held up, 7th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, stayed on to lead 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home
mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out
dwelt and towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace
dwelt slightly, soon mid-division, 6th halfway, progress in 4th over 2f out, ridden and disputed 2nd under 2f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, soon disputed 2nd, kept on to press leader inside final furlong, led close home
tracked leader, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
held up, 8th halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
A very strong entry in which Dalvey is capable of a big run from this mark after his consistent form at Dundalk. SAFECRACKER, runner-up in a premier handicap at the Curragh in September and another strong race at Leopardstown a month later, should be winning races this season and may start today while Newfoundland, a winner at Navan for Aidan O'Brien, has joined Joseph and can make progress. Burren Song did well to score over 1m2f at Dundalk as he's better over further and Chally Chute was very progressive last season, though is 12lb higher than when completing a hat-trick at Galway.
Safecracker 11-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 7th briefly 1f out, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Zoffman (8-7) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Taipan (FR) 10-3 (9-7) Chased leaders, 3rd and closer halfway, went 2nd approaching straight, pushed along 3f out and soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 7 1/2l behind French Claim (9-9) at Navan 1m 6f hvy in Mar.
Oriental Eagle (GER) 40-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 4f out, pushed along and soon dropped to rear, weakened early straight, eased, completely tailed off, last of 5, dist behind French Claim (9-9) at Navan 1m 6f hvy in Mar.
Newfoundland (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, staying on same pace and held when hampered on rail inside final furlong, weakened, 9th of 19, 4 1/4l behind Secret State (9-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Chally Chute (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-7) Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway travelling well on outer approaching straight, led over 1f out and soon asserted, kept on well, easily, won at Galway 1m 4f hcp hvy in Oct beating Molly's Gamble (9-8) by 5l, 8 ran.
Dalvey 5-1fav (10-5) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and headed 100 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Boola Boola (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr.
In Favour 40-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, dropped to 6th over 1f out, no extra, eased final 100 yards, 7th of 9, 17 1/2l behind No Say Ever (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Sep.
Burren Song (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and led narrowly over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just held on, won at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar beating Cristal Clere (9-9) by shd, 12 ran.
Bridge Of Dawn (IRE) 11-4fav (9-11) Mid-division on outer, headway into 5th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out, no impression, 7th of 18, 3 1/2l behind King Arthurs Sword (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Marvelosa (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, went 2nd briefly and chased winner 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Cristal Clere (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m hcp hvy in Apr.
