dwelt and flicked tail, tracked leaders, a little keen, pushed along from early straight, 3rd under 2f out, soon no impression, 4th from 1 1/2f out, one pace
soon led, pressed from early straight, soon joined, kept on well inside final furlong, headed near line
tracked leaders, pushed along before straight, 4th under 2f out, soon no impression, no extra from over 1f out, eased closing stages
slowly into stride, in rear, headway halfway, pushed along into straight, 5th under 2f out, soon no impression, chased leaders in 3rd from 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, pushed along into straight and soon challenged and on terms, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead near line
dwelt, held up in touch, pushed along from early straight, 6th under 2f out, soon no impression, 5th over 1f out, 4th inside final furlong and kept on same pace
held up in touch, pushed along into straight, soon no impression, no extra from over 1f out
So Focussed is another Bolger runner on the card with decent claims despite running poorly on her reappearance at Leopardstown. She had gone close at Gowran back in October while Queen Alphabet was also narrowly beaten when runner-up at Dundalk. But the latter was less than a length ahead of GREY SKY BLUE (NAP) on that occasion and Andrew Oliver’s filly is fancied to reverse running today given that was her first start since 2014. Not A Whisper and Glacial Drift are both bumper winners though the latter was well beaten on her debut on the Flat.
Glacial Drift 5-1 (9-8) Mid-division, 6th early, pushed along from early straight, no impression still in 6th 2f out, weakened, 8th of 10, 25l behind Goodwill (9-5) at Navan 1m 5f mdn gd in Oct.
Grey Sky Blue (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Raced 5th, 6th halfway, 7th 3f out, driven entering straight, switched right under 2f out, progress to 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Roconga (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Apr.
Nazmia (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) 10th of 16, 8 3/4l behind Private (8-11) at Deauville 1m 1f stks pol in Dec.
Not A Whisper (IRE) 28-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression in 8th 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 14, 28l behind Augusta Kate (11-9) at Punchestown 2m lst (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Queen Alphabet (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, travelled well to lead entering straight, drifted right under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Roconga (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Apr.
So Focussed (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and progress on inner entering straight, 8th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 16th of 22, dist behind Jeremys Joy (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp hvy in Apr.
Timanora (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along and no impression towards rear after 3 out, no extra, 11th of 13, dist behind Penhill (11-12) at Tramore 2m mdn gd in May.
