rear of mid-division, pushed along at times, ridden in 9th after 3 out, moderate 6th 2 out, no impression
mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden before next, soon no impression
mid-division, pushed along entering straight, closer in moderate 5th and ridden 2 out, no impression
towards rear, slight mistake at 1st, headway into 4th 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden in 2nd at last, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well close home
rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor
tracked leader in 2nd, led 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home
tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on same pace
led, headed and mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, behind and eased before last
tracked leaders, not fluent at 4th, ridden in 8th after 3 out, no impression
in rear, closer in 6th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, 3rd at last, kept on same pace
A very competitive handicap for a nice prize. Sky Marshal attempted to make all over 2m4f here on Thursday but was caught in the closing stages by the in-form Bothar Dubh. He's on the same mark and will take some catching. Bay Hill has won twice around here and looked on very good terms with himself at Bellewstown last time. Darragh O'Keeffe's claim is a massive plus so he's likely to go well while Poker D'Ainay looked progressive when landing a novices' contest at Tramore and is on a nice mark. AIR SUPREMACY (NAP) is up 8lb for his victory at Killarney but looks the type to go on to better things so a mark of 130 may not prevent him completing a double.
Air Supremacy (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Towards rear, slightly hampered after 2nd, not fluent at 7th, headway to 5th after 4 out, progress and strongly challenged 2 out, soon led and ridden, asserted before last where not fluent, kept on well, won at Killarney 2m 7f hcp gd in Aug beating Spades Are Trumps (11-8) by 3l, 10 ran.
Conron (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out and soon no extra, eased from 2f out, completely tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Dinard Rose (8-4) at Down Royal 2m 2f hcp sft in Aug.
Dashing Oscar (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Prominent on outside, pushed along 7th, soon lost place, well beaten 3 out, 10th of 13, 35l behind Tamarillo Grove (10-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Line Out (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Towards rear, improved to 6th after 8th, dropped to 8th and detached after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 35 3/4l behind Air Supremacy (11-1) at Killarney 2m 7f hcp gd in Aug.
Great Khan (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Slight mistake 1st, held up, ridden into 4th entering straight, no impression on leaders in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Internal Transfer (11-8) at Limerick 2m 4f hcp gd in Apr.
Sky Marshal (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Led, slight mistake 2nd, joined and ridden 2 out, soon headed, under pressure in 3rd last, left 2nd, kept on again closing stages of run-in, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Bothar Dubh (10-11) at Listowel 3m hcp Yielding in Sep.
Bay Hill (IRE) 9-4fav (11-4) Raced in 5th early, disputed 4th after 6th, not much room between horses 4f out and lost position, improved into 3rd 2 out and effort, gained narrow lead before last, asserted and stayed on well run-in, won at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp gd in Aug beating Quantatmental (11-7) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Poker D'Ainay (FR) 7-2 (11-6) Soon chased clear leader in 2nd, closed and bumped with rival after 3 out, soon on terms, led after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, won at Tramore 2m 4f gd in Aug beating Generator City (11-1) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Archer's Up 7-2 (11-12) Soon prominent behind clear leader, not fluent 6th, moderate 2nd from next, pushed along from 4 out, no impression before next and slight mistake, soon weakened, last of 8, dist behind You Can't Catch Me (11-6) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Cusp Of Carabelli (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Waited with towards rear, 16th from 5th, pushed along and some headway approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace without threatening run-in, 6th of 17, 13 3/4l behind Unexpected Depth (11-8) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Brex Drago (ITY) 33-1 (11-1) Waited with, 13th at 7th, in touch when fell 3 out, at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
