led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong to 2nd on line
chased leaders, 4th halfway, close 3rd 2f out, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong to 2nd, lost 2nd on line
towards rear, some late headway final furlong, no danger
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
Kevin Ryan does very well with his runners in Ireland and GREEN MANALISHI, with an all-weather rating of 104 and a fitness edge, will take all the beating. Runner-up to Jaconet in a Listed contest at Lingfield in February, he could only finish a close fifth to stablemate Arganil over the C&D in October when today's rivals Luisant and Santo Padre were in close proximity but that recent run should have put an edge on him. Arganil is also in good heart though his penalty gives him a little more to do here. Ger Lyons saddled An Tadh to win this a year ago and the seven-year-old is probably best fresh.
An Tadh (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Soon led, narrowly headed from 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Six of Hearts (9-11) at Dundalk 7f hcp (0-100) pol in Feb.
Calm Bay (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, 6th after halfway, close up and challenged under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4l behind Copper Dock (9-1) at Dundalk 6f hcp 60-100 pol in Oct.
Green Manalishi 8-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Jaconet (8-12) at Lingfield 6f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) pol in Feb.
Just For Mary 13-2 (8-13) Dwelt slightly, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 10th of 12, 6l behind Irish Heartbeat (8-12) at Curragh 5f hcp sft in Sep.
Luisant 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway in 7th 2f out, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong to go 3rd, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Libano (9-6) at Leopardstown 7f lsted stks hvy in Nov.
Santo Padre (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Held up, ridden into 8th 1 1/2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Arganil (10-0) at Dundalk 5f lst stks 2yo pol in Oct.
Six of Hearts 7-1 (9-5) Soon prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, 5th and no extra final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Zorija Rose (9-2) at Curragh 6f ext hcp sft in Mar.
Invincible Ash (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, progress on outer early straight, 7th 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 14, 8l behind Fourpenny Lane (9-0) at Dundalk 1m flls lst stks pol in Nov.
Sole Power 4-9fav (9-4) Raced keenly in 2nd, challenged briefly 2f out, 4th and no extra from 1f out, 4th of 6, 6l behind Velvet Flicker (8-13) at Dundalk 6f 2yo stks pol in Nov.
Atlantic Cycle (IRE) 6-4fav (8-12) Made all, drew clear from over 1f out, impressive, won at Tipperary 5f 2yo mdn gf in Jun beating Capulet Monteque (8-12) by 10l, 7 ran.
