rear of mid-division on outer, 8th halfway, no extra under pressure from 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close 3rd entering straight, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong without matching winner
settled in mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th entering straight, no impression under pressure 2f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway on inner early straight to lead briefly 2f out, 3rd under pressure over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra early straight, weakened
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on outer to challenge entering straight, ridden to lead over 1f out and soon asserted, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden and dropped to 5th early straight, no impression from 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure
led, strongly pressed approaching straight, headed 2f out and soon dropped to 4th, no impression under pressure from over 1f out
towards rear, some headway early straight, kept on from over 1f out without threatening
Charlie Swan wastes no time bringing out FASOLO after his promising effort behind Rich Revival at Down Royal on Thursday and those who supported the German-bred gelding will be looking for compensation. They should be rewarded as Really Unique, who could prove the main threat, looked as though he wanted further when third behind Roger Beantown at Thurles. Savello made a decent start at Sligo in May but didn't appear to appreciate the testing conditions on his comeback at Gowran in November. Dromahane point-to-point winner Giveabobback didn't perform badly at Limerick last week and could prove best of the rest.
Giveabobback (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression from 3f out, 7th of 14, 22l behind Letter Of Credit (11-9) at Limerick 2m 2f N H flat in Dec.
Really Unique (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Towards rear, progress into moderate 4th before straight, went moderate 3rd and kept on without threatening under pressure from 2f out, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Roger Beantown (11-9) at Thurles 2m N H flat in Nov.
Star Recruit Lend A Hand gelding out of Karmafair.
Tidy Zag (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, 7th halfway, lost touch before 4 out, 7th of 12, well behind Sounds Of Jupiter (10-12) at Limerick 2m mdn hdl sft in Jan '10.
Carrig Eden Fiddle (IRE) Carroll House gelding out of Laurel River.
Fasolo (GER) 10-3 (11-8) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 3f out, ridden and challenged 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Rich Revival (12-0) at Down Royal 2m N H flat hvy in Dec.
Portion Control (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Ld, jnd 6out, mstk 4out, hdd bef 3out, btn in 3rd when mstk 2out, wknd, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Best Served Cold (11-7) at Affane 3m ire ptp gd in Nov.
Savello (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Soon mid-division, progress 6f out, soon tracked leaders, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 2f out, 5th of 16, 19l behind Sword Of Destiny (11-11) at Gowran Park 2m nhf hvy in Nov.
Katesgem (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Mid-division on outer and pulled hard, led before halfway, headed entering straight, soon weakened, last of 16, 47l behind Valleymount (10-13) at Cork 2m mares n h flat 4yo hvy in Oct.
Shasta Lady (IRE) Alderbrook mare out of Knockdromin Lady.
