tracked leaders, 3rd from 6th, slight mistake 8th, soon lost place, no impression before 3 out, 6th approaching straight, one pace in 5th approaching last where mistake
tracked leaders, 4th from 6th, mistake 8th, no impression in 5th approaching straight, soon no extra
held up early, slight mistakes 1st and 2nd, 5th from 6th, improved to get on terms 3 out, pushed along into straight, headed and one pace approaching last
held up, slight mistake 6th, soon raced in 6th, no impression before 3 out, slight mistake last
prominent, on terms from 5th, headed soon after next, slightly slow 7th, on terms again approaching 3 out until 3rd before straight, 4th before 2 out where slight mistake, kept on same pace from before last
soon in rear, slight mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, closed 8th, 4th before straight, 3rd before 2 out, one pace from before last
led, joined from 5th, led again soon after next, joined approaching 3 out, back in lead approaching last, stayed on well run-in
held up towards rear, 7th from 6th, no impression before 3 out, soon no extra
It’s almost two years since we last saw Zekarya on a racecourse but he’s since joined Joseph O’Brien so any market support would be interesting. Knockraha Boss has been knocking on the door and so has Ad Idem. Captain Hox ran well on very heavy ground at Ballinrobe just under a year ago and is not out of this but a tentative vote goes to BOHER CALL. Paul Flynn’s 10-year-old is a consistent type and today’s weights and Barry Browne’s claim give him every chance of ending a losing run which stretches back to January last year.
Captain Hox (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Mistake 1st, in rear, mistake 7th, soon outpaced, lost touch when ridden after 4 out, tailed off, last of 5, 37 1/4l behind Las Tunas (10-0) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Rock On Fruity (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Always rear, pecked 1st, pushed along and mistake 3 out, soon no extra, eased after 2 out, completely tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Westerners Son (10-13) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Knockraha Boss (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Chased leaders and 3rd from 3 out, soon improved into 2nd and briefly on terms before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on same pace in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 12, 5 1/2l behind Pause And Ponder (10-0) at Limerick 2m 4f hcp hvy in Dec.
Shamiran (IRE) 28-1 (11-5) Held up, last at 6th, pushed along 9th, soon no danger and kept on same pace, 8th of 17, 37 1/4l behind Mine Now (11-9) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hvy in Feb.
Zekarya (FR) 8-1 (11-10) Held up, moderate 6th early, no impression 5 out, remote 4th 3 out, kept on into remote 3rd run-in, 3rd of 8, dist behind Ravished (11-6) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Ad Idem 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd after 4th, on terms 4 out, led from 2 out, pressed between last 2 and headed approaching last, soon no extra and one pace, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Aupcharlie (11-4) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f hvy in Feb.
Boher Call (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Led, ridden 3 out, headed next, no impression in 3rd at last, dropped to 4th near line, 4th of 6, 5l behind All The Chimneys (10-3) at Navan 2m 1f hcp sft in Jan.
Nimdani (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Tipperary 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
