tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up in rear, some progress 3f out, pushed along in moderate 5th 1/2 1f out, reminders and no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden entering straight, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden entering straight, soon weakened
led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway on outer 5f out, went 2nd travelling well 2f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden over 2f out, 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong
POLI ROI, a half-brother to seven winning jumpers, went for an incredible £300,000 at the sales after a very impressive debut between the flags at Rockfield and there'll be some long faces if he's beaten here. Patrick Mullins takes the ride on comfortable Loughanmore winner Ballyhome as Derek O'Connor, who rode him that day, is on board Tony Martin's newcomer Boubafly so he's one to keep an eye on. Highandmighty ran poorly in a Cork bumper last March but has put that behind him with two victories between the flags. Impact Factor will improve for last month's run at Cork but he'll need to in this company.
Ballyhome (IRE) 5-2 (12-1) Alw pr, ld 5out & 3out, jnd 2out, asserted to ld bef last, sow, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn sft in Oct beating Secret Mahler (12-1) by 4l, 7 ran.
Boubafly (FR) Le Balafre gelding out of Nouba Fly.
Highandmighty (IRE) 3-1 (12-2) Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, improved to ld 3out, kow run-in, won at Nenagh 3m sft in Jan beating Barossa Pearl (11-11) by 4l, 9 ran.
Inspector Caldy (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Mid-division, ridden in 5th over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Dr Wallace (12-0) at Navan 2m Yielding - Soft in Dec.
Impact Factor (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, ran freely, ridden in 4th under 2f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 10l behind West Coast Time (11-12) at Cork 2m hvy in Jan.
Poli Roi (FR) 5-4 (11-10) Mid-div, 6th 1/2way, sl hmprd aft 3out, prog to close 5th bef 2out, led bef last, qcknd clr run-in, impressive, won at Rockfield 3m mdn sft in Nov beating Super Sid (11-10) by 10l, 12 ran.
Western Moss (IRE) 66-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, disputed moderate 4th approaching straight and no impression, bumped rival slightly 2f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 37 1/2l behind Planet Nine (11-13) at Thurles 2m sft in Feb.
Stir The Pot (IRE) St Jovite gelding out of Bellagrana.
Iknowthat (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, soon no extra, 12th of 17, dist behind Montana Belle (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn sft in Jan.
