edged slightly left leaving stalls, mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, no impression in 7th 1f out, one pace
towards rear, pushed along into straight, last 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, ran off opening bend, edged slightly left under 2f out, 5th 1f out, one pace
a little keen early, tracked leaders, 4th 1f out, one pace final furlong
squeezed for room soon after start, held up, pushed along before straight, 8th 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong
swished tail throughout, prominent, not much room under 2f out, challenged between horses from over 1f out where 2nd, slightly impeded inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner
pushed along to be soon prominent, a little keen, pushed along again to challenge over 2f out, 3rd 1f out, one pace
stumbled leaving stalls, soon impeded, in rear, went 6th 1f out, kept on same pace
FIRECROWN came in for strong support on her handicap debut at Leopardstown last week and though unable to hold the late thrust of Baby Dinnis the remainder were well beaten off and compensation awaits. Count Of Carabass is on the same mark as when successful at Listowel in September and made a very encouraging comeback at Limerick earlier this month. Regal Power has dropped to a lowly mark and finished with a flourish at Naas last week so he's a threat while Cruidin has been struggling in testing conditions and is better than she's shown this campaign. Almadaa has won eight races but never over a trip this far.
Korbous (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Prominent, 2nd early, a little tight for room over 2f out, soon switched left, moderate 4th from 1f out, one pace, 6th of 11, 11l behind Laviniad (9-8) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gf in May.
Almadaa 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders in 3rd on outer, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 7l behind Chiclet (9-3) at Dundalk 5f app hcp pol in Apr.
Twistsandturns (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden under 2f out and dropped to 6th 1f out, no extra, 8th of 11, 9l behind Shabra Emperor (10-0) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Mar.
Count Of Carabass (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, switched right and progress in 5th over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Annie Irish (8-5) at Limerick 7f stks gf.
Hatton Cross (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Soon tracked leader in 4th, pushed along 2f out, driven in 3rd entering straight, soon ridden, dropped to 4th 100 yards out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Lake George (9-6) at Sligo 7f hcp 47-65 gd.
Hailo Angel (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) In rear, progress on far side halfway, soon ridden, went 5th 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 16, 6l behind Urbestchance (9-0) at Curragh 6f mdn stks hvy in May.
Cruidin (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) In rear, flicked tail early, headway 3f out, 5th 2f out, soon no extra, eased inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 35l behind Not A Bad Oul Day (9-6) at Sligo 7f 3yo hcp hvy in May.
Firecrown (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Went slightly right leaving stalls, held up, soon 8th, headway on outer from after halfway and soon pushed along, close up from before straight, challenged 2f out, soon led, strongly pressed from over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside last, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Baby Dinnis (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m app hcp 47-75 gf.
Regal Power 14-1 (8-7) Dwelt, pushed along, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Chillie Billie (9-0) at Naas 7f hcp gf.
