soon led, challenged 2f out, ridden briefly 1 1/2f out, travelled well in narrow lead from 1f out, eased ahead final furlong, comfortably
led early, soon chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra and kept on same pace
chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, no extra and weakened
held up towards rear, headway into 3rd 3f out, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, no impression in moderate 5th entering straight, weakened
settled behind leaders early, 4th halfway, improved to 2nd 3f out, ridden in 3rd and no extra 2f out, kept on same pace
Waaheb gained an impressive success over the C&D last month though what he beat is another matter as it was a newcomers event. His winner's penalty gives him a stiff task against KICK FOR TOUCH, who went into many notebooks with a fine debut second to the well regarded Cash And Go on very heavy ground at Thurles and Charles O'Brien's charge looks good enough for this. Baile Fearainn was behind Waaheb here but will have come on for the run and has a 7lb pull. Jessica Harrington's newcomer Jenari is related to the decent pair Jetson and Jered and is worth noting for the future.
Waaheb (USA) 11-8fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, smooth headway to challenge entering straight, led 1f out, kept on well, not extended, very easily, won at Leopardstown 2m 4yo nhf sft in Jan beating Crystal Swing (11-4) by 4l, 10 ran.
Baile Fearainn (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Towards rear, 8th halfway, went 6th entering straight, soon no impression and kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 12l behind Waaheb (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo nhf sft in Jan.
Dia Dhuit (IRE) Sadler's Wells gelding out of Sudden Hope.
Jenari (IRE) Milan gelding out of La Noire.
Prince Evan (IRE) King's Theatre gelding out of Croi Na Greine.
Shahalan (IRE) Shantou gelding out of Marilaya.
Streets Of Newyork Dalakhani gelding out of Minute Waltz.
Kick For Touch 4-1 (11-7) 2nd of 12, 7l behind Cash And Go (11-2) at Thurles 2m 4yo nhf hvy.
