held up, took keen hold, mistake 6th, no impression when badly hampered 2 out, no extra
not fluent 1st, held up, hampered after 4th, under pressure in 7th approaching straight, one pace
towards rear, slightly impeded after 4th, progress and squeezed for room after 6th, hampered 2 out, under pressure in 3rd approaching straight, no impression when not fluent last, one pace
led, joined 2nd, headed next, back on terms 5th, soon led again, fell 2 out
tracked leaders, pecked and unseated rider after 4th
tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, lost place 4th and slight mistake, no impression when not fluent 2 out and impeded, no extra
in rear, soon detached, not fluent 4th, soon slightly impeded, kept on same pace from before 2 out
chased leaders early, soon tracked leaders, no impression from 2 out
towards rear, hampered after 4th, chasing leaders when brought down 2 out
prominent, left in lead 2 out, reduced lead close home but kept on well
prominent, on terms 2nd, led next, joined 5th, soon headed, no extra from before 2 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, badly hampered after 4th, under pressure in 6th approaching straight, one pace
prominent, slight mistake 6th, badly hampered 2 out, under pressure in 4th approaching straight, one pace
tracked leaders, under pressure in 5th approaching straight, one pace
held up, improved into 2nd approaching straight, kept on well run-in, not get to winner
Lean And Keen completed a double over timber last summer and has returned to action in fine form on the Flat, scoring over 7f at Leopardstown last month. Mrs Mac Veale has been running very well without quite getting there and generally prefers a bit further on ground this quick. Eight Till Late is up 7lb for an impressive victory at Limerick last month but that's unlikely to prevent another big run while Rupert Lamb ran well for a long way in a much better handicap here in April though he should be back over fences before long. Lucky Pat has an excellent chance after following his Kilbeggan victory with a cracking effort at Clonmel where he finished runner-up to Damut, conceding the winner 26lb. However, the one to beat is SEEYOUALLINCOPPERS, who was beaten a short-head by the consistent Patsio at Tramore last week and can race from the same mark.
Lean And Keen (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 9th 2 out, no extra, 8th of 10, 20l behind Rich Coast (11-1) at Tipperary 2m nov hdl Grd 3 (1) in Oct.
Mrs Mac Veale (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, progress on inner to challenge 3 out, ridden to dispute before 2 out, led after 2 out, disputed last, no extra in 2nd closing stages run-in, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Waxies Dargle (10-8) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp hdl in May.
Eight Till Late (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Towards rear, moderate 11th at 6th, good headway from 3 out, 3rd 2 out, led before last where slight mistake, stayed on well run-in, won at Limerick 2m 3f hcp hdl gd in May beating Phantom Prince (11-6) by 2l, 16 ran.
Erlkonig (GER) 10-3 (11-4) Led, ridden and headed approaching straight, no impression in 3rd and not fluent last, no extra, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Shutter Island (10-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 4yo hcp hdl in Aug.
Rupert Lamb 14-1 (10-3) Soon tracked leaders, on terms 2 out, soon led, just headed last, no extra and one pace run-in, 7th of 25, 7l behind Some Article (10-5) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl in Apr.
Somethingwonderful (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Soon led, went on from 6th, slight mistake 5 out, bad mistake 3 out, pushed along approaching straight, soon headed, no extra disputing 3rd when fell last, remounted to finish, 9th of 10, well behind Minella Foru (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f beg chase gd in May.
Hunting Tower 8-1 (10-13) Disputed 2nd until outpaced in 3rd after 11th, soon struggling, no chance with leaders after, tailed off 3 out, left remote 2nd briefly before last, 3rd of 5, well behind King Of The Wolds (10-11) at Fakenham 2m 5f nov hcap ch (3) gs in Nov '13.
Moon Dice (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Settled behind leaders, moderate 7th halfway, ridden and weakened after 5 out, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Phantom Prince (10-5) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f hcp hdl gd in May.
Vive La France (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Rear of mid-division on inner, headway into 9th and ridden 2 out, kept on same pace straight, 7th of 25, 12l behind Bog War (10-4) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl 88-123 in Apr.
Lucky Pat (IRE) 9-4fav (12-4) Mid-division early, closer in 6th halfway, progress into 2nd entering straight, soon challenged, ridden to dispute 2 out, no extra in 2nd after last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 17, 3 1/2l behind Damut (10-6) at Clonmel 2m hcp hdl 80-109 gd in May.
The Ring Is King (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, no extra after 2 out, mistake last and weakened, 6th of 7, 40l behind King High (11-3) at Tramore 2m hcp hdl gd in Aug.
Casimir Road (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression straight, 10th of 25, 17l behind Bog War (10-4) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl 88-123 in Apr.
Misty Lady (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Mid-division on inner, closer in 5th 4 out, ridden from 2 out, no impression, 7th of 13, 10l behind The Nutcracker (10-7) at Ballinrobe 2m mrs hcp hdl gd in May.
Shutter Island (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, on terms from 3 out, pushed along to lead before straight, headed before 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before last, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Space Ship (11-7) at Limerick 2m hdl 0-116 gd in May.
Seeyouallincoppers (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Chased leader, slight mistake 5th, 3rd halfway, slightly hampered on rail before 2 out, 5th 2 out, soon ridden into 3rd, stayed on into 2nd after last, kept on well run-in, strongly pressed winner close home and just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Patsio (11-10) at Tramore 2m hcp hdl gd in May.
