dwelt, always behind, no impression straight, never a factor
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 2nd entering straight, pressed winner 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up in 6th, ridden entering straight, no impression, never a factor
chased leader in 2nd, pushed along 4f out, ridden and dropped to moderate 4th entering straight, soon weakened
chased leaders in 4th, niggled along briefly halfway, ridden in 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong
dwelt, held up in 5th, ridden 5f out, moderate 6th entering straight, kept on one pace in remote 4th inside final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
The lightly-raced Chocolat Noir is by Yeats and was always likely to take time to mature though she'd be better off with some rain to ease the ground. ZAMIRA finished just in front of her last time when attempting to make all and, though she was receiving 6lb, she's taken to confirm the form over this shorter trip. Dalmatia scored over hurdles at Punchestown in November and has some decent form on the level though might just find this on the short side unless the ground turns testing. Mais Si has arrived from France and will no doubt be hurdling before too long and is another who could do with some rain.
Cavelli (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Soon settled 3rd, 4th 2f out, soon dropped to 5th, no impression on leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to 4th, no threat, 4th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Girl Of The Hour (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll sft in Aug.
Chocolat Noir (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong to 3rd close home, not quite reach leaders, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Pirolo (8-8) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gd in Apr.
Creadan (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Mid-division best, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 13, 19 3/4l behind Alluringly (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll gd in Apr.
Dalmatia (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Led, slight mistake 3rd, joined 6th, headed 3 out, lost place approaching straight, weakened, 7th of 8, 35l behind Who's That (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 2f hcp sft in Feb.
Mais Si (9-6) 9th of 18, 9 3/4l behind Holiday Winner (9-1) at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Rain In Spain (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Towards rear, pushed along 6f out, no impression, never a factor, 13th of 16, dist behind Coeur De Lion (11-4) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in Apr.
Zamira (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 15, nk behind Pirolo (8-8) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gd in Apr.
