led, headed 4th and 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 2 out, soon no extra
held up towards rear, some headway on outer 3 out, led approaching last, pushed along and soon asserted run-in, kept on well, eased closing stages
always towards rear, pushed along and no extra after 2 out, eased run-in, tailed off
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway after 2 out and 2nd approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner early run-in, 4th and no extra final 150 yards
tracked leader, led from 4th and 4 lengths clear 4 out, pushed along and headed after 2 out, 3rd and no impression last, no extra run-in
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, 4th after 2 out and pushed along approaching last, ridden and no impression in 5th run-in, kept on one pace
mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, 3rd and ridden early run-in, soon no impression on winner, 2nd and kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, short of room and dropped towards rear 2 out, 6th and pushed along approaching last, ridden and some headway run-in, 3rd and kept on one pace inside final furlong
in rear, detached 3 out, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor
Optional Mix is incredibly consistent and is better handicapped over hurdles than fences though 15lb higher than when scoring easily at Limerick in December. Nine Graces beat a subsequent winner when landing a Punchestown maiden while Soldaro just got the better of PARVOS at Downpatrick. The latter has the better of the weights here and can gain revenge though none of the remainder can be dismissed with Stolen Moment, the only course winner, in excellent form at the moment.
Optional Mix (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Led narrowly, headed before 3rd and raced in clear 2nd, moderate 2nd before 4th, took closer order at 10th, led narrowly before 3 out, headed and dropped to 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th before last where left 3rd, 3rd of 10, 17 3/4l behind From The Ashes (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Nine Graces 11-4 (10-13) Chased clear leader, 2nd and closer halfway, led 2 out, pushed along approaching last and kept on well run-in, won at Punchestown 2m 6f mdn Yielding in Feb beating Law Ella (11-7) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Soldaro (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelling well in 3rd after 2 out, soon headway and led narrowly at last, ridden after last, stayed on well, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f hcp sft in Apr beating Parvos (10-9) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Robyndeglory (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, some progress into 7th after 4 out, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Waittillitellyou (10-5) at Cork 3m hcp hvy in Mar.
Sainte Dona (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Mid-division, improved to track leaders from 5th, 2nd halfway, led 4 out, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra and slight mistake 3 out, 6th of 12, 27 1/4l behind Waittillitellyou (10-5) at Cork 3m hcp hvy in Mar.
Bonnie Kellie (IRE) 2-1 (10-4) Held up in touch towards rear, 5th halfway, 3rd after 3 out, 2nd and challenged next, no impression before last, no extra and dropped to 4th run-in, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Happy Dreams (10-3) at Limerick 2m 4f hcp sft in Mar.
Ladiam (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 6th, 5th halfway, lost place before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Where's Bunny (10-9) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Parvos (IRE) 3-1fav (10-9) Mid-division, 5th halfway, progress after 2 out, pushed along in close 2nd at last, ridden in 2nd and no impression run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Soldaro (11-2) at Downpatrick 2m 3f hcp sft in Apr.
Stolen Moment (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 8th halfway, went 5th 4 out, headway approaching straight, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, ridden and led before last, under pressure and kept on well run-in, won at Wexford 3m 1f hcp hvy in Mar beating Ishan (11-4) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
