broke well and led early, tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong to lead close home
checked early and in rear, came wide entering straight and soon pushed along, no extra from 2f out
soon led, ridden 2f and kept on under pressure, no extra and headed close home, dropped to 3rd on line
tracked leaders and raced keenly, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra in 6th from over 1f out
always towards rear, in touch when pulled up badly injured 2f out, dead
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, dropped to 4th and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced mainly 6th, ridden 2f out and no extra in 5th from over 1f out
tracked leaders on inner, 4th 2f out, soon ridden and 3rd over 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd on line
David Wachman has won this three times in the past five years so Hazy Days may be capable of better than he's shown to date. Illustrate, who cost 700,000gns, didn't make much of an impression behind stablemate Francis Of Assisi here in October and has no fancy entries nor does MONTFERRAT, though it's Jim Bolger's charge who gets the vote. He started a short-priced favourite on his debut at Cork but was beaten by his stablemate Sun On The Run. With that under his belt, he's taken to gain compensation. Fairy Foxglove started off well behind Super Sling at Dundalk but Lake District looks a bigger threat as he's tried in blinkers after a disappointing run at Gowran.
Big Whiskey (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Soon close up and disputed lead, went a bit wide into straight, headed and drifted left from 2f out, went back towards rail and no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 8l behind Rapid Approach (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo mdn gd.
Lake District 5-2fav (9-5) Soon tracked leaders, drifted towards outer from 2f out, soon carried further wide, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 4th of 14, 5l behind Rapid Approach (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo mdn gd.
Montferrat (IRE) 6-5fav (9-5) Prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, soon challenged, headed final 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Sun On The Run (9-2) at Cork 6f mdn stks hvy in Mar.
Speedway Cass (IRE) Shamardal colt out of Golden Mask.
Danseur De Feu (IRE) Danehill Dancer filly out of Ugo Fire.
Fairy Foxglove (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed under 1f out, went clear 2nd close home, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Super Sling (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3yo stks pol in Mar.
Ramsa (FR) Shamardal filly out of Value Of Time.
Illustrate (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, some progress and ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 12, 12l behind Francis Of Assisi (9-5) at Naas 6f mdn stks hvy in Oct.
