led early, headed 1st and chased leader, 4th halfway, 5th 4 out and soon ridden, no extra next, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened and tailed off
led 1st, ran around approaching 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on well from last
mid-division, ridden in 10th 3 out, no impression in 8th next, kept on one pace from before last
towards rear, slight mistakes 2nd and 3rd, pulled up before 4th
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd before 5 out, ridden and no extra approaching 3 out where mistake
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd before 5 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no impression before last, kept on run-in to 2nd close home
mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden in 11th 3 out, soon no impression
chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd after 4 out, ridden in 4th before 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 3 out, no impression next
behind for most, ridden and weakened 5 out, tailed off
mid-division, ridden in 9th and slight mistake 3 out, soon no impression
held up towards rear, progress 4 out, soon 6th, ridden into 2nd 2 out, under pressure when mistake last, kept on same pace run-in, lost 2nd close home
mid-division, progress into 5th 3 out, ridden next, kept on into 4th last, no impression run-in and kept on same pace
always towards rear, slight mistake and ridden 5 out, weakened next, tailed off
After a fine second over this trip at Limerick last month, Mr Shankly ran poorly over shorter at Navan and his ability to handle this quicker ground has to be taken on trust. Shadow Play is progressing nicely though faces a stiff task on his handicap debut and though Kilcross Boy is running well his strike-rate of 1-28 has to be a concern in a tough contest. ANCIENT HIGHWAY has only had seven runs over timber and is making such good progress that he can gain his first victory. He may have been a bit unfortunate not to catch Colms Dream at Down Royal on St Patrick's Day and with just 3lb extra can go one better. Bank Bonus is just 6lb higher than his victory here in October and Ger Fox's claim takes care of most of that.
Bank Bonus 8-1 (10-9) Prominent, not fluent 1st, soon dropped to mid-division, towards rear and pushed along from 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Westerners Son (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-116 sft in Dec, 21 ran.
Rudolf (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Prominent, bad mistake 4th and reminder, 4th from next, no extra straight and pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Azorian (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f beg chase hvy in Mar, 8 ran.
Shadow Play (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, 10th halfway, pushed along and went 6th last, kept on one pace run-in, 5th of 16, 10l behind I Knew Well (11-4) at Wexford 2m mdn hdl sft in Mar.
Champione (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, 8th 2 out, soon no impression, 6th of 15, 23l behind Feel The Air (10-6) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-109 in Mar.
Tom's Girl (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up, 17th before halfway, impeded 7th, headway on outer approaching 3 out, moderate 9th approaching straight and pushed along, soon no impression, 7th of 18, 23l behind Why Not Thistle (11-7) at Limerick 2m 3f mares mdn hdl hvy in Mar.
Vino Vino Cavo (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division on inner, ridden 4 out, no impression, never a factor, 15th of 18, well behind Hard Bought (11-4) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Mar.
Dante Anna (IRE) 50-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, slightly slow 4th, 7th approaching 8th and pushed along, reminders from 9th, no impression from before straight,, 8th of 18, 26l behind Jo Go (10-9) at Clonmel 3m hcp hdl 80-109 sft.
Trust No One (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, moderate 8th entering straight, kept on one pace, 6th of 18, 34l behind Samanntom (11-5) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 in Feb.
Couleur De La Loi (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, bad mistake 3rd and lost position, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 10th of 15, 49l behind Feel The Air (10-6) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-109 in Mar.
Ancient Highway (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Early reminders, soon towards rear, improved to chase leaders from 2 out, under pressure in 2nd approaching last where not fluent, soon switched left and challenged, kept on well, not quite get to winner, 2nd of 14, nk behind Colms Dream (10-13) at Down Royal 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 80-95 in Mar.
Generous Bond (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, reminders after 4th, ridden and no impression before 4 out, 13th of 18, well behind Argentino (11-3) at Clonmel 2m in Feb.
Na Trachtalai Abu (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, some moderate progress passed beaten horses from 3 out, 7th of 14, 30l behind Irish Bulletin (11-9) at Limerick 2m 3f mdn hdl hvy in Dec.
Kilcross Boy (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Held up, 12th from 7th, improved into 5th before straight and pushed along, soon no impression, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 15, 10l behind Drishogue Boy (11-3) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 in Mar.
Hello Louie (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Soon mid-division, slightly slow jump 6th, no extra from before 2 out,, 11th of 22, 33l behind Bold Optimist (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 in Feb.
Mr Shankly (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along 6th, weakened from 3 out, 14th of 17, well behind Duty Dance (10-0) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl hvy in Mar.
Mr Jaggers (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) In rear, not fluent at 1st, ridden 5 out, no impression, 8th of 14, 40l behind High Stratos (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f mdn hdl in Mar.
Augher Castle (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Held up, 15th from 5th, one pace from 2 out,, 8th of 22, 13l behind Bold Optimist (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 in Feb.
Gary (FR) 6-1 (10-13) Slight mistake 1st, chased leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra before 4 out, 13th of 18, well behind Samanntom (11-5) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 in Feb.
King Norman (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Mid-division, slight mistake and ridden 5th, towards rear and weakened next, 16th of 17, well behind Leave At Dawn (11-8) at Thurles 2m hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Nov.
