held up, 7th after 3f, pushed along early straight, improved to challenge in 2nd 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon pushed along, prominent, on terms after 2f, pushed along again over 3f out and headed, dropped to moderate 7th 1f out, no extra
took keen hold, soon chased leaders in 5th, 6th after 3f, not much room briefly 2 1/2f out, 4th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
tracked leaders, soon 4th, 5th after 3f, 4th again approaching straight, closed travelling smoothly 3f out, led 2f out, stayed on well to draw clear inside final furlong
held up, 8th after 3f, pushed along over 3f out and edged slightly left, went 5th on outer 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 4th after 3f, 5th approaching straight, pushed along over 3f out, dropped to moderate 8th 1f out, no extra
dwelt, in rear, under pressure from early straight, no impression 3f out, soon no extra
soon led, joined after 2f, led again and pushed along 3f out, headed and 3rd 2f out, 5th 1f out, one pace
slightly awkward leaving stalls, took keen hold, chased leaders, prominent after 3f, 3rd approaching straight, pushed along over 3f out, moderate 6th and edged left 1f out, no extra
Jim Bolger is striking while the iron is red-hot with Ringside Humour, who made a successful handicap debut at Gowran last Saturday and followed up under a penalty at Leopardstown on Wednesday. She is penalised again but will go up further than this and will take some beating. However, she now has to concede plenty of weight to the likes of Pullman Brown, who beat Bolger's Ring Presence in very good style at Tipperary and is only 4lb higher, and ACID, who gets the vote. Kevin Prendergast's filly was making her handicap debut on very heavy going at Cork a couple of weeks ago and showed that there is a race waiting for her with a very good effort behind Never Again. The lightly-raced Curvy ran in some strong maidens last year and makes her handicap debut on a fair mark.
Ringside Humour (IRE) Evensfav (9-10) Held up rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, progress inner approaching straight, led 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and kept on well to assert final 100 yards, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo hcp sft beating Extreme Appeal (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Awaiting Credit (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon pushed along and dropped towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace final furlong, 7th of 10, 11l behind Ringside Humour (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo hcp sft.
Pullman Brown (USA) 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Tipperary 1m 1f 3yo hcp sft beating Ring Presence (8-7) by 1l, 7 ran.
Curvy 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 10th approaching straight, 8th 3f out, soon no impression, one pace, 8th of 18, 14l behind Bocca Baciata (9-0) at Navan 1m 2yo fll mdn in Oct.
Acid 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along to 3rd 3f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed and headed over 50 yards out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Never Again (8-4) at Cork 1m 3yo hcp hvy.
Virtual Velocity 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight, no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 7l behind Indian Tomahawk (9-5) at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov.
Lake Geneva (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along entering straight, soon no extra, weakened, last of 12, 15l behind Dalewari (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 2yo hcp pol in Nov.
Marol (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, 9th halfway, ridden in 7th over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 8l behind Ringside Humour (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo hcp sft.
Not A Bad Oul Day (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd entering straight, weakened from 2f out, 14th of 20, 8l behind Duke Ellington (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 2yo hcp in Oct.
