towards rear, switched left and some headway on outer over 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace
slowly away, always rear, never a factor, pushed along and detached over 3f out, no extra
tracked leaders on outer, pushed along under 4f out and soon dropped towards rear, no extra
towards rear, pushed along 3f out and 8th 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out
rear of mid-division, some headway 3f out and pushed along in 6th 2f out, soon ridden and 4th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
prominent and led after 1f, pushed along and headed 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
prominent, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place 2f out, soon no extra, weakened
mid-division, 7th 4f out, pushed along and 5th 2f out, not clear run on inner over 1f out, switched left and kept on one pace under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outer under 3f out and led under 2f out, ridden 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd 4f out, pushed along to challenge 2f out, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, no impression on winner closing stages
broke well, tracked leaders on inner, 5th 4f out, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, eased final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, pushed along and no impression on outer 3f out, soon no extra and weakened
Dermot Weld has a fine record in this race and Karasheni looks certain to go well after a fair run at Cork, though the form pick has to be ARISTOCRATIC MAN. Gordon Elliott's charge was only headed close home by Japan on heavy going at Listowel in September and the form could hardly have been better advertised. Granularity looked a certain future winner when runner-up at Clonmel and started a short-priced favourite at Dundalk but couldn't quicken when asked. Willie McCreery's grey can do better back on this surface while Wildewood stayed on nicely over a mile at Gowran and should get into contention with normal progress.
Conamara Handshake (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Dwelt and towards rear early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, last of 13, 24 1/2l behind De Name Escapes Me (10-4) at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn sft in Jun.
Eazi Beazi (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, slight mistake 1st, pushed along 7th, dropped to rear and not fluent 8th, soon pulled up, at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Flying Mary (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Prominent, lost position and dropped to moderate 5th into straight, no impression, 6th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Run For Mary (11-7) at Punchestown 2m mdn gd in May.
Aristocratic Man (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, improved to dispute halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Japan (9-5) at Listowel 7f mdn hvy in Sep.
Bear Claws (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, under pressure and slightly hampered over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 1/4l behind De Name Escapes Me (10-4) at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn sft in Jun.
Karasheni (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Soon led, joined from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 17, 3 1/2l behind Mackqeez (9-5) at Cork 1m 2f mdn Good - Yielding in Jun.
Macaban City (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Soon chased leaders in 4th, ridden in 5th 3f out, soon no impression, 5th of 7, 15 1/4l behind Barbados (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn gf in May.
Secret Secret (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, reminders before halfway, ridden approaching straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Killourney (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn gf in May.
Shared Ambition (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly away, rear of mid-division, some headway approaching straight, pushed along and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Snapraeceps (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in May.
Wildewood (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Soon chased leaders, pushed along and headway straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 4l behind Manqoosh (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn Yielding in May.
Granularity 5-4fav (9-0) Led early, tracked leaders, challenged under 2f out, struck by rival rider's whip over 1f out, soon on terms, headed inside final furlong, no extra and one pace after, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Aneczka (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in May.
Miss Moneybags (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outer, pushed along and bumped by rival 2 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out, 11th of 16, 17 1/4l behind Camphor (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Jun.
