towards rear, rapid headway to go 2nd approaching straight, no extra from over 2f out, weakened
attempted to make all, soon clear, reduced advantage from halfway, ridden and extended lead to 3 lengths early straight, strongly pressed from 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
settled in mid-division, closer in 6th approaching straight, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, led under pressure well inside final furlong, kept on well
towards rear, some headway on inner approaching straight, 7th 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure to go moderate 5th final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, driven along entering straight, no extra in 5th from 2f out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, went 4th early straight, no extra in 3rd from well over 1f out
mid-division best, never a factor
chased clear leader, closer 2nd from halfway, driven along and weakened approaching straight, tailed off
towards rear, headway to go 4th briefly approaching straight, soon no extra, weakened early straight
mid-division, headway into 5th after halfway, no extra entering straight, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, driven along and no impression from early straight, moderate 4th over 1f out
Charlie Swan has won both runnings of this and Nina Carberry was on board for last year's success with Zaralabad. The combination team up this time with CLOONE ROCKET and he can maintain the stable's run. Two recent efforts following a very long absence have been encouraging and he has no problems with fast ground. Directa King, twice a winner on the level in Germany before joining Dermot Weld, hasn't run since disappointing over hurdles in December and he has never raced on ground this quick. Holly Tree is useful over both sets of obstacles and was performing at a high level last year but he's another who hasn't been seen since December while David Nagle's UK import Kammaan has an even longer absence to overcome as she was last seen finishing a close third at Carlisle in August.
Annalast (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, weakened from 3f out, last of 16, 18l behind Force Of Habit (9-12) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp 47-60 gd.
Cloone Rocket (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Led, headed after 6f, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind False Economy (10-9) at Listowel 1m 6f stks gf.
Directa King (GER) 14-1 (10-0) last of 16, well behind Erdiyna (8-8) at Naas 1m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
Double Kudos (FR) 10-3 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 15, 7l behind Viz (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Aug '05.
Holly Tree (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, no extra straight, 4th of 13, 13l behind Magen's Star (11-0) at Listowel 1m 6f stks hvy in Jun '09.
Impersonator 8-1 (9-10) Always prominent, 2nd and ridden 4f out, challenged straight, slight advantage 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 14, hd behind Public Reaction (9-5) at Thurles 2m stk gd in Sep '05.
Klassy (IRE) 16-1 (7-13) Held up in last, ridden from 3f out, no impression straight, 5th of 7, 23l behind Jettymarc (9-7) at Clonmel 2m hcp 60-90 hvy in Sep.
Luckysideup (IRE) 40-1 (11-1) Always towards rear, no impression approaching straight, 7th of 8, 20l behind Dumitas (12-0) at Tipperary 2m N H flat gf in Oct.
Satwa King (FR) 33-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, ridden in 7th 2f out, stayed on to 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind False Economy (10-9) at Listowel 1m 6f stks gf.
Kammaan 7-2 (9-1) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Inheritor (9-2) at Carlisle 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Ophelia (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division, keen hold and ran wide bend into back straight, moderate 8th before straight, no impression from over 2f out, 8th of 14, 16l behind Leo Gali (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 2f 3yo fll stks gf in May.
To The Left (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 20, 38l behind Stakers (11-4) at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl (6yo+) gf.
Southern Mistral 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10l behind Granary Girl (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May '09.
