held up in rear, headway into 5th 4f out, ridden into 3rd 2f out, no impression leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home
chased leaders in 4th, improved to 2nd 4f out, challenged 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden to assert over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong
led, ridden and challenged 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, mainly 6th, headway into 4th 4f out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, soon 4th and no impression, kept on same pace, 3rd close home
chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th and no extra entering straight
settled behind leaders in 5th, ridden and no extra 4f out, soon weakened
chased leader, 2nd halfway, wide and dropped to rear 4f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up straight
This looks a very strong renewal with five winners involved but DANTES FIRTH gets the mares' allowance which may be enough. She scored at Thurles in March and reappeared with a fine run behind the promising Owen Mc at Fairyhouse earlier this month. O Maonlai attracted very strong support when battling to victory over Redundant Man at Punchestown and Outlander looked potentially useful when beating Saffron Wells at Fairyhouse, though the runner-up has been beaten subsequently. Posiden Sea made all when creating a shock at Clonmel and will take some pegging back in that kind of mood.
O Maonlai (IRE) 7-4 (11-7) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on final furlong to lead close home, won at Punchestown 2m 4yo nhf hvy in Nov beating Redundant Man (11-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Outlander (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Led, ran slightly off bend after 2f, headed after 4f, close 4th 3f out, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly, easily, won at Fairyhouse 2m 4yo nhf sft beating Saffron Wells (11-9) by 5l, 17 ran.
Posiden Sea (FR) 25-1 (11-4) Made all, clear after 6f, extended advantage halfway, slightly reduced advantage entering straight, pushed out over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, won at Clonmel 2m N H flat in Nov beating Bell Weir (11-4) by 8l, 10 ran.
Somethingwonderful (IRE) 5-2 (10-10) Led at slow pace, headed from 3f out, ran on well under pressure final furlong to regain lead near finish, won at Galway 2m 4yo nhf sft in Oct beating Fickle Fortune (11-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Dantes Firth (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd and challenged entering straight, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Owen Mc (11-11) at Fairyhouse 2m N H flat sft.
Mrs Mac Veale (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 4f out, 10th of 15, 44l behind Bell Weir (11-4) at Cork 2m N H flat sft.
Bridgequarter Girl (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) In rear, ridden and some modest progress from 3f out, went moderate 4th entering straight, no impression, 4th of 9, 16l behind Honey Bach (11-4) at Punchestown 2m mrs N H flat sft in Oct.
