held up in rear, headway on inner under 2f out and went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on one pace, no impression closing stages
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along on outer early straight, ridden over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and 2 lengths lead 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 2f out, soon no extra, eased final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden in 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
Clear Skies was in superb form at Dundalk over the winter, winning five times, and though she's never won on Turf she ran well for a long way over 1m4f at Cork last time when the ground was too testing. Her stable companion Bye Bye Baby was tackling this trip for the first time when weakening in the closing stages in a Navan Listed contest but probably needed the run after a long break. The stable also run EASTER LILY, who could prove best of the trio. She was also well beaten in that latter race but never got competitive until it was all over and today's longer trip is certain to suit. I'm So Fancy has only won a maiden but produced several creditable performances at this level last season and is the type to improve this campaign. Panstarr has graduated from handicaps and made a promising reappearance over a mile at Naas where she was only caught close home. She stays the extra and looks certain to go well while Dermot Weld doesn't enter maiden winners at Group level unless confident of a big run so easy Leopardstown winner Jaega must be well regarded.
Clear Skies 3-1 (9-0) Broke well, settled in rear, 4th halfway, headway in straight and led briefly under 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 1/2l behind Bloomfield (9-0) at Cork 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Apr.
I'm So Fancy (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Elegant Pose (9-0) at Naas 1m lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Panstarr 13-2 (9-11) Chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, joined over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Making Light (9-11) at Naas 1m Grp 3 fll stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Bye Bye Baby (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Led, joined and disputed 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 8th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Mary Tudor (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Easter Lily (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Mary Tudor (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Jaega (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Soon raced in 2nd, closed up travelling smoothly 4f out, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, soon asserted and clear, stayed on well, easily, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f mdn fll hvy in Apr beating Samasthiti (9-0) by 6 1/2l, 8 ran.
