chased leaders on inner, took keen hold early, ridden in 3rd under 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, no impression from 2f out, never a factor
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, dropped to 4th entering straight, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, progress into 6th 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon no impression
led, ridden entering straight, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home
chased leaders, 4th 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 2nd entering straight, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden in moderate 8th entering straight, went 5th on outer 1f out, kept on without threatening to go 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer
dwelt, chased leaders on outer, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression
rear of mid-division on outer, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression
Lyfka has dropped a huge amount in the weights since her last victory in 2016 and didn't get the run of the race at Fairyhouse on Friday. ASPEN BELLE made all for a comfortable victory at Cork on the same day and, with the assessor likely to take a dim view, coming here with a 6lb penalty looks the logical step and she can follow up. Highly Approved is 3-8 on the all-weather but last month's third over 7f at Gowran was her first placed effort in 13 starts on Turf. The three-year-old Olay Power won a handicap over the course and distance last month before finding the minimum trip on the short side at Down Royal so she can get involved along with Powersville, who ran her best race for a long time in a huge field at the Curragh last time.
Aspen Belle (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Prominent early and soon led, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, 2 lengths clear from 1f out and kept on strongly to extended advantage inside final furlong, easily, won at Cork 5f hcp fll Good - Yielding in Jun beating Bailly (9-8) by 4 3/4l, 10 ran.
Clifftop Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Prominent, 2nd 2 1/2f out, under pressure and lost place 2f out, ridden and weakened 1 1/2f out, 19th of 24, 13 1/4l behind Little Clarinet (9-8) at Curragh 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
Lyfka 14-1 (9-0) Chased leader, 9th over 3f out, lost place and ridden over 2f out, switched right and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 10th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Ducky Mallon (9-4) at Fairyhouse 7f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
Highly Approved (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, headway on outer to lead after 1f, pushed along and headed under 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Fit For Function (10-0) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gf in May.
Pacolita (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Prominent, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 5th 1f out, soon weakened, checked inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 9 1/2l behind Taceec (8-13) at Naas 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Keepthebestsideout (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Prominent on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, soon ridden, progress to 2nd final 100 yards, no extra close home and dropped to 4th, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Risaalaat (9-0) at Listowel 7f mdn fll Yielding in Jun.
Powersville (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 14th 2 1/2f out, progress 2f out, closed 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100 yards, 6th of 24, 2 3/4l behind Little Clarinet (9-8) at Curragh 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
Anythingyouwantobe 33-1 (9-0) Prominent and ran freely early, 3rd halfway, under pressure and lost place 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, 9th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Arabeska (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f mdn gd in Jun.
Olay Power (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-1) Mid-division, switched left and pushed along on outer 2f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, 3rd over 150 yards out, no impression and kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 6l behind Black Martini (9-12) at Down Royal 5f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Bonnie Park (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Rear of mid-division, not clear run 2f out, pushed along and headway on outer to go 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Face Off (9-2) at Navan 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.
