soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders over 4f
with leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, effort on inside well over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, lost place after 1f, weakened halfway
mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, headed over 5f out, led again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
Donegal Shore has the beating of Crusoe on their running here last month and is taken to confirm the form with Ballybunion rated the best of the remainder. Crusoe has five lengths to find with the selection on running here in a banded race and despite showing a willing attitude when landing a handicap here last week that was over six furlongs and back over today's trip Donegal Shore is expected to triumph again. The David Nicholls-trained Ballybunion has been in good form of late but as with Crusoe is probably better over six furlongs and may struggle over today's longer trip. Chorus has been running consistently well in similar company, including over this distance, and is entitled to be thereabouts along with Tony Culhane's mount Sedge but Donegal Shore has an obvious chance and gets the vote.