rear of mid-division, 7th and ridden 2f out, 6th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, led close home
prominent, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd and hung left briefly under 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong
always towards rear, ridden at halfway, no impression straight
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
always towards rear, never a factor
always behind, never a factor
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along early, ridden in 8th 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 4th close home, never nearer
prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra close home
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened
led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
STOP ON RED (NAP) scored over the track and trip in November and had a break before reappearing over 5f. He's much better suited by this trip and Andrew Slattery's claim is a bonus. Catherine Chroi is an obvious threat after her course and distance victory for which she's been raised 4lb though Sam Ewing can claim his full allowance this time. Benkogambit, who was beaten less than 2 lengths into fourth, was a long way behind the selection earlier and looks held. Willie McCreery has been amongst the winners so Ben Asker is one to note on his handicap debut.
Never Seen Before (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Visualisation (9-7) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Jan.
Putonthenews (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Towards rear, 12th 3f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, never a factor, 11th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Flying Rock (9-5) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Catherine Chroi (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on well to lead final 50 yards, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Jan beating Red Contender (9-11) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Ben Asker (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along early straight, no impression over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Irwin (9-7) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Jan.
Castle Stables (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Pushed along early and reminder, soon chased leaders and pushed along at stages, disputed 6th approaching halfway, no extra from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Chevillon (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Valderrama (IRE) 5-1jfav (9-10) In touch, under pressure in 5th over 3f out, ridden entering straight, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, eased final 100 yards, 12th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Stop On Red (8-6) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Dream Katcher (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Pushed along briefly early, prominent in 2nd, effort straight, no extra over 1f out, 10th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Chevillon (8-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.
Keepyourdistance (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Towards rear, 11th 3f out, under pressure approaching straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Stop On Red (8-6) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Benkogambit (IRE) 22-1 (8-8) Mid-division, 7th halfway, some headway on outer entering straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Catherine Chroi (8-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Jan.
Stop On Red (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) In rear, pushed along and detached after 2f, ridden and closer in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Harry's Hill (9-3) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Jan.
Fionn's Flyer (IRE) 200-1 (9-2) A little slow into stride, waited with, 9th approaching halfway, some headway straight, soon one pace, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Russian River (9-2) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Nov.
Aqua Flyer (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) In touch, 4th halfway, under pressure and ridden over 1f out, lost place 1f out, weakened, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Stop On Red (8-6) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
