prominent, 3rd 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace in 3rd from 2f out
always behind
mid-division on outer, ridden and weakened from 3f out
chased leaders, 4th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression straight
towards rear, ridden straight, late headway from 2f out, 4th inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden in 7th on outer 3f out, went 6th 1f out, kept on
mid-division on inner, 8th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 3f out, strongly pressed winner from 2f out, kept on well final furlong, just failed
soon led and made virtually all, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, kept on well final furlong, all out
Hanakiyya appeared to find 1m2f too far at Roscommon after a convincing success over a mile at Naas and this should be her trip. There was plenty to admire about SKYWAY's handicap debut second to Simla Sunset at Leopardstown and she is progressing nicely. She holds La Mere Germaine and July Days on that run and can return to winning ways. Pat Flynn has his horses in good form and Scots Gaelic, who scored over 1m4f at Tramore last time, is versatile enough to make her presence felt at this trip. Ballygologue has dropped to a fair mark and looks ready to win again soon after a good run behind A Few Are Chosen at Sligo.
Livaleo (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 5th entering straight, kept on one pace, 7th of 13, 13l behind Prince Chaparral (9-11) at Galway 1m 4f hcp 55-80 gf.
Shutruk Nahhunte (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Headford View (9-4) at Dundalk 1m hcp 0-80 pol in Aug '08.
July Days (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, progress into 7th on outer early straight, no extra from over 1f out, 9th of 17, 6l behind Simla Sunset (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m fll hcp 60-90 gd.
La Mere Germaine (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Soon tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway into 3rd early straight, no extra from over 1f out, 7th of 17, 3l behind Simla Sunset (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m fll hcp 60-90 gd.
Lady Songbird (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Towards rear, improved to be close up and ridden to challenge from 2f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 11l behind Dainty (8-13) at Roscommon 1m 2f fll hcp 60-90 gf.
Scots Gaelic (IRE) 7-4 (9-5) Chased leaders, closed in 3rd over 3f out, ridden to challenge and on terms from under 2f out, led and stayed on best from under 1f out, won at Tramore 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn fm beating Zanoubiya (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bold Thady Quill (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Towards rear, driven along over 2f out, kept on one pace without threatening, 7th of 12, 6l behind Takeover Bid (8-3) at Cork 7f hcp 50-85 gd.
Hanakiyya (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, closer in 2nd before straight, challenged from 2f out, dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Dainty (8-13) at Roscommon 1m 2f fll hcp 60-90 gf.
Rock Medley (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, just held for 3rd, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Separate Ways (9-13) at Gowran Park 1m hcap gf.
Skyway (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Soon prominent, 2nd before halfway, led entering straight, strongly pressed entering final furlong, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Simla Sunset (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m fll hcp 60-90 gd.
Northern Rocked (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leader in moderate 2nd, headway early straight, led over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on without troubling winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Cul A Dun (9-0) at Killarney 1m hcp 50-85.
Washington Poste 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on outer, weakened from 3f out, 12th of 15, 12l behind Phantasy Rock (9-2) at Killarney 1m hcp 47-60 gf.
Ballygologue (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, keen hold, on terms from 5f out, headed and kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Few Are Chosen (10-0) at Sligo 1m 2f fll hcp 60-90.
