towards rear, 12th before straight, ran on well without threatening under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from 2f out
led early, prominent, on terms over 2f out, led and asserted under pressure from over 1f out, stayed on well
towards rear, ridden before halfway, soon no impression and kept on without threatening
prominent, 4th halfway, kept on same pace under pressure from before straight
soon mid-division, 9th early, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening from before straight
prominent, on terms over 2f out, headed and no impression under pressure from over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, closer in 3rd before straight, soon no impression under pressure
mid-division, 8th early, no extra from 2f out
mid-division, 10th early, no extra from 2f out
chased leaders, ridden approaching halfway, soon weakened and eased before straight
towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure from over 2f out
soon led and clear, headed and weakened from over 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden before halfway, soon no impression and kept on
This looks a largely uncompetitive affair so last month's Dundalk winner Core Element has to go on the short-list again, though there must be a question mark over whether he'll reproduce that effort back on turf. Former pointer Town Rebel has been struggling for speed over this trip but has still shown more recently than Capacity and Proper Madam. In Good Voice has also been well below his best but there are possibilities about Leopardstown sixth Azaboy and the lightly-weighted Rita Pride. Seamie Heffernan gets the leg up on HYDEN, who gets the vote in the hope that his run over a much longer trip at Down Royal will have blown away a few cobwebs. His second at Dundalk in December looks among the best form on offer in this.
Arabian Flame (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden, weakening when hampered over 2f out, 6th of 7, 29l behind Chosen Forever (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb '10.
Azaboy (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, moderate 4th before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 8l behind Manaaqeb (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 50-70 gf in May.
Core Element (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led or disputed lead, ridden and narrow advantage 1 1/2f out, headed briefly early final furlong, soon rallied strongly to regain lead and kept on well, won at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol in May beating Almadaa (9-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Hyden (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Dwelt, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 34l behind Spirit Of Cuba (8-2) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp 50-80.
Town Rebel (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 11l behind Atlas Peak (8-12) at Dundalk 7f hcp 50-70 pol in Apr.
Parc Aux Boules 33-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 15th of 27, 12l behind Queenie Keen (9-2) at Curragh 6f hcp 50-80 gf.
In Good Voice 14-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 7th on inner halfway, no impression from 1 1/2f out, 9th of 18, 6l behind Footcycle (9-5) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp 47-65 gf.
Arbiter (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Soon mid-division, 8th early, no extra from before straight, 13th of 15, well behind Goldplated (8-2) at Limerick 1m 3f app hcp 47-65 gd.
Capacity (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, closer in 4th approaching straight, no impression 2f out, 10th of 13, 11l behind Intyre Trail (9-9) at Limerick 1m app hcp 47-60 gd.
Ferocious Fran (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, never a factor, last of 18, 26l behind Footcycle (9-5) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp 47-65 gf.
Proper Madam (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 11th of 14, 11l behind Lake George (8-4) at Limerick 7f hcp 47-65 gd.
Fastnowfast (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge in 2nd 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened, 12th of 13, 14l behind Intyre Trail (9-0) at Dundalk 1m app hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Rita Pride (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, 5th 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5l behind Stones Peak (8-11) at Navan 5f hcp 47-70 gf.
Draoicht (IRE) 66-1 (8-6) Very slowly into stride, towards rear, moderate 7th and kept on same pace from over 2f out, 7th of 9, 23l behind Malayan Mist (9-1) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f fll stks gd in May.
Crowned Supreme (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on outer, 6th halfway, no extra from 2f out, 16th of 18, 24l behind Footcycle (9-5) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp 47-65 gf.
Refuse To Sell (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 10th of 27, 10l behind Queenie Keen (9-2) at Curragh 6f hcp 50-80 gf.
Indian Landing (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt, towards rear for most, 15th of 19, 24l behind Irish Review (10-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks gd in May.
