held up in rear, progress into 8th 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace straight
led, ridden 3f out, headed entering straight, soon no impression in 6th, hung left over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, 2 in 2nd 3f out, led entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
never better than mid-division, no impression from 3f out
rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out
prominent, ridden and weakened from 3f out
chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one paced straight
rear of mid-division, ridden in 6th on outer 3f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden and no impression from 3f out
towards rear, progress into 7th 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, progress into 4th 3f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, rider dropped whip under 1f out, kept on well
mid-division on inner, weakened from 3f out
mid-division, weakened from 4f out, tailed off
Official ratings point to the chance of Positive Step here as she earned her mark with a promising second to Catchafallingstar at Limerick last month. However, she ran poorly behind Romie's Kastett at Gowran last time and will need to do better. Fammi Sognare landed a Leopardstown handicap earlier in the month but was beaten a long way when placed at Ballinrobe subsequently and has to concede weight all-round here. KING OF ARAN has been performing better than his form figures suggest and wasn't beaten far in a 1m4f handicap at the Curragh last time. He was a close third in a similar race to this at Sligo previously and should have the better off Walter De La Mare, who is rated 7lbs lower and opposes on level terms.
Fammi Sognare (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway into 5th 3f out, ridden into 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 16, 15l behind The Silver Crown (8-9) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f 3yo hcp 47-75.
King Of Aran (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, some headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 9th of 24, 7l behind Siege Of Ennis (9-9) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp 50-75 gd.
Walter De La Mare (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, 13th into straight, 6th and headway under 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 15, 5l behind Driveheron (8-7) at Killarney 1m 3f 3yo hcp 50-70 gd.
Dan Noir (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Prominent, 3rd 4f out, 4th straight, 5th under pressure 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Kims Dream (9-1) at Killarney 1m 3yo hcp 47-70 gf.
Positive Step (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, one pace straight, 5th of 7, 13l behind Romie's Kastett (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn flls stks gf.
Colonus (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on one paced, 4th of 10, 7l behind Golden Nugget (9-5) at Sligo 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn gf in Jun.
Lamberton Legend (USA) 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened straight, last of 17, 35l behind Bogie (8-11) at Navan 1m mdn stks gs in Oct.
Orata (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 4th under 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 15, 6l behind Yes Missus (9-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f mdn stks.
Don't Hurry Love (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Driven along start, 6th halfway, progress into moderate 5th 2f out, soon no extra, 5th of 8, 14l behind Don Leone (9-4) at Killarney 1m 6f mdn stks gf.
Grass Valley (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders on inner, 2nd approaching straight, ridden over 2f out, soon no extra, weakened, 7th of 14, 8l behind Humor Me Rene (9-1) at Roscommon 1m 4f 3yo hcp 47-75 gf.
One For Joules (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden straight, 5th when short of room 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 9l behind Driveheron (8-7) at Killarney 1m 3f 3yo hcp 50-70 gd.
Rio Branston (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3f out, 13th of 18, 24l behind Cullofane (9-12) at Naas 1m Apprentice Handicap (47-60) (3yo+) gd.
Runaway Rose (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) In touch early, weakened from 3f out, tailed off final furlong, last of 8, 49l behind Sagacious (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2yo fll mdn hvy in Jul '09.
