ran 5th, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along and switched right over 1f out, kept on well on outer inside final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 5th 1f out, no extra
dwelt, soon prominent and disputed after 2f, pushed along 2f out and ridden 1f out, headed 100 yards out and no impression on winner close home
broke well and disputed lead, ridden 1 1/2f out and 3rd 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong
disputed lead, ridden under 2f out, under pressure 1f out and led 100 yards out, kept on well
De Boss Man won a 6f Curragh maiden before decent efforts in Group 3 and Listed company though a handicap starting mark of 98 looks on the high side. Tilly Trotter ran over this course and distance twice and won both times. She's 8lb higher than her only handicap run when third at Naas but is obviously suited by the Polytrack. Holiday Girl produced two fine runs at Leopardstown before disappointing on her return over a mile on this track where she found the trip much too far. YULONG XIONGYIN cme here in December and was well supported for a maiden which he won with the minimum of fuss though that was over 7f and the runner-up is now rated 75 following two subsequent defeats. Michael Halford's colt hasn't been done any favours by the assessor but there should be much more to come. Fasuba hails from a yard that has made a very good start to the season though he's struggled to keep up the pace on Turf but Red Sabor was narrowly beaten on his only start here and ran in better company later.
De Boss Man (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sir Dancealot (9-1) at York 6f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Tilly Trotter (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, not clear run and hampered after 1 1/2f, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden to progress 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on to challenge inside final furlong, led last 50 yards and kept on well, won at Dundalk 5f pol in Oct beating Miss Cogent (9-2) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Holiday Girl (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Prominent, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon challenged, dropped to 6th 1f out and no extra, 6th of 10, 9l behind Asking (9-0) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Mar.
Yulong Xiongyin (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon led, still travelling smoothly straight, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Dec beating Thomas O'malley (9-5) by 1l, 14 ran.
Fasuba (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Ran 4th, driven over 2f out, dropped to 5th 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, ran on final furlong to 3rd closing stages, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Mayleaf Shine (9-3) at Tipperary 5f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Red Sabor 22-1 (8-12) Led and disputed, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 9th of 12, 16l behind Gino Severini (8-4) at Naas 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
