broke well, soon held up in rear of mid-division, dropped to 8th halfway, detached and ridden over 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased under 1f out, tailed off
soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, strongly challenged leader under 2f out, led entering straight, soon ridden, headed under 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd, no extra closing stages
soon in touch on outer, 4th halfway, closed in 3rd approaching straight, soon ridden, led under 1f out, kept on, headed final 50 yards, no extra
dwelt slightly, raced in rear, 7th halfway, progress and pushed along over 3f out, dropped to 7th under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on without threatening under 1f out
mid-division, 5th halfway, dropped to 7th and under pressure over 3f out, no extra in 8th 1f out
slowly away, raced in rear, 9th halfway, soon niggled along, reminders under 5f out, 8th over 3f out, 6th 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
towards rear, progress to 6th halfway, headway under 2f out, 4th entering straight, switched left under 1f out, ran on well to lead final 50 yards
in touch, 3rd halfway, dropped to 5th under 2f out, ridden and weakened under 1f out
broke well to lead, travelled well 2 1/2f out, strongly pressed under 2f out, headed entering straight, soon ridden, lost place and weakened under 1f out
Red Ball Of Fire doesn't have much in the way of Flat form but has been here twice over hurdles and won them both while Little Brother has a course and distance victory to his credit and is only 1lb higher. Lariat returned to winning ways over slightly further at Bellewstown and is only 4lb higher while Estepona Sun has dropped to a very lowly mark and showed a bit more dash at Limerick. Duleek Street almost justified strong support at Dundalk in November and has had a break since a beaten favourite there a couple of weeks later but Gordon Elliott looks to have found an opportunity for TRONADOR. A dual winner over timber and rated 136, he hasn't had much racing on the level but looks very well in on his hurdles form.
Aleksey Tolstoy (IRE) 18-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 21, 6 1/4l behind Massaman (9-6) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding in Mar.
Rips Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Tracked leader in close 2nd and ran freely, 3rd halfway, closed 3f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd and one paced final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Vischio (9-10) at Gowran Park 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Lariat 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, improved to lead 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well final furlong, won at Bellewstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr beating Tenth Amendment (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Fassbender (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Mid-division on outer, headway into 4th 3 out, 3rd approaching straight, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression in 5th before last, no extra, 6th of 16, 17 1/4l behind Harvey's Quay (12-0) at Clonmel 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Dec.
Miss March (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) A little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, soon mid-division, disputed 6th approaching straight, soon pushed along, no impression over 1f out, 12th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Social Distance (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 4f hcp Yielding in May.
Tronador (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, hampered 7th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on one pace from 2 out, 8th of 21, 20 1/2l behind Langer Dan (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Der Mc (IRE) 22-1 (11-7) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression before 2 out, 17th of 25, 19 1/2l behind Better Times Ahead (11-11) at Naas 1m 7f hcp sft in Mar.
Self Assessed (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, headway on outer halfway, 6th and pushed along 3f out, 4th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 7l behind No Trouble (9-3) at Bellewstown 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Sicario (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, in rear, detached approaching straight, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace without threatening inside final furlong, never a factor, 8th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Burren Song (9-12) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.
Duleek Street (IRE) 7-4fav (9-12) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, took closer order in 2nd over 4f out, lost place under 2f out, soon ridden, switched left over 1f out, no impression on principals in 4th under 1f out, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Shamiyan (10-2) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Estepona Sun 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, switched left early straight and 4th 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, soon no impression, went 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace, 3rd of 16, 3l behind Unanswered (8-12) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp gd in Apr.
Red Ball Of Fire (IRE) 20-1 (11-13) Rear of mid-division on inner, briefly short of room after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 16th of 18, 22 1/2l behind Golden Spear (12-0) at Leopardstown 2m hcp Yielding in Mar.
Queen Of Oriel (IRE) 200-1 (9-10) Ran freely in mid-division, 9th halfway, lost place and weakened under 3f out, 12th of 14, 34 1/4l behind Star Of Burma (9-12) at Gowran Park 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Storm Steps (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Towards rear, ridden and some headway on inner under 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Very Excellent (9-11) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Little Brother (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, weakened, 10th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Rita Levi (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Wojood 12-1 (10-1) Mid-division, 7th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 9th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Persian Wolf (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Apr.
Katzoff (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 10th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Burren Song (9-12) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.
