chased leader, hampered and hit rail after 1f, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, hampered after 1f, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reached winner
led, ridden over 3f out, quicken 2f out, driven clear final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, one paced
slowly into stride and help up behind, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, hampered after 1f, ridden and challenged 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in mid division, ridden and good headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, not quicken final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
The usual hawk-eye approach towards market movers will probably be the best policy here and it will be no surprise to see this go one of the newcomers. However, Matt Blanc was not beaten far in the Goffs Challenge at The Curragh last month and he may be able to put that experience to good use now. Richard Hannon does not often waste his visits to Ireland for the big sales races, so he obviously thinks a bit about the selection. And, with nominal improvement, Matt Blanc can start to pay his way this evening. Night Worker, a stablemate of the selection, is bred to make an impact at this trip and is worth monitoring to see where the stable confidence lays. Danish Monarch is another to consider if the indications are positive, whereas Siegfrieds Night has a little to find with Matt Blanc on a line through the John Gosden-trained Gwaihir
