rear of mid-division, headway entering straight, ridden in moderate 4th 2f out, moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace
slowly into stride, improved to lead after 1f, ridden and headed entering straight, soon no impression on winner, moderate 5th 1f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden in moderate 7th entering straight, no impression
slowly away, in rear, pushed along in moderate 8th 2f out, went moderate 5th 1f out, kept on one pace under hands and heels
tracked leaders, ridden entering straight, moderate 6th 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden entering straight, moderate 5th 2f out, kept on one pace
broke well and led early, headed after 1f and chased leader, improved to lead entering straight, ridden 2f out, soon clear, stayed on well final furlong
very slowly away and in rear, some progress into moderate 7th on outer entering straight, pushed along in moderate 3rd 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor
THE MODEL KINGDOM is unbeaten in three bumper starts including a Grade 3 at the Punchestown Festival last month. She shows plenty of pace and looks to have been found a nice opportunity to get off the mark under Flat Rules. Startedwithakiss has been staying on over shorter so should find this to her liking while Inveterate will have found 7f on testing ground against her on her at Galway in October. Hi Stranger has won two bumpers but was eight lengths behind the selection at Punchestown.
Beautiful Chaos (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders early, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra, 11th of 13, 17 1/4l behind White Marlin (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Dec.
Forever My Girl (IRE) 200-1 (9-0) Edged left and bumped rival leaving stalls, soon slightly detached, no headway, eased over 1f out, never a factor, last of 14, dist behind Massaman (10-0) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Apr.
Gold Haven (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always behind, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 25l behind Earl Of Tyrone (9-9) at Bellewstown 1m 4f mdn gd in Apr.
Hi Stranger (IRE) 22-1 (11-11) In rear, ridden on outer entering straight, no impression, 9th of 11, 8 1/2l behind The Model Kingdom (11-11) at Punchestown 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Inveterate (IRE) 5-6fav (9-2) Disputed lead, headed after 2f, led 3f out, ridden and 2 lengths lead 2f out, pressed over 1f out, joined 150 yards out, kept on well under pressure, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Shabaya (9-2) at Galway 7f mdn hvy in Oct.
Miss Polly Shelby (IRE) 80-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression 3 out, never a factor, 7th of 9, dist behind Lady Rita (11-5) at Navan 2m 6f mdn Yielding in Mar.
Rievaulx (IRE) Retirement Plan filly out of Nashaat.
Startedwithakiss (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Bumped and hampered leaving stalls, soon mid-division, dropped to 7th halfway, progress on outer approaching straight, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace under 1f out, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Rosscarbery (9-8) at Sligo 1m 3f hcp fll sft in May.
The Model Kingdom (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Towards rear, headway on inner entering straight, pushed along in 4th 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Punchestown 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Apr beating Beyond Ambitious (11-11) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Waited with, soon towards rear, some headway and kept on without threatening straight, 13th of 23, 29 1/2l behind Tip Of The Spear (9-7) at Curragh 1m 1f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Nevada Queen (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Towards rear. pushed along 3f out, 12th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Needle Lace (9-4) at Limerick 1m mdn gd in Apr.
