rear of mid-division, in touch and briefly short of room over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
rear of mid-division, in touch but short of room when switched right 2f out, good headway to lead 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
rear of mid-division, headway on outer 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
always prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, headed under pressure 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and dropped to 4th closing stages
reared leaving stalls, soon close up on inner, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, not clear run and switched left 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, 5th halfway, driven along 2f out, no impression final furlong
prominent, 3rd on outer halfway, driven along from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear
towards rear, continually denied a clear run from over 2f out, eventually got a gap and went 4th inside final furlong, ridden and kept on well closing stages
mid-division, 7th halfway, in touch on inner 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division on outer, 6th halfway, no extra from over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, strongly pressed early straight, headed 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened final furlong
never a factor
SIX OF HEARTS won a handicap here last February and is now 2lb lower despite landing a Group 3 at Leopardstown in May. A recent run at the Curragh will have blown the cobwebs away and he can get back to winning ways. Dahindar ended last year in superb form around here but paid for it in the weights and is 11lb higher than for his latest success. Toraidhe is an obvious threat after his excellent reappearance in the Irish Lincolnshire when just touched off by Drombeg Dawn. Jim Bolger's charge had won on the same day a year previously but failed to score again and is on a high enough mark. Expire looked as though she had done enough for the season when well beaten by Knock Stars at Naas in October and an earlier run behind the winner over 6f here would be good enough to make her competitive. Bashir Biyoum Zain completed a hat-trick on the track last spring and will be better for a run at Leopardstown on Sunday.
Finicius (USA) 11-4 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway in 5th 2f out, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 9l behind Webbow (9-3) at Dundalk 7f 3yo stks pol in Dec.
Dahindar (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Held up early, progress into moderate 6th halfway, 4th and ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Banna Boirche (9-11) at Dundalk 1m Ext hcp pol in Dec.
Six of Hearts 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on outer, 9th halfway, 7th and pushed along 2f out, soon no extra, 11th of 16, 12l behind Blue Dahlia (7-8) at Curragh 6f ext hcp sft in Mar.
Toraidhe (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Always prominent, close up 3rd halfway, disputed and driven along from over 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Drombeg Dawn (8-13) at Curragh 1m Extended Handicap (4yo+) sft in Mar.
Moonreach (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, challenged from 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression under pressure inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Blue Dahlia (7-8) at Curragh 6f ext hcp sft in Mar.
The Tooth Fairy (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Blue Dahlia (7-8) at Curragh 6f ext hcp sft in Mar.
Prince Jock (USA) 14-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 8l behind Iron Major (8-12) at Dundalk 7f 3yo hcp 60-95 pol in Oct.
He's Got Rhythm (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway into 6th 2f out, ridden in 5th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Banna Boirche (9-1) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Bashir Biyoum Zain (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden early straight, 5th and no extra 1f out, 7th of 14, 5l behind West Coast Dream (8-9) at Leopardstown 7f Handicap (50-85) (4yo+) in Mar.
Solent Ridge (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, never dangerous but kept on well from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 5l behind West Coast Dream (8-9) at Leopardstown 7f Handicap (50-85) (4yo+) in Mar.
Tsar Paul (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to lead over 1f out, challenged final furlong, headed last 100 yards and no extra, kept on same pace, 2nd of 18, nk behind Thats A Fret (9-5) at Curragh 6f hcp 50-80 gd in Jul.
Expire (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened from over 1 1/2f out, 15th of 16, 9l behind Knock Stars (8-8) at Naas 6f 2yo hcp gd in Oct.
Hope Of An Angel (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Settled 4th, ridden entering straight, moderate 3rd from 1 1/2f out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Alexander Pope (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 2yo stks pol in Dec.
