waited with, 11th approaching halfway, headway straight, one pace 1 1/2f out
mid-division early, 7th approaching halfway, headway straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
soon tracked leaders, 3rd approaching halfway, effort straight, one pace 1 1/2f out
soon chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, soon progress, effort straight, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong
soon chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, tight for room over 2f out, soon switched right and one pace
pushed along briefly early, soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching halfway, pushed along again before straight, soon effort, on terms 1 1/2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to just prevail at the finish
a little slow into stride, pushed along briefly early, waited with, 10th approaching halfway, not much room over 2f out, switched right to inner and kept on without threatening inside final furlong
mid-division early, 8th approaching halfway, headway straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
waited with, 14th approaching halfway, switched left towards outer early straight and came close with rival, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
raced on outer early, soon prominent, effort straight, no impression 1 1/2f out and soon no extra
pushed along briefly early, soon led, joined 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong and just denied at the finish
waited with, 9th approaching halfway, headway on outer from before straight, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
waited with, last approaching halfway, raced on outer straight and progress, soon slightly bumped and one pace
waited with, 13th approaching halfway, headway straight, one pace 1 1/2f out
a little slow into stride, waited with, 12th approaching halfway, slightly impeded 2f out, soon one pace
The Names Jock and Roibeard both return after very long breaks and the latter had run over hurdles before making a successful reappearance at Leopardstown a year ago. On The Balcony scored in France in December while Qaabil showed some potential in France and for William Haggas and doesn't look badly treated. Multamis, three-times a winner for Owen Burrows, has joined Johnny Murtagh and shouldn't be long adding to his tally while Darkened, who didn't take to hurdles over the winter, should do better on his handicap debut on the level. Seven-times winner SPRUCE MEADOWS won a couple of times last summer and, though not the most consistent, this could be a good time to catch him and he gets a tentative vote in a tricky finale.
Multamis (IRE) 11-8fav (9-8) Tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 6 3/4l behind Long Call (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Aared (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Raced in 12th early, one pace from over 1f out, 13th of 27, 10 1/4l behind Red Tea (9-11) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding in May.
Aussie Valentine (IRE) 22-1 (10-3) Soon chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, effort straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Mutadaawel (10-2) at Navan 1m hcp gf in Jun.
Roibeard (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Soon raced in 4th, still travelling smoothly into straight, switched right under 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead from over 50yds out, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f gd in Jun beating Park Row (9-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Hazran (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden in 5th before straight, soon no extra, pulled up before 2 out, at Cork 2m mdn sft in Dec.
Ideal Pal (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Raced in 8th early, soon 7th, effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Mother Vincent (9-2) at Naas 1m 2f hcp hvy in Nov.
Isotope (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra, never a factor, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Sayesse (8-4) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Spruce Meadows (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, never a factor, 12th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Charcor (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
The Names Jock (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders on inner, 4th 2f out, ridden entering straight, headway to lead under 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Sligo 1m 2f hcp gd in May beating Fujimoto Flyer (9-10) by 4 1/4l, 13 ran.
Art Of America 14-1 (9-5) Disputed early, headed after 1f and chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to press leaders 2f out, close 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out, last of 10, 8 1/4l behind Jon Ess (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
On The Balcony (IRE) (9-5) won at Le Croise-Laroche 1m 1f mdn stks gs in Dec beating Illa Alqamar (9-2) by 5l, 10 ran.
Pepperoni Pete (IRE) 18-1 (9-10) Disputed lead early, 3rd approaching halfway, effort and not much room straight and soon lost position, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong, 10th of 18, 5l behind Mutadaawel (10-2) at Navan 1m hcp gf in Jun.
Queen Amidala (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and pressed leaders 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 8th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Art Of America (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Qaabil (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, headway towards outside over 1f out, every chance close home, just failed, 3rd of 9, hd behind Real Estate (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Darkened (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Waited with, towards rear and a little slow at 5th, some headway 3 out, kept on same pace without threatening from next, 11th of 20, dist behind Wajaaha (11-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Mar.
Khafaaq 9-2 (10-0) Soon led, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov beating Mimic's Memory (8-8) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
