prominent, soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, strongly challenged leader over 1f out, ridden to lead under 1f out, kept on best under pressure
missed break, raced in rear, some progress and ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, never a factor
broke well to lead, soon headed and chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress 2f out, soon switched left and ridden, no impression on leaders in 3rd under 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, soon led and ran freely, headed under 3f out, weakened over 2f out
dwelt slightly, raced in rear, effort under 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace under 1f out
chased leaders on outer, 4th halfway, travelled well to lead narrowly over 2f out, strongly pressed and ridden over 1f out, headed under 1f out, kept on well, not match winner
mid-division, 6th halfway, under pressure and ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders in 5th under 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, progress to 9th on outer over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
dwelt and pushed along leaving stalls, soon chased leaders, 7th over 3f out, under pressure and lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased 1f out
rear of mid-division, 11th 3f out, progress and ridden under 2f out, slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, no extra under 1f out
in touch, improved to 2nd halfway, led under 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon under pressure, ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, 10th over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ridden and progress 1f out, kept on same pace under 1f out
mid-division, 8th over 3f out, switched right and pushed along under 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong
rear of mid-division, switched left under 2f out, progress and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace in 4th under 1f out
towards rear, niggled along under 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased under 1f out, never a factor
rear, under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong, never a factor
STAR OF CASHEL (NAP), who completed a hat-trick on soft ground last summer, had been hurdling without showing much until a close fourth in the Irish Lincolnshire last week and a similar effort will see him difficult to beat. Hightimeyouwon made a successful return to action on this track in June and ended the campaign landing a Cork handicap so has to be a threat along with McCabe, who found 1m2f just stretching his stamina here in October after scoring over this trip at Cork. Silver Service and Kodiak Prince finished 1-2 on testing ground at Leopardstown in October while Wonder Elzaam has been running well at Dundalk though is better handicapped on the all-weather.
Wonder Elzaam (IRE) 3-1fav (10-2) Tracked leaders, 3rd 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Major Power (9-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
Miss Myers (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Dwelt, always behind, never a factor, 16th of 18, 28l behind Galtee Mist (9-1) at Curragh 7f hcp hvy in Nov.
Star Of Cashel (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Disputed lead early, prominent, disputed 3rd 3f out, back on terms from 2f out, headed 100yds out, kept on without matching principals after, 4th of 24, 1 1/4l behind Layfayette (8-13) at Curragh 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
La Norma (IRE) (8-10) 3rd of 5, 10 1/4l behind Tawkeel (8-10) at Deauville 1m 1f stks gd in May.
Fastman (IRE) 15-2 (10-1) Held up mid-division on inner, pushed along in 7th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Major Power (9-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
Silver Service (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, went 2nd and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Real Force (9-11) at Naas 7f hvy in Nov.
Hightimeyouwon 17-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear far side, pushed along to close 2f out, ridden and on terms 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, eased close home, won at Cork 7f hcp gd in Sep beating Prisoner's Dilemma (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Takeachancejimmy (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Soon mid-division, disputed 11th 3f out, no extra final furlong, 17th of 24, 12 3/4l behind Layfayette (8-13) at Curragh 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Mccabe (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Pushed along to lead early, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed under 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, kept on to 2nd final 100 yards, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Dance Jupiter (10-0) at Naas 1m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Kodiac Prince (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden in 12th 2f out, 10th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 5th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Galtee Mist (9-1) at Curragh 7f hcp hvy in Nov.
Mogwli (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened, 8th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Pulse Of Shanghai (9-2) at Dundalk 7f pol in Nov.
Dragon Of Malta (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Soon mid-division, disputed 13th 3f out, soon headway and effort, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 20, 6 1/2l behind Starting Monday (10-1) at Curragh 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Eastern Racer (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Mid-division early, 13th after halfway on far side, soon no impression, 16th of 17, dist behind Thefaithfulindian (9-6) at Curragh 1m hcp hvy in Nov.
Zephron 12-1 (9-12) Raced far side, waited with, pushed along before halfway and soon headway in mid-division, closed and effort from 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 18, 2 3/4l behind Sagittarius Rising (9-4) at Curragh 6f hcp hvy in Nov.
Chestnut Express (IRE) 80-1 (10-1) Disputed briefly, soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden on outer 2f out, soon no extra, 11th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Sabrina Fairchild (9-8) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Jan.
Rattling Jewel 50-1 (9-6) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor, 12th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Sabrina Fairchild (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Jan.
