tracked leader, 3rd halfway, travelled well to lead narrowly under 2f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, soon bumped rival, ridden and kept on best under pressure final furlong
led, reduced advantage halfway, headed under 2f out, soon under pressure in 3rd, dropped to 4th and ridden over 1f out, no impression, jumped path inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division early, soon improved to track leader, dropped to rear after 2f, progress to 6th halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, soon weakened
in touch, 5th halfway, dropped to rear under 4f out, no impression and slightly detached over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out
rear, 7th halfway, headway in 4th under 2f out, ridden to challenge leader over 1f out, soon bumped, kept on final furlong, held
prominent, closed in 2nd under 2f out, dropped to 3rd and no impression over 1f out, no extra, lost 3rd closing stages
rear, 8th halfway, under pressure in 7th 1 1/2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong to 3rd closing stages, not trouble leaders
in touch, 4th halfway, 5th under 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Dancing City returns to action after a year’s absence. On that occasion, he was beaten half-a-length at odds of 1/5 on this track but has presumably had his problems. He has to concede 9lb to LITTLEFOOT, if Harry Swan’s allowance is factored in, and the latter has performed really well behind Mullins and Elliott winners on his two bumper starts. It's hard to make a case for the remainder but Power Hour has shown some ability and ran quite well after nearly a year off last month.
Dancing City (FR) 1-5fav (12-0) Led or disputed, headed before halfway, 3rd halfway, led 3f out, pushed along 2f out, soon strongly pressed, ridden and carried right inside final furlong, kept on, headed final 50 yards, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Three Card Brag (12-0) at Wexford 2m hvy in Mar.
Chosen Templar (IRE) 7-1 (12-2) Mid-div best, drpd to last aftr 5th, 8th & rdn at 9th, lost tch in 7th 3out, cto when pu bef 2out, at Tallow 3m mdn Yielding in Feb.
Glorytogod Tom (IRE) Fame And Glory gelding out of Millerina.
Thatshalfthebattle (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Chsd ldrs & kn, 5th 1/2way, mstk 4out, no impr when mstk 2out, ko onepce, 5th of 16, 20 1/4l behind Workahead (12-2) at Cragmore 3m mdn Yielding - Soft in Jan.
Littlefoot (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Mid-division, 8th halfway, progress to 5th and ridden under 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong to 2nd close home, not trouble winner, 2nd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Nick Rockett (12-0) at Thurles 2m Good - Yielding in Feb.
Power Hour (IRE) 40-1 (12-0) Mid-division, dropped to 12th halfway, headway 2f out, edged right and rider unbalanced in 6th over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 5th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Nick Rockett (12-0) at Thurles 2m Good - Yielding in Feb.
Junior Des Mottes (FR) Castle Du Berlais gelding out of Sauves La Reine.
Smokey Putnum (IRE) 66-1 (11-10) Rear of mid-division, pushed along in 5th 3f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra, 7th of 12, 23l behind Samui (11-10) at Naas 2m Yielding in Feb.
Oneforthefairgreen (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, closer over 5f out, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra from over 2f out, weakened, 9th of 13, dist behind Marie Philippe (11-5) at Fairyhouse 2m fll Yielding - Soft in Dec.
