chased leaders, 5th and ridden soon after halfway, moderate 4th approaching straight, no extra
chased leaders, dropped to rear halfway, weakened and pulled up 6f out
mid-division on outer, ridden along in 7th after halfway, no impression approaching straight, kept on under pressure final furlong to go moderate 3rd near line
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out and soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 4f out, asserted over 1f out and stayed on well
led, headed 4f out, soon no extra and weakened, behind when pulled up 1f out
chased leaders, some headway into 4th halfway, no extra and weakened over 4f out, completely tailed off
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd under 4f out, no extra and kept on one pace from 2f out
in rear, pushed along after halfway, moderate 5th approaching straight, kept on one pace to go 3rd inside final furlong, lost 3rd near line
Winning point-to-pointer Finish The Story has been in poor form since making a promising debut at Cork in January and is difficult to fancy but Ablator showed enough promise behind a couple of decent rivals at Fairyhouse to suggest he'll find a race soon. Game Or Salmon is one to note in the betting but it's SPRING LANE who gets the nod. Gordon Elliott sent him to Catterick last week where he ran very well before being outpaced at the finish by Bhakti. That was a fair effort and compensation awaits here.
Ablator (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Took keen hold early tracking leaders, 3rd 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression in moderate 3rd from 2f out, 3rd of 6, 19l behind Starkie (11-8) at Fairyhouse 2m N H flat hvy in Feb.
Dia Dhuit (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Always behind, pushed along from early, never a factor, 11th of 13, well behind Devils Bit (11-2) at Wexford 2m 4yo mdn hdl sft in Mar '11.
Finish The Story (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Early reminder, tracked leaders, lost place 7f out, soon no impression, 8th of 12, well behind Shotgun Paddy (11-6) at Thurles 2m N H flat in Feb.
Sceptre And Crown (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, no extra approaching straight, 9th of 12, 34l behind Pique Sous (11-13) at Leopardstown 2m N H flat gs in Feb.
Spring Lane (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, stayed on to 2nd final furlong, stayed on close home, 2nd of 15, nk behind Bhakti (11-0) at Catterick 2m Conditional Nat Hunt Flat Race (4-6yo) (6) gd in Feb.
The Two Mc's (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, well behind Like Your Style (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hdl in Feb.
Yathinkyaknowitall (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Led until ran wide and headed on bend after 3rd, remained in touch until after halfway, no threat from 3 out, 14th of 20, well behind Station Lane (10-4) at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn hdl hvy in Feb.
Game Or Salmon (IRE) Gamut mare out of Smoked Salmon.
Silverbeach Lady (IRE) Oscar mare out of Kerry Lady.
