dwelt, in rear, still last and no impression into straight, no extra from under 2f out
soon close up in 2nd, led on outer from early straight, edged left 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, pushed along to challenge 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near finish
tracked leaders, soon 4th, a little keen, pushed along over 3f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression but kept on into 2nd near finish
led, took keen hold, headed from early straight, dropped to 7th 1f out, slightly impeded inside final furlong, one pace
dwelt, held up towards rear, reminder 5f out, pushed along 3f out, moderate 9th into straight, no impression from under 2f out
chased leaders, soon 7th, pushed along over 3f out, 6th into straight, 4th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, took keen hold early, held up towards rear, improved into 5th into straight, soon pushed along, still 5th 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, soon 5th, a little keen, pushed along over 3f out, 7th into straight, 6th 1f out, no impression but kept on inside final furlong
soon chased leaders in 6th, reminders over 3f out, moderate 8th into straight, no impression from under 2f out
Jim Bolger has won two of the last three and can score again with THEOPHILUS. A debut winner for the yard on heavy going at Gowran just over a year ago, he went to Dessie McDonagh for hurdling and easily landed a maiden on his debut here in December. Now back at Coolcullen, he will probably turn out to be better than a 93-rated handicapper. Ceylon looks a big threat after getting off the mark at Sligo last weekend. She'd been narrowly beaten in her four previous starts and, now she's hit the target, looks certain to go close again. Last season's Ascot Stakes winner Domination is likely to find this too short but Coolfighter, who completed a four-timer last summer, shouldn't have stopped winning yet and can get into the frame. Maskoon is better than his form figures suggest and can do best of the remainder.
Domination 14-1 (9-12) Dwelt, soon raced in 6th, no impression from 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 19l behind Windsor Park (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 6f stks in Apr.
Ballybacka Queen (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Settled 6th, 7th 4f out, pushed along under 3f out, no impression 1f out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Massinga (9-0) at Cork 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Maid Of The Glens (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 6l behind Lungarno Palace (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Theophilus (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon no impression, 7th of 10, 8l behind Answered (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Listed stks (1) in Oct.
Urban Moon (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in touch on outer, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 13th of 17, 21l behind Vent De Force (8-7) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Whipper's Boy (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Raced 5th, pushed along approaching straight, driven over 3f out, some progress to 4th under 1f out, kept on same pace over 100 yards out, 5th of 7, 12l behind Papa's Way (8-4) at Cork 1m 2f hcp hvy in Apr.
Maskoon 5-1 (8-13) Edged slightly right out of stalls, held up, soon raced in 8th on outer, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression, 9th 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Bold Thady Quill (10-0) at Naas 1m hcp 60-100 in Apr.
Coolfighter (GER) 11-2 (9-12) Mid-division on outer, ridden in 6th entering straight, soon no impression, 8th of 11, 7l behind Hes Our Music (9-8) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Ceylon (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Soon led, joined inside first half mile, soon headed and tracked leaders after, pushed along 4f out, 3rd 3f out, on terms from over 2f out, gained narrow lead from over 1f out, stayed on well to assert final furlong, won at Sligo 1m 4f hcp hvy beating Dancingwithangels (8-5) by 5l, 8 ran.
Nancy Rose (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Rear of mid-division on outer, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 15, 12l behind Dragon Fei (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp hvy.
