held up in rear, headway approachign 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on flat
held up and keen, tailed off and mistake 5th, pulled up before 3 out
chased winner after 2nd, led 2 out, headed soon after last, hard ridden and not quicken flat
chased winner until after 2nd, prominent until weakened approaching 3 out, no chance when mistake 2 out
prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders until jumped slowly 3rd, soon lost place, well behind when pulled up before 5th
held up, headway 3 out, stayed on well flat
led, soon clear, edged right after 4th, headed 2 out, led soon after last, driven out
mid-division, slightly hampered 4th, soon beaten
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up in mid-division, blundered 4th, still well behind 3 out, headway from 2 out, ran on well flat
This presents Artane Boy with a good chance to get off the mark on these shores after a couple of near misses and he is selected in preference to Made In France and Takash, who spearhead the challenge from the rest. Richard Johnson is a good jockey booking for Cullen Road though and any market confidence for the partnership should not be ignored. Made In France is an interesting debutante from the Martin Pipe yard, whose French form is difficult to equate for reference here. Therefore the four-year-old is best watched as he reverts to hurdles this afternoon. By way of contrast, Artane Boy has shaped with plenty promise since he joined Jonjo O'Neill form Christy Roche and this looks to be an ideal opportunity for him to get a confidence booster before moving on to handicaps.
