held up in touch, 7th 5f out, improved into 3rd entering straight, soon ridden, kept on without threatening from over 1f out
held up in touch, 8th after halfway, close 5th on inner travelling well early straight, not clear run 2f out, progress 1 1/2f out, 2nd and challenged 1f out, no extra last 100 yards
always towards rear, weakened from over 4f out
held up in touch, 9th after halfway, ridden 4f out, moderate 6th and no extra early straight
always prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd before straight, ridden to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed entering final furlong, stayed on well last 100 yards
held up towards rear, progress 6f out, 4th and ridden approaching straight, no impression from 2f out, one pace
towards rear, progress into 5th under 5f out, no extra and weakened approaching straight, tailed off
tracked leaders, 4th 7f out, dropped to 8th over 4f out, no extra straight
prominent, 2nd after halfway, weakened quickly from 5f out, completely tailed off
always behind, weakened 6f out, completely tailed off
led, headed 4f out, soon weakened
mid-division, progress halfway, 3rd 5f out, led 4f out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
prominent, 2nd before halfway, weakened quickly over 6f out, completely tailed off
Supporters of ALLEE GARDE have had their fingers scorched in three of his four bumper starts, including when beaten at odds-on by Letter Of Credit at Limerick a couple of weeks ago. However, he was probably taking on a useful performer that day and it should be payback time here. After landing a point at Maralin in February, Dantes King didn't return until running very well behind Shot From The Hip in a strong maiden hurdle at Leopardstown last month and Gordon Elliott's charge looks certain to go well. Knockgraffon King made a highly promising racecourse debut behind Priests Road at Fairyhouse in April, while Oscar Barton will have improved from his opening run at Navan in November.
Allee Garde (FR) 4-6fav (12-0) Tracked leaders on outer, went moderate 2nd 3f out, closed on leader entering straight, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, soon headed and no extra, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Letter Of Credit (11-9) at Limerick 2m 2f N H flat in Dec.
Dantes King (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, headway after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no extra approaching last, one pace, 4th of 15, 8l behind Shot From The Hip (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m 2f mdn hdl sft in Dec.
Friendly Society (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, moderate 5th 5f out, ridden in moderate 4th 3f out, kept on one paced, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Letter Of Credit (11-9) at Limerick 2m 2f N H flat in Dec.
Inside Shadow (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, 9th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 10th 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 24, 7l behind Fionn Tra (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m NH flat gd in Apr '09.
Knockgraffon King (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Priests Road (11-11) at Fairyhouse 2m NH flat hvy in Apr.
Oscar Barton (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Eight Is My Number (11-8) at Navan 2m N H flat sft in Nov.
Rockofinspiration 7-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway to dispute lead entering straight, headed under pressure 2f out, 3rd and no extra over 1f out, weakened, 5th of 9, 13l behind Bog Warrior (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m N H flat.
The Burrow Vision (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, moderate 4th 5f out, ridden and no impression from 3f out, 8th of 14, 25l behind Letter Of Credit (11-9) at Limerick 2m 2f N H flat in Dec.
Ballytrain Native (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Chased leaders early, 8th halfway, weakened over 6f out, tailed off, last of 9, well behind True Character (11-4) at Navan 2m N H flat sft in Dec.
Demoolah (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, 8th 4f out, ridden and one pace straight, 9th of 11, 12l behind Bold Optimist (11-9) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo nhf sft in Dec.
Pierre Dubh (IRE) Pierre gelding out of Lady Enngrace.
Rockshandy (IRE) Anshan gelding out of Gaelic Leader.
Sweeney Tunes 2-1 (11-12) Led, ridden and challenged over 1f out, headed final 200 yards, no extra and kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Willie John (12-0) at Naas 2m N H flat sft.
Top High (IRE) High-rise gelding out of Rent Day.
Well Regarded (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close 3rd entering straight, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on again inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Byerley Bear (11-9) at Cork 2m N H flat sft in Dec.
