chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, soon strongly pressed, kept on well under pressure final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
dwelt, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on one pace
soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, challenged 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed leader, kept on same pace final furlong, no extra closing stages
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out
mid-division, ridden into 4th 2f out, 3rd and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong
towards rear early, soon ran freely and mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear 2f out, no impression
soon towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
Favourites have a very good record in this and Dermot Weld trained an odds-on chance to victory last season. MULKEYYA represents him this time around and it was difficult not to be impressed with her debut run behind The Warrior at the Curragh - she can justify classic entries by going one better. Corail showed the benefit of her opening run when just caught by Devonshire over this trip at the Curragh in October. She has a very strong pedigree and should do well this year while Pink Lavender, who wasn't fancied on her debut at Dundalk last month, will have come on for the experience and should do much better. Out Of Context, a half-sister to four winners, may prove best of the remainder.
Corail (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, 5th early, 4th 3f out, 2nd 2f out, challenged 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon strongly pressed, headed final 50yds, 2nd of 23, 1/2l behind Devonshire (9-0) at Curragh 7f 2yo fll mdn in Oct.
Lipstick Lass (USA) 66-1 (9-0) Soon raced in 5th, pushed along approaching straight, soon 8th, no extra, 14th of 15, 38l behind Easter (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo fll mdn in Oct.
Lomi's Law (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and 8th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 12l behind Colour Rhapsody (9-0) at Tipperary 7f 2yo mdn gf in Jul.
Love Letter (IRE) Intikhab filly out of Almatlaie.
Lucie Rie (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along in 8th halfway, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 15, 10l behind Fields Of May (9-0) at Tipperary 7f 2yo flls mdn auc stks gf in Aug.
Mulkeyya (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, progress into 5th 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1 1/2f out, stayed on to challenge briefly under 1f out, no impression on winner in 2nd closing stages, kept on same pace, 2nd of 25, 2 1/2l behind The Warrior (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn stks hvy in Mar.
Nannys Well (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Bit slowly away, in rear, 7th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, dropped to last entering straight, never a factor, 8th of 9, 14l behind Shahzeena (9-0) at Cork 1m 3yo mdn aut fll hvy.
Out Of Context (IRE) Intikhab filly out of Context.
Pink Lavender (IRE) 14-1 (8-2) Towards rear, 8th halfway, switched right over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace, 8th of 9, 9l behind Indian Tomahawk (9-3) at Dundalk 1m auc stks pol in Mar.
Volt (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along 3f out and 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 13l behind Diamondsandrubies (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f 3yo fll mdn sft.
