tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge over 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
led, pressed early straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, kept on under pressure, no impression final 100 yards
mid-division, 5th halfway, reminders approaching straight, ridden to go 4th 2f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong to 2nd close home
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, ridden 2f out and switched left in 7th 1f out, under pressure and kept on to go 4th close home
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, headway travelling well entering straight and ridden to lead under 2f out, kept on well and asserted final 100 yards
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
The bottom five are all out of the handicap though Jan Van Eyck has won from a higher mark in the past and three-times winner All Body And Soul is only 1lb wrong. RASHAAN has been a tremendous servant to Colin Kidd winning 11 times, seven of them over timber. He's had a couple of narrow defeats over fences since scoring over the trip at Clonmel and victory number 12 looks on the cards. The Graduate was beaten a distance in that Clonmel event and, though he didn't enjoy the testing ground and is well handicapped on his UK form, it's difficult to see him reversing the places. Aydoun was behind the selection last time and doesn't have a big enough pull in the weights to suggest a form reversal.
Rashaan (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway 3 out and challenged next, no impression in 2nd last, under pressure and kept on run-in, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Balzac Turgot (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 3f gd in May.
Aydoun (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division on inner, checked and dropped to rear of mid-division over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 4 1/4l behind St Stephens Green (9-0) at Curragh 2m hcp gf in May.
The Graduate (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along approaching straight and no extra 2f out, last of 10, dist behind Rashaan (9-10) at Clonmel 2m hcp hvy in May.
All Body And Soul 6-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, under pressure in 4th 3f out, weakened approaching straight, 11th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Sharjah (9-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Weather Watch (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Mid-division, mistake 5th and soon pushed along in rear, detached 3 out, kept on one pace in straight, 9th of 13, 18 3/4l behind Mezajy (10-7) at Wexford 2m hcp gd in May.
Jan Van Eyck (USA) 15-2 (8-8) Soon raced in 5th, pushed along 3f out, soon no impression until kept on well final furlong without reaching 1st 2, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Constancio (9-8) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gf in Jun.
Nelson Road (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, progress into 5th 5f out, ridden in close 3rd 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 9th of 23, 5 1/4l behind Kuraka (10-0) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in May.
Micras 14-1 (10-12) Reminders at start, chased leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 4th at 5th, 3rd at last, kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in, 3rd of 16, 1l behind Fenlon's Hill (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Oct.
