towards rear, under pressure from 4f out, moderate 8th over 2f out, soon no extra, eased inside final furlong
soon mid-division in 5th, pushed along under 3f out, no impression from before straight
soon raced in 3rd, reminder after halfway, under pressure under 4f out, raced on outer into straight, moderate 4th 1f out, one pace
soon led, headed over 2f out, dropped to moderate 3rd 1f out, soon no extra
soon mid-division in 6th, pushed along over 4f out, dropped to moderate 7th over 2f out, eased and no extra from before straight
towards rear, pushed along at stages, progress from over 4f out, soon ridden, 6th over 2f out, moderate 5th 1f out, no impression
unsettled in stalls, led briefly early, raced in 2nd, pushed along under 4f out, led over 2f out, clear from before straight, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along under 4f out, no impression 3f out
pushed along early towards rear, soon raced in 4th, pushed along under 3f out, moderate 2nd 1f out, no impression and one pace
SPRING FOCUS, a winner over this trip at Leopardstown a month ago, ran very well despite a 7lb rise at Down Royal and again when dropped to a mile at Galway last week. He's probably still capable of further progress and looks on a reasonable mark so can take this. Park Ranger enters the fray in fine shape having on over hurdles at Galway on Sunday and he's another looking well in as he's 9lb lower than his all-weather mark. Whimsical has been racing in better company since arriving from Richard Hannon's yard though he's gone up in the weights without winning. The lightly-raced handicap debutant Corona Borealis will find this trip and ground to his liking and is one to note along with Jayed Jidan, who has had just two runs this season after completing a double around this time a year ago.
Specific Gravity (FR) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on inner, ridden in 5th entering straight, weakened, 16th of 18, 18l behind Vastonea (8-5) at Galway 1m hcp gd in Jul.
Whimsical (IRE) 10-3 (9-6) Raced mainly in 3rd, dropped to 4th and ridden over 2f out, no impression and kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd on line, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Stay De Night (9-5) at Killarney 1m stks 0-90 gd in Jul.
Stony Grey (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, soon no extra, last of 11, 36l behind Artful Artist (7-11) at Galway 1m 4f hcp gd.
Third Dimension 9-2fav (8-10) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon no impression, never a factor, 12th of 16, 8l behind Table Rock (9-3) at Curragh 1m hcp gf in Jun.
Barack (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Vector Force (9-4) at Naas 1m hcp gf in Jul.
Park Ranger (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Always rear, pushed along and no extra early straight, last of 14, 15l behind Castle Guest (9-8) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp sft in Nov.
Queen Of Alba (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Prominent and disputed after 3f, ridden and headed 3f out, soon no extra, 12th of 16, 21l behind Hasanour (8-12) at Galway 1m hcp 60-90 gd in Jul.
Mataaleb 5-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, held up in 6th, headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders and edged right 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Rosairlie (9-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul '12.
Corona Borealis 7-2 (9-5) Ran 3rd, ridden 3f out and no extra in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 12l behind John Constable (9-5) at Navan 1m 5f 3yo mdn gd in May.
Jayed Jidan (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd under 3f out, no impression from 2f out, 8th of 16, 5l behind Table Rock (9-3) at Curragh 1m hcp gf in Jun.
Fiscal Focus (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Settled towards rear of mid-division, ridden along under 2f out and soon no impression, 11th of 12, 14l behind Table Rock (9-2) at Naas 1m 3yo hcp in Jun.
Spring Focus (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Disputed early, soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 3f out, ridden over 2f out, disputed briefly under 1f out, 2nd and no extra final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Sophie's World (8-9) at Galway 1m 3yo hcp gd in Jul.
