held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, dropped to rear 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened
held up in rear, ridden into 4th 2f out, under pressure over 1f out, kept on well final furlong to go 2nd close home
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon prominent and disputed, led after 4f, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra closing stages of final furlong
HELIAC showed real potential in her two runs last season so it was no surprise when she started odds-on for her comeback at Cork in May where she made all. An opening mark of 81 looks fair and she can go in again though none of the six runners can be discounted. Michael Halford has two entries and Sky Seven has been running really well on Turf after his two Dundalk victories while Defining Battle made all over a mile at Listowel and was staying on strongly at the finish. Laura Bullion scored over 1m4f at Dundalk and ran a fine race behind King's Vow in a big field at Leopardstown over that trip while Millswyn would have to be considered if the ground turned testing. Leagan Gaeilge has been running in very strong handicap company since making a successful debut at Gowran in October and isn't without a chance.
Sky Seven (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders on outer, ran freely, 3rd halfway, pushed along to go 2nd 2f out, 3rd and ridden inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Agent Zigzag (8-12) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun.
Millswyn (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along under 4f out, 8th and ridden on outer under 2f out, 5th over 1f out and kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Dadoozdart (9-7) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Heliac 9-10fav (9-0) Made all, pressed 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, cosily, won at Cork 1m 2f mdn fll gf in May beating Sweet Dime (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Leagan Gaeilge (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Soon led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, under pressure in 3rd and no impression 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Camphor (8-7) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp fll Yielding in Jun.
Laura Bullion (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along and not clear run under 2f out, some headway 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 21, 3 1/4l behind King's Vow (10-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Defining Battle (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Pushed along to lead on inner early, headed 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, rallied to lead under 1f out, kept on best under pressure closing stages, won at Listowel 1m mdn Yielding in Jun beating Rhydwyn (9-5) by nk, 8 ran.
