led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, ridden and no extra over 4f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace
settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, kept on one pace straight
held up towards rear, ridden and no extra 4f out, weakened and tailed off
tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5f out, travelled well to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, soon asserted, kept on strongly inside final furlong
BANG BANG ROSIE finish runner-up at Tipperary in May when in the care of Colm McBratney and is likely to be at short odds here now with Willie Mullins. She should get off the mark though Calicojack showed real potential in his only start at Fairyhouse in March of last year and would be a threat if ready after a long break. Caltex has been well beaten despite finishing in a place in both bumper starts while winning point-to-pointer Benefit North has shown little under Rules including over hurdles at Down Royal.
Benefit North (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Led and soon clear, reduced advantage of 3 lengths halfway, pushed along and headed 2 out, no impression in 3rd approaching last, no extra, 4th of 16, 20 3/4l behind Ten Ten (11-9) at Down Royal 2m mdn sft in Nov.
Bob Benson (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Towards rear, reminder after 1st, unseated rider 2nd, at Thurles 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Calicojack (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Raced in 7th early, effort towards outer into straight, kept on same pace from under 2f out, 4th of 16, 9 3/4l behind Forge Meadow (10-9) at Fairyhouse 2m Yielding in Mar.
Caltex (FR) 11-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 5th after halfway, 4th from 3f out, pushed along approaching straight, 3rd under 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 16 1/2l behind Ballyward (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m 4f Yielding in Dec.
McCrackens Gate (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, 3rd & b mstk 1st, 4th 6out, wkng in 8th bef 5out, bhnd when pu bef 4out, at Lisronagh 3m mdn gs in Apr.
Bang Bang Rosie (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, 2nd 4f out, ridden to dispute 2f out, led over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Duhallow Gesture (11-9) at Tipperary 2m 2f gd in May.
