tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
mid-division early, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened
prominent and disputed lead, 2nd halfway, soon pushed along in 3rd and no impression early final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leaders, headway in 2nd over 2f out, pushed along and led 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and headed 150 yards out, soon no impression on winner and lost 2 places near line
mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and headway 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, pushed along and headway on far side over 1f out, 3rd early final furlong, no impression inside final 100 yards
prominent on outer, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and headway to lead 150 yards out, kept on well
always towards rear, pushed along and closer under 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, closer and switched left 2f out, ridden and no impression in 8th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd on line
led or disputed lead, led halfway, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, closer 2f out, soon pushed along and no impression in 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace
There's plenty of winning track form on view with Tide Of Time having won four times here. He beat STRONG JOHNSON half-a-length on soft ground in July when the latter was on a hat-trick but is now 12lb worse off with the runner-up, who made a winning reappearance at the Curragh before landing a big prize there next time. The latter has changed stables but can go in again. Ramiro completed a late summer double over 7f on heavy ground so this looks on the short side but Roxette, a winner over that trip at Cork last month, showed very good pace over 6f at the Curragh earlier this month. Mrs Bouquet was a very smart juvenile for Mark Johnston and has been in winning form at Dundalk over the winter so should get competitive but Sounds Of Spring could do with some rain. Shabaaby, three-times a winner in the UK, made a cracking Turf debut for Jonny Levins at Naas and has surprisingly been dropped 1lb.
Shabaaby 33-1 (10-2) Disputed lead early, headed after 2f, improved to dispute lead again 2f out, ridden under 2f out, headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Coill Avon (9-3) at Naas 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Gobi Desert 16-1 (9-12) Keen, soon chased leaders, disputed 8th approaching halfway, no extra under 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 31 3/4l behind Soaring Monarch (9-4) at Roscommon 7f hcp sft in May.
Strong Johnson (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Tracked leader, under pressure 2f out, lost place and ridden 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, eased final 150 yards, 12th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Ardhoomey (9-6) at Cork 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Mrs Bouquet 13-2 (9-9) Towards rear, 6th 2f out, progress on outer 1 1/2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, no impression on leaders, kept on without threatening, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Pulse Of Shanghai (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Mar.
Tide Of Time 10-1 (10-0) Awkward leaving stalls, raced towards rear, headway 1 1/2f out, ridden under 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Half Nutz (9-6) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
Ecclesiastical 14-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression, 8th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Coill Avon (9-3) at Naas 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Only Spoofing (IRE) 50-1 (9-12) Led, headed 2 1/2f out, lost place and ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 7 1/4l behind Half Nutz (9-6) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
Ramiro (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Close up, soon tracked leaders, effort straight, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Sheer Bravado (9-11) at Killarney 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Sounds Of Spring (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Fly-jump leaving stalls and slowly into stride, soon mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along in 8th 2f out, ridden in 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening, 4th of 14, 3l behind Coill Avon (9-3) at Naas 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Dragons Call (IRE) 66-1 (8-8) Prominent, 3rd over 3f out, on terms 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra when impeded inside final furlong, 15th of 18, 12 1/2l behind Big Baby Bull (8-13) at Curragh 7f hcp gd in Jun.
Roxette (GER) 11-2jfav (10-0) Raced near side, soon prominent, led approaching halfway, joined under 2f out, headed from 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 28, 5 3/4l behind Zephron (10-0) at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
Ola Bonita (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, raced towards rear, 10th halfway, came wide entering straight, ridden and kept on final furlong, no danger, 8th of 12, 5l behind Sendmylovetoyou (9-2) at Dundalk 6f pol in Dec.
