a little uneasy in stalls, a little slow into stride, soon towards rear, headway on outer from over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
soon tracked leaders, lost position 2f out and no impression
disputed lead early, soon narrow leader, joined under 3f out, narrowly headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
disputed lead early, close up, on terms again under 3f out, gained narrow lead 2f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong
soon chased leaders behind horses and not much room, towards rear approaching halfway, some headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on into 2nd without troubling winner closing stages
raced on outer, a little keen, soon in rear, pushed along before halfway, soon one pace
pushed along early, soon tracked leaders, pushed along again on inner before halfway, soon no impression, weakened and eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort after halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
a little slow into stride, soon pushed along briefly to chase leaders, effort after halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
a little slow into straight, soon prominent, effort after halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
This looks open but a chance is taken with WHAT ADAAY, who hails from the yard that have won the last two of these. She showed nothing in maiden company but didn't run badly in her final start at Galway in October despite finishing lame. She'll be receiving 17lb from War Hero, and Ado McGuinness' charge, who has won six races at Dundalk, is 0-24 on Turf. Adams Barbour is better than he's shown the last twice and his stable is in form and though Tai Sing Yeh hasn't won for two years he's dropping to a feasible mark. Ever Rock has a long absence to overcome but couldn't drop any further in the weights so is greatly respected under Danny Sheehy.
War Hero (IRE) 7-4fav (10-1) Slowly into stride, pushed along early and soon mid-division on inner, 5th halfway, ridden and headway on inner to lead briefly over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Rocky Dreams (9-11) at Dundalk 6f pol in May.
Indian Raj 100-1 (8-7) Dwelt, held up towards rear, 10th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Galtee Mist (10-0) at Listowel 6f hcp sft in Jun.
Windham Belle (IRE) 28-1 (9-13) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Gatsby Cap (9-12) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Adams Barbour (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Mid-division on outer, pushed along over 2f out and no impression in 9th entering straight, no extra final furlong, weakened, 9th of 11, 19 1/4l behind Kodiqueen (10-2) at Sligo 6f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Tai Sing Yeh (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along and some headway in 5th 2f out, ridden and 2nd 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards, eased near line, 5th of 19, 5 1/2l behind Navorrosse (9-6) at Cork 7f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Voler Mon Coeur (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Reared leaving stalls, raced in rear, 10th 3f out, came wide entering straight, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, one paced final furlong, 9th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Neptune Rock (9-2) at Leopardstown 7f mdn fll gd in Jun.
Upstate New York (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out and no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 19, 6 1/2l behind Navorrosse (9-6) at Cork 7f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Slade Runner (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 8th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Trueba (10-2) at Limerick 7f hcp gd in Jun.
Ever Rock (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on inner, ridden 2f out, weakened, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Keepthebestsideout (8-13) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
What Adaay 17-2 (8-12) Bumped leaving stalls, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Cisco Disco (9-9) at Galway 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
Feel Good Factor 40-1 (9-4) Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along and dropped to rear halfway, detached 2f out and soon no extra, last of 9, 23 3/4l behind Noirvento (9-10) at Sligo 6f hcp fll Yielding in Jun.
Hands Down (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along on outer over 2f out, 7th and no impression entering straight, no extra final furlong, 8th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Dolce Sicily (9-8) at Sligo 6f hcp Yielding in Jun.
