chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd 3 out, disputed before 2 out where slight mistake, led after 2 out, soon pushed along, headed and slight mistake last, no extra in 2nd entering straight, lost 2nd closing stages
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened
prominent early, mid-division after 2nd, progress in 5th after 3 out, disputed 2 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, stayed on to challenge last and slight mistake, soon under pressure in 3rd, kept on into 2nd closing stages, no impression on winner
mid-division, ridden and dropped to rear 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
prominent, led after 1st, joined and disputed after 2nd, narrow lead 4 out, joined before 2 out, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, progress into 6th 2 out, travelled well into 4th before last, improved to lead last, ridden to assert entering straight, kept on well
towards rear for most, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace behind
led briefly, headed after 1st, chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra before last
mid-division, slight mistake 3rd and reminder, slight mistake 5th and reminder, ridden 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
Conron struggled on the Flat but produced a real shock when beating a huge field on his hurdling debut at Punchestown and further progress looks certain. Percy landed a Downpatrick maiden on soft ground in March but didn't appear to enjoy quicker conditions at Clonmel though his stable were out of sorts at the time. Waterville Dancer has been heavily supported in all three starts since joining Charles Byrnes and gained compensation for earlier defeats when battling to victory at Killarney while Ar Eagla Na Heagla showed potential at Sligo earlier this month and has since had a run on the Flat. EOLINE JOLIE landed a three-year-old hurdle at Auteuil in October and though not showing much for Willie Mullins her two runs have been in much better company so she can take the drop in grade in her stride.
Conron (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2 out and pushed along approaching straight, 6th on outer before last, kept on well run-in to lead close home, won at Punchestown 2m mdn gd in May beating Daybreak Boy (11-12) by 3/4l, 25 ran.
Percy (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Settled behind leaders, ran around approaching 2nd, 5th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear after 3 out, no impression before next, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Visioman (11-6) at Clonmel 2m gd in May.
Waterville Dancer (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) Disputed lead early, tracked leaders, 5th at 5th, closed and not much room briefly approaching 3 out, soon challenged, stayed on well run-in to lead at line, won at Killarney 2m 1f mdn Yielding in May beating Gold Seal (11-2) by hd, 16 ran.
A Dos No Bueno 25-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 13th of 16, 35 3/4l behind Commander Of Fleet (11-4) at Punchestown 2m Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Eoline Jolie (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, ridden in moderate 9th 2 out, soon no impression, 8th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Dawn Shadow (11-7) at Punchestown 2m lst (1) Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Foxy Lass 12-1 (11-0) Raced mainly in rear, improved into 2nd from 3 out and almost on terms with leader, ridden from next, dropped to rear before last and soon no extra, last of 3, 16 3/4l behind Msassa (11-7) at Sligo 2m Yielding in May.
Lucky Icon (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and always behind, no impression straight, 12th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Rock In Peace (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Jan.
April Shadow (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no threat from 3 out, 20th of 25, dist behind Holding Pattern (11-7) at Punchestown 2m mdn gd in May.
Ar Eagla Na Heagla 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division on outer, pushed along early straight, ridden in 8th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 10th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Sheila's Hope (8-11) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gd in May.
Seangoell (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, 5th from 6th, slight mistake next, dropped to moderate 7th and no impression before straight, 7th of 14, 30 1/2l behind Bang Bang Rosie (11-7) at Limerick 2m 3f mdn gd in May.
