mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 6th approaching straight, kept on one pace final furlong
dwelt, held up, 12th halfway, some progress before straight and ridden in moderate 6th over 1f out, soon switched left and kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd close home
led early, chased clear leader and moderate 4th halfway, no extra and weakened approaching straight, eased over 1f out, tailed off
tracked leaders early, ran freely and slightly hampered after 2f, chased clear leader and 5th halfway, no extra and dropped to rear 3f out, weakened, tailed off
slowly into stride and always towards rear, never a factor, 13th halfway, went 11th entering straight, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, never a factor, moderate 10th halfway, ridden in 9th on outer entering straight, no impression 1f out, no extra
mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 10th entering straight, no extra
mid-division, chased clear leader and moderate 6th halfway, ridden and closer in 5th entering straight, no impression in 6th over 150 yards out, kept on one pace
dwelt, towards rear, never a factor, 11th halfway, some progress into moderate 8th entering straight, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, led after 2f, ran freely and soon clear, 12 lengths lead halfway, reduced lead before straight, under pressure and headed 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace
chased clear leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and closer in 4th entering straight, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong
prominent and led briefly after 1 1/2f, chased clear leader and 2nd halfway, closer approaching straight, ridden in 3rd 1f out and no impression inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along and went moderate 3rd over 2f out, ridden and progress to lead 1f out, driven out and kept on well
Adrian Keatley tries Northern Sky in blinkers after he just failed to hold the late thrust of Wotabreeze at Hamilton. The going may have been too quick for him that day and he's progressing enough to get involved here. Miss Ballygally hadn't shown much until gaining a shock victory over this trip at Tipperary, for which she's been raised 8lb. It didn't look a fluke as she travelled well throughout so she should enter calculations. Liberty's Gift scored over fences last month but is better over further while Tap Focus followed a very good run at Limerick with a poor effort on testing ground at Tipperary. CHEVAL ROUGE has won over the course and distance from a much higher mark and she'll be better for last week's run so gets the nod in a tricky handicap.
Manomine 40-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression 2f out, 8th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Brokopondo (9-4) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun.
Miss Ballygally (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Dwelt, towards rear, good progress under 2f out and led 1f out, ridden to assert and kept on well, comfortably, won at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Soft - Heavy in May beating Coilogshakeysirgin (8-4) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Nidhaam 66-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last, at Ballinrobe 2m 1f mdn hvy in Apr.
Liberty's Gift (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and progress to lead briefly before 2 out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd last, no extra run-in, 3rd of 10, 6 3/4l behind Lilly The Lioness (10-10) at Wexford 2m hcp Yielding in Jun.
Cheval Rouge (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along entering straight, 11th 2f out, soon ridden, 7th 1f out, no impression, 7th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Palmones (9-3) at Naas 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jun.
Tap Focus (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden approaching straight and lost place over 2f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong, 10th of 16, dist behind Whippers Dream (8-7) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Soft - Heavy in May.
Lexi's Red Devil (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Towards rear, 12th halfway, ridden in 11th 2 1/2f out, dropped to 14th 2f out, no impression, never a factor, 13th of 14, 29 1/4l behind Equation Of Time (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gf in Aug.
April Eighteen (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division on outer, 11th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra, 18th of 23, 17 3/4l behind Ceol Na Nog (9-6) at Navan 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Shumaker (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, last of 8, 24 3/4l behind Knights Table (9-3) at Ayr 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Penelope Pitstop 10-1 (8-10) Pushed along briefly early and disputed lead, soon led, strongly pressed under 3f out, soon headed, dropped to 8th 1f out, no extra, 9th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Jembatt (8-10) at Down Royal 7f hcp gd in Jun.
Ask Katie (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Rear of mid-division on outer, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression towards rear 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Fairy Flute (9-3) at Cork 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Bert Leaf 33-1 (8-8) Held up, disputed 10th approaching straight, soon raced on outer and no impression, 15th of 17, 31l behind Elusive In Paris (10-1) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun.
Northern Sky (IRE) 6-4fav (8-9) Chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, went 2nd again close home, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Wotabreeze (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in May.
