicaps in the autumn after landing a Gowran maiden over 1m6f on testing ground.
In From The Cold (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Pushed along briefly early, soon chased leaders, 4th 3f out, soon pushed along again, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Broome (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Dancing Approach 5-1 (9-13) Led early, tracked leaders, disputed 4th after halfway, travelling smoothly before straight, soon effort, gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr beating Pin Your Hopes (10-1) by 1/2l, 19 ran.
Pempie (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and some headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Navan 1m 5f hcp gd in Apr beating Winston Wolfe (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
No Say Ever 18-1 (8-11) Chased leader in 2nd, took keen hold, ridden in 3rd 3f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra, 5th of 16, 3 3/4l behind De Name Escapes Me (9-2) at Naas 1m 6f hcp hvy in Nov.
The Mouse Doctor (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Mid-division, not fluent 4th and dropped to rear halfway, detached after 4 out and pulled up before 2 out, at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in Apr.
Swift Verdict 8-1 (8-9) In touch on inner, 3rd halfway, 4th over 3f out, under pressure over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to 3rd without threatening closing stages, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Grandmaster Flash (10-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Quamino (GER) 20-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, no impression from 4f out, never a factor, 8th of 14, 35 1/4l behind Amhran Na Bhfiann (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Apr.
Excelcius (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Dwelt slightly and towards rear, ridden 2f out, 10th under 1f out, kept on closing stages, 5th of 18, 3l behind Tauran Shaman (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in May.
Drayton Cross (FR) 20-1 (9-13) Soon towards rear, no extra from over 2f out, last of 18, dist behind Phebes Dream (8-10) at Galway 1m 4f hcp sft in Oct.
