tracked leaders, 4th halfway, switched right 2 1/2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, just held
led and disputed, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, all out
settled behind leaders, ridden and no extra over 2f out
prominent, disputed after 2f, ridden in 2nd 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon prominent, disputed after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra over 1f out
mid-division on outer, ridden 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
ANDREAS VESALIUS won a conditions' race over 5f here last May and has raced exclusively at Group 2 and Group 3 level subsequently. He's taking a drop in class here and Jake Coen's claim puts him in the driving seat. Areille came with a late burst to score at Fairyhouse and, though 7lb higher Joey Sheridan claim 3lb. Hernes Hill showed potential at Dundalk in November and looked to have something in hand when landing a Cork maiden so an opening mark of 79 looks fair. Forca Brasil, who made a successful debut at Newmarket in April last year, ran well enough at Down Royal last week to get into the frame for this while Marsa, who completed a Dundalk double in the autumn, ran better than her form figure suggests at the Curragh last month. J J Jumbo was sent to Dubai for the winter but didn't show much.
Andreas Vesalius (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Impeded from stalls, mid-division and 5th from halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Twilight Jet (9-5) at Naas 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Sablonne 20-1 (9-6) Towards rear and in rear halfway, pushed along from 2f out and no impression from 1f out, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Ano Syra (8-7) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Jun.
J J Jumbo (IRE) (9-0) 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Summer Is Tomorrow (9-0) at Meydan 7f stks fst in Feb.
Speedacus (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along to challenge over 1f out and soon ridden, no impression inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Ano Syra (8-7) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Jun.
Superior Force 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced and no impression over 1f out, last of 4, 5 1/4l behind Muveran (8-2) at Newcastle 1m (4) pol in Dec.
Dairerin 33-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, pushed along from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Moss Tucker (10-0) at Fairyhouse 6f hcp gd in Jun.
Hernes Hill 20-1 (9-8) Pushed along from stalls to be prominent, soon disputed lead, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Cork 6f mdn Yielding in May beating Shoebox King (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Forca Brasil (IRE) 17-2 (9-12) Soon led and disputed, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Collective Power (9-7) at Down Royal 5f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Marsa (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden in 12th 2f out, no impression, 11th of 17, 5 1/2l behind Pirate Jenny (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp fll Good - Yielding in May.
Areille (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Mid-division on inner and 11th from halfway, took closer order and switched to outer from 2f out, further progress into 2nd 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong and kept on best to lead close home, won at Fairyhouse 6f hcp gd in Jun beating Jupiter Express (9-9) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Radiyka (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) In rear of far side group, no impression over 1f out, never a factor, 19th of 22, 12 1/2l behind Rough Diamond (9-7) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
