towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, no impression from 2f out
mid-division, pushed along towards outer into straight, progress to chase leaders 2f out, challenged and on terms over 1f out, kept on well, headed near finish
dwelt and lost ground start, towards rear, no impression from 2f out
chased leaders, closed and effort 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
chased leaders, switched right to inner and headway over 2f out, soon no impression, no extra 1f out
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, ran on without threatening inside final furlong
soon chased leaders, no extra from under 2f out
mid-division, pushed along and progress approaching straight, prominent and effort 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
towards rear, improved to chase leaders towards outer 2f out, challenged and on terms over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead near finish
chased leaders, no impression from 2f out, soon no extra
rear of mid-division, no impression from 2f out
soon chased leaders, ridden into straight, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, effort 2f out, ridden to challenge and on terms 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, one pace
rear of mid-division, improved to challenge 2f out, almost on terms 1 1/2f out, not much room briefly 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, soon disputed lead, led and went on halfway, reduced lead and pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
very free to post, disputed lead early, lost place soon after 3f, soon weakened, behind from before straight, eased, completely tailed off
disputed lead, headed halfway, weakened from under 3f out, eased final furlong
towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, no impression from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
Bay Hill, who completed a double in the summer of 2015, didn't run again until February when he was well beaten over hurdles. Warp Factor's only victory so far came at Redcar last summer but he's been in good form over hurdles and the booking of Donnacha O'Brien catches the eye. Navan maiden winner Balcony looks the type to do better this campaign while seven-times Turf winner Bainne should do better on this surface after 18 unsuccessful attempts on the all-weather. Youceeyouceecee is only 1lb higher than when landing a Limerick handicap in October from today's rival Ecoeye and Denis Linehan is a positive booking as is Gary Halpin for the runner-up. ELM GROVE gets a speculative vote as she really needs further but she reappeared with a facile victory on heavy going at Gowran a year ago and could reward each-way support at a fair price. Sweet Company won a 1m4f Galway maiden in June and is likely to find this on the short side under a big weight.
Sweet Company (IRE) 8-11fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 4th, mistake 3 out, improved into 3rd entering straight when spooked and jumped at rail, ridden before 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 10 3/4l behind Timiyan (11-12) at Listowel 2m mdn hvy in Sep.
Nanabad (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, under pressure 3f out, soon no impression, one pace, 16th of 22, 12 1/2l behind Vastonea (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Dragon Fei (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Towards rear, 9th approaching straight, no impression when not much room run-in, kept on same pace, 9th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Grand Partner (10-12) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Warp Factor (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 3 out, every chance last, no extra closing stagegs, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Forth Bridge (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m lst (1) gd in Feb.
Balcony (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, not clear run on rail 2f out, soon ridden in 5th, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Round Two (9-13) at Limerick 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Bainne (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Rear of mid-division on outer, some progress in 8th and switched left 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Khabaray (9-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Youceeyouceecee (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear halfway, under pressure in 8th 2f out, stayed on into 4th 1f out, kept on well final furlong to lead inside final 50 yards, won at Limerick 7f hcp sft in Oct beating Ecoeye (9-1) by 1l, 11 ran.
Ecoeye 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden in 3rd 1f out, soon slightly hampered, no impression closing stages, 7th of 14, 3l behind A Shin Impala (9-5) at Dundalk 1m pol in Dec.
Elm Grove (IRE) 5-1fav (9-4) Mid-division on outer, bumped early, ridden in 8th over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 23, 11l behind Carraigin Aonair (8-5) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Flattothemat 20-1 (9-9) Disputed lead, ridden entering straight, led narrowly 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression over 1f out, 5th of 17, 6 1/2l behind Nanabad (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Best Not Argue (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 3rd on outer 3f out, ridden in 7th over 2f out, weakened, 10th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Beau Satchel (8-11) at Leopardstown 1m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Intense Stylist (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression in 6th under 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Adieux (9-0) at Dundalk 1m mdn fll pol in Nov.
Bay Hill (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Always rear, detached after 4 out, weakened, tailed off, last of 15, dist behind Dylrow (11-4) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Miss Ballygally (IRE) 7-2fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, raced in rear, ridden to close on leaders 2f out, progress to lead narrowly 1f out, soon headed, kept on, dropped to 4th on line, 4th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Zero Euro (8-13) at Cork 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Estrenar (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed lead briefly early straight, soon ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Share The Honour (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Feb.
Hurricane Twister (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Led, headed after 2f, ridden and no extra 2f out, 10th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Hard Times (8-8) at Tipperary 7f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Aussie Guest (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression in moderate 3rd over 1f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 16 1/2l behind Whippers Dream (8-7) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp Soft - Heavy in May.
Zero Euro (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Mid-division, 11th halfway, ridden and headway to 3rd 2f out, progress to lead final 150 yards, kept on best, won at Cork 1m hcp sft in Oct beating Fast On (8-8) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
