chased leader, closed into straight, where lost place and briefly short of room, soon no extra under pressure, kept on same pace
waited with towards rear, closer in 4th into straight, 2nd over 1f out, challenged and gained narrow lead well inside final furlong, kept on well
soon well off pace in rear, no impression from over 3f out
chased leaders in 3rd, closed into 2nd into straight, challenged under pressure and led over 1f out, narrowly headed well inside final furlong and kept on without matching winner
led, keen hold and soon clear, reduced lead into straight, headed and no extra from over 1f out, kept on same pace
keen hold, soon moderate 4th, moderate 5th over 3f out, closer order into straight, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out
Classy hurdler The Real Article is useful on the Flat though he only had two opponents when scoring at Killarney last time and has a penalty to carry. Dare To Doubt is rated 11lb below him over timber so with a pull of 15lb here he must be a threat on his debut under Flat Rules. Dimona scored over 1m4f on fast ground last summer and also won over 2m. He ran poorly on his final start in the Cesarewitch at the Curragh but is better than that and should go well. NOTABLE GRADUATE looked potentially very useful when beaten a short-head by Laughing in a Listed event at Leopardstown last June but finished last in the Irish Derby on his next start and was tailed off on his reappearance behind Fame And Glory at Navan. In the hope that he can recapture last year's form, he's given the nod.
Dimona (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no threat in straight, 13th of 19, 25l behind Minsk (8-9) at Curragh 2m hcp sft in Oct.
False Economy (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Prince Of Fire (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcap pol in Feb.
Maccool (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Raced keenly in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 34l behind Mister Frosty (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan '11.
Notable Graduate (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 6th and no impression 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, well behind Fame And Glory (9-10) at Navan 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gd in May.
Dearest Girl (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression over 3f out, 9th of 14, 12l behind Strandfield Lady (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f 3yo stks pol in Nov.
Elyaadi 25-1 (8-12) 98th of 10, 10l behind Kasbah Bliss (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 2m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
The Real Article (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Led, joined 4f out, soon in front again, asserted under pressure final furlong, stayed on well, won at Killarney 1m 6f stks gs in May beating Golden Sunbird (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 3 ran.
Dare To Doubt 40-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, some headway when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 14th of 19, 12l behind Quevega (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hdl G2 (1) gd in Mar.
