dwelt, rear of mid-division, ridden on outer entering straight, moderate 10th 2f out, still 8th 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, went 2nd near line
made all, raced keenly early, pushed along when bumped rail under 2f out, ridden and stayed on well from over 1f out
chased leaders on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, ridden entering straight, 5th 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, soon pushed along and prominent, ridden in 2nd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near line
mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression, never a factor
slowly into stride and always behind, never a factor
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression
mid-division, ridden entering straight, no impression, never a factor
in rear, short of room briefly 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
Many of these are old friends though LITTLE SWEETHEART and Times In Anatefka are the only course and distance winners. The former has really taken to the surface and followed a debut second here in November with a very convincing victory a month later so a 6lb rise shouldn't prove insurmountable. Times In Anatefka was 4l behind in that latter race and it will be a surprise if she can reverse the form and though Shinyhappyjohn is in good form and has Donnacha O'Brien's claim to help his only success in 25 starts came over an extra furlong. The main threat could come from Mr Right. Johnny Levins' charge was making his debut on the surface here in September when catching the eye after being impeded at the start. Any money for him should be noted as he's been dropped just enough in the ratings to get in here.
Mr Right (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Jumped right and collided with rival leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Sassaway (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Sep.
Little Sweetheart (IRE) 11-4 (8-7) Broke well and made all, travelling well 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily, won at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Dec beating Fast In The Wind (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Shinyhappyjohn 10-1 (9-7) Disputed lead, headed after 2f out, pushed along entering straight, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Tithonus (9-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Miss Temple (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression in 9th 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Tithonus (9-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Missile Command (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 1f out and no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Tithonus (9-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Times In Anatefka (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Slowly away, 12th halfway, progress under 2f out and ridden in 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Tithonus (9-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Boughtforasong (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride and always behind, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Little Sweetheart (8-7) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Dec.
Ace Of Arts (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along halfway, no extra 2f out, weakened, last of 13, 33 1/4l behind Tithonus (9-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Cliffords Reprieve 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Danz Gift (9-4) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov.
Happy Hen (IRE) 13-2 (8-4) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 4th and ridden 1f out, no impression in 7th and short of room 100 yards out, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Song Of Love (10-4) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
Mistress Marinrio (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Led, joined over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Bussa (10-3) at Laytown 7f pol in Sep.
