disputed lead early, headed 3rd, 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, 3rd 2 out, no impression before last
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th entering straight, 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 5th, went 4th at halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no impression
always towards rear, mistake 7th and slight mistake next, no impression from 3 out
disputed lead early, slight mistake 2nd, led from 3rd, ridden 2 out, stayed on well run-in
tracked leaders in 4th, bad mistake 2nd, jumped right at 5th, 5th at halfway, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, jumped right at last, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra
held up in touch in last, ridden in 6th entering straight, went 4th 2 out, soon no impression
Most of these veterans arrive in decent form with Spare Brakes and My Manekineko making a quick reappearance after finishing second and third respectively behind Conright Boy at Navan on Sunday. Scoir Mear and Kitten Rock both found only one too good last time while Powersbomb beat JUST GET CRACKING a length at Cork in November with a subsequent dual winner in third. Rachael Blackmore’s mount is only fractionally better off with the winner but is likely to be fresher than most so gets the nod.
Kitten Rock (FR) 7-1 (11-10) Soon chased leaders, 5th from 4th, pushed along after 3 out, effort and almost on terms last where slight mistake, kept on run-in without quite matching winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Tikkanen Express (11-3) at Thurles 2m 1f hcp sft in Feb.
Scoir Mear (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th entering straight, ridden in 3rd at last, went 2nd after last, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Gun Digger (9-10) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Just Get Cracking (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 1st, ridden to progress 3 out, 3rd after 2 out, stayed on run-in to go 2nd last strides, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Powersbomb (10-9) at Cork 2m 1f hcp sft in Nov.
Powersbomb (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Mid-division early, 7th from 4th, closed up approaching 3 out to be prominent, on terms approaching straight, headed 2 out, no impression and slight mistake last, one pace, 5th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Tikkanen Express (11-3) at Thurles 2m 1f hcp sft in Feb.
Fine Theatre (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Rear of mid-division, ridden at halfway, behind and pulled up before 4 out, at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp sft in Dec.
Spare Brakes (IRE) 6-4fav (11-7) Soon raced in 4th, closed travelling smoothly straight, pushed along briefly before 2 out, soon headway, pushed along again approaching last where jumped right, kept on well run-in without reaching winner, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Conright Boy (11-0) at Navan 2m 1f hcp hvy in Mar.
My Manekineko 6-1 (11-6) Waited with in rear, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along from 2 out, kept on well without reaching front pair run-in, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Conright Boy (11-0) at Navan 2m 1f hcp hvy in Mar.
