towards rear, 5th on outer halfway, ridden in 6th under 2f out and went 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
led, headed entering straight, ridden to regain lead over 1f out, headed over 100 yards out and no impression on winner, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead over 100 yards out, kept on well
held up in rear, never a factor, no extra over 2f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up, completely tailed off
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, progress to lead entering straight, ridden under 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 5th 2f out and no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 6th halfway, some progress in 4th 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace in 3rd final furlong
This looks tight as most of the runners have been competing at Dundalk including the maiden Mcguigan, whose last five runs have been there. Ishebayorgrey was in decent form over the winter and scored over 6f at Limerick last month though he's 6lb higher but Texas Rock is 2lb lower than his last victory at Naas in August. KADRA, a winner at Dundalk in October, was making her handicap debut over a mile here last month where she found the trip on soft ground just beyond her. She's taken to make all over tonight's trip. Jimmy Kelly has had three runs in maidens on Polytrack over longer trips and is difficult to fathom but Almadaa is running well enough to figure and Oor Jock is on his lowest mark for two years.
Ishebayorgrey (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Mid-division, 6th halfway and soon pushed along, switched left and ridden from 2f out, no impression in 7th from 1f out, 7th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Have A Nice Day (9-9) at Curragh 7f hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Texas Rock (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Led and disputed, headed entering straight, ridden in 4th 2 out, no extra in 5th and slight mistake last, weakened run-in, 8th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Zafarqand (11-12) at Gowran Park 2m mdn gd in Jun.
Kadra (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong and dropped to 5th close home, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Jefferson Davis (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m hcp sft in Jun.
Jimmy Kelly (USA) 11-8fav (9-7) Prominent and led after 1f, ridden and headed under 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Maronella (9-2) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Jan.
Mcguigan (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression, 6th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Poetic Choice (10-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Almadaa 12-1 (9-6) Broke well to lead narrowly, driven and asserted 1 1/2f out, under pressure and headed under 1f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Three Majors (8-8) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf in Jul.
Oor Jock (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, soon 5th, pushed along under 3f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Romantic (8-11) at Bellewstown 1m hcp hvy in Jul.