slowly into stride, well off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
outpaced and always in rear
in touch near side of group, headway chasing leaders halfway, soon ridden and weakened
made all, clear when edged left over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged
in touch near side of group, headway chasing leaders halfway, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out
chased (easy) winner, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd and no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
outpaced and pushed along towards rear, headway far side of group 2f out, went never nearer 3rd inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, outpaced 2f out, effort on near side rail and kept on late
Ar Saoirse is still a maiden after 24 starts in Ireland, most of them at Dundalk where he's been placed on several occasions. He's changed stables and it will be interesting to see how he acts on the surface. RED INVADER and Red Stripes have both won twice on the track but the former has only taken four runs to do so to the latter's dozen. John Butler's charge is carrying a 4lb penalty for last week's victory here but has won from this mark in the past. Kath's Boy went up 7lb for his only victory to date over the track and trip in February and has struggled from his new mark while Furni Factors, a winner at Newcastle in March, is 0-6 on this track.
Red Invader (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in May beating Filbert Street (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Flying Foxy 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Major Valentine (9-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Independence Day (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, last of 12, 9 3/4l behind Admiral Rooke (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Furni Factors 7-1 (9-4) Short of room room leaving stalls, soon prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Honey Gg (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Red Stripes (USA) 16-1 (8-7) Led, soon pressed, headed over 2f out, soon rallied and every chance, faded closing stages, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Spirit Of Wedza (9-7) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gf in May.
Skyva 3-1fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden inside final 2f, never able to challenge, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Star Cracker (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Ar Saoirse 9-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Kasbah (9-4) at Dundalk 6f pol in Apr.
Racquet 4-1 (9-5) Led narrowly to over 2f out, with leaders, ridden inside final 2f, lost place 1f out, driven and outpaced final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Star Cracker (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Kath's Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Pushed along towards rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Honey Gg (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Le Manege Enchante (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Tellovoi (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (6) pol in Apr.
Optimickstickhill 25-1 (8-12) Led, headed halfway, ridden and faded inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Red Invader (9-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
