mid-division, slight mistake 8th, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, weakened
mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra before next, kept on one pace
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no impression in 5th before next, no extra
mid-division on inner, ridden and lost place after 8th, soon no extra, behind and pulled up after 3 out
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway 4 out and ridden to lead briefly after next, 4th and mistake 2 out, no extra approaching last
tracked leaders, headway on outer after 2nd, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, soon no extra, weakened
tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, headway on outer after 3 out and pushed along in 3rd next, ridden and no impression before last,
rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along in mid-division before 4 out, ridden and no impression in 6th approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
mid-division on outer, 6th halfway, headway after 3 out and led before next, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner run-in
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge before 2 out, soon ridden and led last, kept on well run-in
soon led, pushed along and headed after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, eased
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra from 4 out
mid-division, dropped to rear halfway, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, weakened
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression after 3 out, weakened
towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression after 3 out, no extra, kept on one pace
jinked right start and slowly into stride, in rear, rear of mid-division halfway, some headway after 3 out and moderate 7th next, kept on one pace
Courtin Bb gained her only career victory in 32 starts in this race a year ago but she's been running poorly and is only 1lb lower. Naturally Blond has an almost identical profile and was backpedalling when falling at Tipperary last time. COTTONVALE has never won but almost did so when just touched off here in April then ran another fine race at Tipperary before falling at Clonmel. She gets the vote over Swift, who has run very well over fences the last twice and can revert to hurdles on an 8lb lower mark. Something Sweet is gradually getting her act together and her narrow defeat at Clonmel puts her right in the picture.
Naturally Blond (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 5th from 6th, on terms from 4 out, led approaching straight, soon headed, lost place and no extra when fell last, at Tipperary 2m 4f hcp sft in May.
Cottonvale (IRE) 4-1fav (11-9) Held up towards rear, fell 5th, at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp gd in May.
Swift (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 4th from 2nd, 3rd from 8th, slight mistake 9th, challenged 12th and every chance, kept on same pace from before last, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Winter Breeze (11-5) at Killarney 2m 5f hcp Yielding in May.
Mangan Julia (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, ridden and weakened from next, 10th of 14, dist behind Port Rashid (11-4) at Tramore 2m mdn hvy in Apr.
Something Sweet (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 4th 2 out, kept on run-in into 2nd, not reach winner, 2nd of 18, 3/4l behind Redwood Boy (10-11) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp gd in May.
Bobbythegangster (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Held up, 13th from 6th and reminders, no impression from 8th, pulled up after 3 out, at Clonmel 2m 3f hcp gd in May.
Slainte And Thanks (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Lost considerable ground start, set off cto & last frm 1st, mstk 5th & pu aftr 5th, at Dromahane 3m gs in May.
Dry Run (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Prominent, 2nd halfway, no extra from before last, 7th of 15, 13 1/2l behind King Of Aran (11-9) at Downpatrick 2m 5f hcp gd in May.
Coole Craft (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Rear of mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression before last, 12th of 23, 22 1/2l behind Spring Watch (11-10) at Punchestown 2m 7f hcp gd in May.
Courtin Bb (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division early, 7th from 6th, closed up to be prominent 3 out, no extra next, 12th of 18, 23 1/4l behind All About Alfie (11-3) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp gd in May.
Wild Desire (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, improved to lead at 4th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no extra, 13th of 18, dist behind Redwood Boy (10-11) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp gd in May.
Allez Amour (IRE) 22-1 (10-5) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression towards rear 4f out, no extra, 21st of 23, dist behind Spring Watch (11-10) at Punchestown 2m 7f hcp gd in May.
Mista Wabbit Man 20-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 7th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, rear and fell last, at Clonmel 2m 2f hcp hvy in Feb.
Pride Of Kildare (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Soon close up and led from 4th, joined from 3 out, soon headed and weakened straight, 16th of 18, 29 3/4l behind All About Alfie (11-3) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp gd in May.
Quay Witness (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Led, headed after 3 out and soon no extra, weakened, 10th of 14, 33 1/4l behind I've Got Rhythm (11-2) at Wexford 2m hcp gd in May.
Scotch Quay (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, towards rear before 4 out, ridden and trailing before straight, kept on one pace from before last, 9th of 14, 20 1/4l behind The Last Indian (11-7) at Tipperary 2m hcp gd in May.
Charle Brune (FR) 20-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway into 3rd at 6th, disputed lead next, led 8th and soon clear, reduced advantage 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened quickly, 9th of 10, dist behind Poker Party (11-10) at Tramore 2m 5f hcp hvy in Dec.
Kool Lady (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Led, joined from 3 out, headed and ridden after next, no extra and weakened from before last, 6th of 7, 23l behind Lord Erskine (11-5) at Sligo 2m hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Scoop It (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Soon led, joined approaching 4 out, headed approaching straight, weakened, 8th of 12, dist behind Sir Jack Yeats (11-12) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp sft in Jun.
