chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon dropped to rear and no extra 1f out
always prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong
soon led, rdden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, weakened
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
towards rear, ran freely, ridden and some progress outer in 5th 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along in 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra
The three-year-old Sassy But Classy faces a stiff task against her elders though she was a consistent juvenile and will enjoy the fast ground. Calm Bay won three times last summer but shot up the weights as a consequence and was unable to cope in his final two starts. SASSAWAY hasn't won since 2013 but she's been performing with credit and the assessor has given her a real chance so she's handed the vote. Little Sweetheart went up a massive 14lb for her victory on fast ground at Down Royal and her later runs were on soft going. Battleoftheboyne is a rare winner these days and appears to need softer conditions.
Calm Bay (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Prominent far side, led halfway, ridden and headed under 2f out, soon no extra, 11th of 12, 13l behind In Salutem (8-9) at Navan 5f hcp sft in Oct.
Sassaway (IRE) 16-1 (7-11) Chased leaders and prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, kept on under pressure, no extra inside final furlong and kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Bubbly Bellini (8-13) at Curragh 6f hcp hvy in Mar.
Little Sweetheart (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened 1 1/2f out and eased inside final furlong, last of 14, 36l behind Roryslittlesister (8-5) at Cork 5f hcp 47-70 sft.
Sassy But Classy (IRE) 6-4fav (8-11) Led, under pressure and headed 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Sgt Rock (9-5) at Dundalk 6f 2yo mdn stks pol in Dec.
Battleroftheboyne (IRE) 6-1fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led from 1 1/2f out, headed closing stages and soon dropped to 3rd, 3rd of 20, 1l behind Mr Bounty (8-11) at Navan 6f hcp 47-70.
Hi Empress (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, checked and dropped towards rear after 1f, no impression under 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 14, 24l behind Rigid Rock (9-0) at Dundalk 5f hcp 47-65 pol in Jan.
Blueberry Gal (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, dropped to 15th 1f out, no extra, 18th of 20, 20l behind Mr Bounty (8-11) at Navan 6f hcp 47-70.
