waited with in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
raced on inside, tracked leader, tracked winner over 3f out, well held when lost 2nd towards finish
held up in 6th, pushed along 5f out, headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up in 5th, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led until headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon lost touch, tailed off
tracked leaders out wide, close 2nd turning in, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly
held up in last pair, good headway between horses over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Got Your Back wasn’t beaten far in a point at Kildorrery in February and COCO MADEMOISELLE won a maiden at Tinahely in January. The latter can make a winning start under Rules in what is the weaker of the two divisions of this bumper. Air Of Approval showed some promise at Newcastle when ahead of Topcliffe Boy and Boldog still has some potential but Light Sentence, placed twice at Taunton, looks a bigger danger.
Boldog (FR) 40-1 (12-0) Slow pace, in rear, took keen hold, headway on outer entering straight, ridden and went 5th over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, 5th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Farren Glory (12-0) at Navan 2m hvy in Mar.
Got Your Back (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Ld/disp, ld with sl adv from 7th, 2l adv 4out, mstk 3out, sl adv when not fluent last, hdd flat, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Beltown Lake (12-2) at Kildorrery 3m mdn Yielding in Feb.
Paddy O'Mahler (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Long Symphony (11-7) at Wetherby 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Special Rate (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway on outer 3f out, ridden and no impression in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Thecompanysergeant (12-0) at Kilbeggan 2m gd in Aug.
Topcliffe Boy 9-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, never involved, 7th of 8, 30 1/4l behind Lunar Chief (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (5) hvy in Mar.
Coco Mademoiselle (IRE) 9-4 (11-11) Tr ldrs, cl up 3rd 1/2 way, rdn to disp ld 2out, qknd cl bef last where gd jmp, in command flat, won at Tinahely 3m mdn sft in Jan beating El Elefante (11-11) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Light Sentence (IRE) 11-1 (10-6) Raced keenly out wide in mid-division, headway near side chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Centara (11-2) at Taunton 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Tineggiori (FR) Bated Breath gelding out of Validora.
Air Of Approval (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Held up, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on, 5th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Lunar Chief (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (5) hvy in Mar.