mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
dwelt, towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1f out, kept on, not match winner
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, no extra and weakened
always towards rear
rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, soon weakened
chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, travelled well behind horses in 5th 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
mid-division, headway under 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace
chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway into 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway in 8th 2f out, ridden into 6th 1f out, no impression final furlong, kept on same pace
The three-year-old Spirit Of Cuba was caught in the shadow of the post by Buccaneer Bob at Navan last month and will make a bold bid for compensation while the former German-trained Glamorous caught the eye on her first start for Jessica Harrington at Tipperary and will have come on for the run. Diogenes was well beaten on his return to action but makes his handicap debut from a lowly mark and improvement is likely. Articilitis is generally thereabouts without winning and Days Ahead probably needs further and softer ground so it's PORTHAW who gets the vote. Paul Magnier's lightly-raced five-year-old showed improved form to land a Clonmel maiden last month and though only mid-division on his handicap bow behind Mountain Pride at Leopardstown that was a good effort yet the handicapper has dropped him 4lb.
High Importance (USA) 14-1 (8-6) Rear of mid-division throughout, never a factor, 15th of 19, 19l behind Bob Le Beau (9-11) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp gd in May.
All About Timing (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) 16th of 20, 12l behind Phoebe Van Gelder (9-3) at Curragh 7f hcp 50-80 gf in May.
Glamorous (GER) 14-1 (9-6) Towards rear, never a factor, kept on from over 1f out without troubling leaders, 6th of 17, 6l behind Bondage (9-5) at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp 50-80 gf.
Porthaw (IRE) 10-1 (7-11) Mid-division, 8th halfway, some headway to go 5th briefly over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 13, 8l behind Mountain Pride (8-13) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd.
Days Ahead (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th 2f out, 2nd 1f out, stayed on to lead last 100 yards, kept on well, won at Galway 1m 3yo hcp 50-70 gf in Jul beating Elusive Art (9-2) by 3l, 18 ran.
Makhaaleb (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Never better than mid-division, 11th of 23, 21l behind Flowers Of Spring (8-4) at Navan 1m 2f hcp 60-80 in Oct.
Mighty Whitey (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden in 7th approaching straight, soon no extra and weakened, 11th of 12, 37l behind Back Burner (9-5) at Cork 1m 1f mdn stks gd.
Diogenes (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden in 8th 2f out, no extra, 11th of 15, 15l behind Quest For Peace (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo mdn gf in Apr.
Spirit Of Cuba (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, challenged under pressure and led from under 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Buccaneer Bob (9-6) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo hcp 50-80 gf in May.
Articilitis (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Prominent, led after 6f, strongly pressed and joined from 2f out, soon headed and no impression, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 11l behind Bondage (9-10) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f Handicap (47-70) (4yo+) in May.
Criticize (USA) (9-2) 9th of 13, 12l behind Jack Junior (8-11) at Compiegne(FR) 1m stk hvy in Mar.
Hyden (IRE) 25-1 (7-11) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 8l behind Dash Back (8-9) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Dec.
Long Time Coming (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from under 3f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Buccaneer Bob (9-6) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo hcp 50-80 gf in May.
Dan Noir (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Never better than mid-division, 12th of 18, 14l behind Pimlico Sound (9-2) at Cork 7f hcp 47-60 gd in May.
Belle Noverre (IRE) 9-4 (8-9) In touch, headway to chase winner over 3f out, challenged and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Moody Tunes (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f 4yo sell stks (6) gs.
Cash Or Casualty (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden in 6th 3f out, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 7, 10l behind Minsk (9-2) at Curragh 1m 4f 3yo hcp 60-90 gf.
Why But Why (USA) 14-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, ridden along in 5th 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 7l behind His Excellency (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 47-70 gd.
