towards rear, pushed along and headway on inner under 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, ridden and kept on well to lead closing stages
soon led, joined after 5f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra, weakened
tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead halfway, pushed along and led briefly 1 1/2f out, no extra final 150 yards
tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and no extra from over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along and some headway on inner early straight, ridden under 2f out and 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
prominent, disputed lead briefly after 5f, 4th 4f out, weakened quickly approaching straight and eased over 2f out, tailed off
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra, eased final furlong
mid-division, 8th halfway, switched right entering straight and headway travelling well 2f out, 5th and pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway early straight, ridden 2f out and went 4th over 1f out, kept on, no impression closing stages
mid-division, 6th halfway, 4th approaching straight, headway 2f out and ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed closing stages
mid-division on outer, 7th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression in 8th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders on inner, 3rd 4f out, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no extra
rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression on outer 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor
mid-division, pushed along when hampered and dropped towards rear entering straight, 12th and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
Half of these are course and distance winners and Wild Shot is a six-times winner and from a higher mark. His trainer also runs Rita Levi but she's been looking high in the weights after scoring twice here in the autumn. FRENCH COMPANY went up 6lb for last month's victory and couldn't quite stage a repeat a couple of weeks later when just failing to peg back shock winner Evening Verse, who doesn't look the type to follow up. He holds Nusra on that earlier run but the consistent Final Fantasy has been beaten the last seven times off this mark and lower.
Dammit (IRE) 15-8fav (10-1) Disputed briefly, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Summit Star (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Angel In The Sky (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression in 7th over 1f out, no extra, 10th of 11, 9l behind No Trouble (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Rips Dream (IRE) 15-2 (10-1) Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 8l behind El C Wells (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Rita Levi (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd 4f out, headway entering straight and pushed along to dispute lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, 4th and no impression final 150 yards, 4th of 13, 7 1/2l behind El C Wells (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Wild Shot 12-1 (10-1) Towards rear, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on one pace into 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Drakensberg (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Conor Hogan (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Prominent, led after 4f, slightly hampered by loose horse and joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 8l behind El C Wells (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Final Fantasy 15-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, disputed after 3f, led halfway, ridden 2f out, joined inside final furlong, headed final 150 yards, no extra closing stages, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Sunset Nova (10-2) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Feb.
French Company (IRE) 5-4fav (9-4) Mid-division, became unbalanced on bend 3 1/2f out, ridden and some progress 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, ran around and stayed on well close home, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Evening Verse (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Lady Of Luxury (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, not clear run early straight and lost place, soon ridden and 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 13, 9l behind El C Wells (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Evening Verse (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on inner, headway on inner to lead under 2f out, soon ridden clear, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out close home, won at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb beating French Company (9-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Nusra (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway between horses to challenge under 2f out, 3rd and no impression inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 5 1/4l behind El C Wells (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Eye Of The Dragon (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 2 out, 4th approaching last, no impression, 6th of 11, 24 3/4l behind Prevaricate (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m mdn Yielding in Mar.
Tenth Amendment (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression, 6th of 13, 11l behind Hidden Land (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Chateau Musar (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden and some progress towards far side 2f out, no extra 1f out, 11th of 14, 8 3/4l behind The Virginian (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Moving (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Soon raced in 8th, headway straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 9th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Arctic Blaze (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Nathaniel's Dream 9-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, progress after 4 out, 5th 3 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind Wild Hunt (10-9) at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp sft in Mar.
Unanswered 25-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, 23rd of 25, 31l behind Better Times Ahead (11-11) at Naas 1m 7f hcp sft in Mar.
