slowly away and settled in rear, steady headway on inner from early straight, went 4th 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
always towards rear, no impresion under pressure from 2f out
mid-division on outer, no extra from 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong
never a factor
towards rear early, steady headway to go 5th entering straight, 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure from over 1f out, 2nd well inside final furlong
never a factor
mid-division on outer, 6th 2f out, ridden and soon no impression, kept on one pace final furlong without threatening
led, sent clear approaching straight, reduced advantage under pressure over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra from over 2f out, weakened
rear of mid-division, not clear run from over 2f out, switched right and stayed on well final furlong
mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
prominent early, mid-division entering straight, no extra from over 2f out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 2nd 2f out, soon no extra, weakened final furlong
chased leader in 2nd, weakened from 3f out
Blue Law has won just once in 25 starts and though he's dropped to a very fair mark he appears to be better over sprint trips these days as he showed with a good run at Dundalk on Saturday. Devious Soprano is best on fast ground and ran probably her best race to date over a mile at Wexford on Friday. She shouldn't be too inconvenienced by this shorter trip and can get competitive but BLUE CROSS BOY just gets the nod after a very good third behind One Of Three in a big field at Cork last month when Rublevka Star was well beaten. The lightly-raced Intyre Trail made rapid strides at the backend of last year on polytrack and there is no reason why she shouldn't transfer that progress to turf.
Lady Montague (USA) 16-1 (8-9) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 2f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Good To Follow (9-0) at Dundalk 5f mdn stks pol in Aug.
Carygali (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Led, headed entering straight, soon no extra, weakened, last of 19, 22l behind Kardyls Hope (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m stks in Oct.
Scopey 4-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 9l behind Kipchak (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Intyre Trail (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, disputed lead from early straight, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Rambling Dancer (9-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Rublevka Star (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened straight, 12th of 18, 12l behind One Of Three (8-12) at Cork 7f Handicap (47-60) (4yo+) gf in Apr.
Boynagh Joy (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Unruly leaving parade ring and reluctant to load, towards rear, headway under pressure into 5th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Nov beating Tobar Suil Lady (9-2) by nk, 13 ran.
Vera Lilley (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway in 9th approaching straight, ridden in 6th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 5l behind Slapper (9-8) at Limerick 7f Handicap (47-60) (4yo+) in Apr.
Blue Law (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Close up, 2nd into straight, soon ridden to dispute lead, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Desert Al (9-4) at Dundalk 5f Apprentice Handicap (47-60) (3yo+) pol.
Mrs Batt (IRE) 9-2fav (8-5) Prominent, 3rd halfway, 5th under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 11l behind Redzer Gazgoff (9-6) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp 50-70 gd in Apr.
Cape West (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 18, 6l behind One Of Three (8-12) at Cork 7f Handicap (47-60) (4yo+) gf in Apr.
Blue Cross Boy (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division on inner, hamped before halfway, ridden entering straight, 7th 1 1/2f out, stayed on on rail final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 18, 2 3/4l behind One Of Three (8-12) at Cork 7f Handicap (47-60) (4yo+) gf in Apr.
Celtic Life (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 11th of 15, 19l behind Totally Devoted (8-9) at Killarney 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn in Aug.
Controvento (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear for most, 16th of 22, 11l behind Fairy Flow (8-10) at Navan 5f app hcp sft in Oct '08.
Rusky Dusky (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong and kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Tsar Paul (9-1) at Dundalk 7f Handicap (47-60) (4yo+) pol in Apr.
Talk Of Excitment 20-1 (8-10) Never better than mid-division, 14th of 16, 19l behind Inishtearaght (9-4) at Wexford 1m 4yo hcp gd.
Devious Soprano (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 7th 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one paced from 2f out, 4th of 16, 4l behind Inishtearaght (9-4) at Wexford 1m 4yo hcp gd.
