chased leaders, weakened quickly from 6f out, soon behind
chased leaders, progress to lead 4f out, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed and no extra close home
in rear, reminder early, closer in 8th 5f out, soon ridden and weakened
disputed lead, led after halfway, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened from 2f out
disputed lead early, headed after halfway, weakened from 3f out
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 3f out, went close 3rd 1f out, stayed on well to lead close home
mid-division, 6th 5f out, ridden and progress into 2nd 3f out, close 2nd 1f out, kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd 5f out, soon ridden, no impression from 2f out
pushed along in rear until some progress into 9th 5f out, no impression under pressure from 3f out
mid-division, 7th 5f out, ridden in 6th 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out
trailing in rear and pushed along from early, never a factor
rear of mid-division, 10th 5f out, ridden in 8th 3f out, kept on one paced
whipped around at start and left at start
Timjoe arrives here after the unusual step of winning a point-to-point in a canter so a glance at the betting is advised as he'll think he's on holiday with this weight. Greatest is at the other end of the weights and has yet to win a race though this is a very moderate contest and he should go well as should Roja Dove, who wasn't beaten far over this trip on fast ground at Wexford. Montagnard has yet to win a race so a chance is taken with DRIVEHERON, who reappeared after a long break to finish a close second over hurdles at Clonmel last week and wouldn't need much more to take this.
Greatest (FR) 7-2fav (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 14, 6l behind Hurricane Ridge (9-12) at Navan 1m 5f hcp in May.
Sword Of Honour (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Waited with towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, wandered a bit, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 6l behind Little Green (9-3) at Clonmel 2m hcp 47-65 sft in May.
Raven's Claw (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Prominent, 3rd approaching straight, lost place from 2f out, soon no impression, 10th of 13, 7l behind Supernovae (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol in Nov.
Roja Dove (IRE) 11-1 (8-3) Prominent, led after 5f, ridden and headed 3f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 2l behind Takeyourcapoff (9-3) at Wexford 1m 6f app hcp 50-80 gf in May.
Driveheron (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Towards rear, headway 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening from before straight, 8th of 18, 16l behind Pond Cottage (10-7) at Galway 1m 6f am stks (4yo+) hvy in Oct '11.
Invincible Don (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden entering straight, 7th 2f out, kept on without threatening, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Raydari (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Oct.
Magical Moon 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, 7th 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one paced straight, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Celestial Prospect (9-7) at Wexford 1m 6f hcp 47-65 gf in May.
Montagnard (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride and in rear, headway from 4f out, ridden to dispute lead on outer 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Celestial Prospect (9-7) at Wexford 1m 6f hcp 47-65 gf in May.
Gentle Aussie (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) In rear for most, no extra and eased from over 1f out, last of 8, 31l behind Van Rooney (9-5) at Killarney 1m 3yo mdn aut gs in May '12.
King High (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 7, 33l behind King's Warrant (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn stks sft in Jun '12.
Premiere L'amour (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 42l behind Angels Guard Thee (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 4f fll mdn stks hvy in Oct.
Surf's Up (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th entering straight, soon no extra, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Celestial Prospect (9-7) at Wexford 1m 6f hcp 47-65 gf in May.
Timjoe (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 6l behind Luddenmore (8-5) at Listowel 1m 3yo hcp 50-75 gf in Jun '10.
La Oliva (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Soon towards rear, never a factor, 13th of 15, 12l behind The Black Devil (9-1) at Clonmel 1m 2f hcp 47-65 gf in May.
Crusoe's Return 25-1 (9-6) Towards rear, no impression approaching straight, kept on, 9th of 15, 16l behind Little Green (9-3) at Clonmel 2m hcp 47-65 sft in May.
Brian The Warrior (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) In rear, no impression from 4f out, never a factor, 9th of 13, 6l behind Celestial Prospect (9-7) at Wexford 1m 6f hcp 47-65 gf in May.