dwelt and towards rear, some headway approaching straight, pushed along outer 2f out and ridden in 4th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead closing stages
towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in 7th under 2f out and no impression 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong
led, ran freely, 4 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage 4f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened, eased final 100 yards
always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened
tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway, lost place approaching straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra
mid-division, went 4th approaching straight, pushed along 2f out and ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led briefly 100 yards out, no impression on winner closing stages
dwelt, mid-division, pushed along and dropped to rear entering straight, weakened
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no extra final 150 yards
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd approaching straight and led over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden inside final furlong and headed 100 yards out, no extra in 3rd closing stages
Bright Eyed looked a certain future winner when narrowly beaten on heavy ground at Listowel but then flopped in similar conditions at Gowran. She made her debut on this track over a mile with a good run behind Ciao a couple of weeks ago when Cj Cregg was behind, Watchman a further two lengths in arrears and the winner's stable companion, Prize Winner, another length behind that one. Denis Hogan also has Machiavelli and With A Start entered here and both look nice acquisitions, the former from Johnny Murtagh and the latter from William Haggas. BLACK NOAH has shown plenty of potential over the trip and had a run over hurdles in November. Last month's second to Marine One here, with Ciao and Cj Cregg behind, gives him a fine chance of getting off the mark. Mokhles showed a bit of potential on Polytrack for Godolphin while Chess Grand Master won a Sligo bumper in 2017.
Chess Grand Master 16-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace straight, 12th of 22, 33 1/4l behind Spades Are Trumps (11-9) at Punchestown 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Watchman (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along and some headway on inner 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Ciao (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jan.
Black Noah 10-3 (9-5) Mid-division, headway in 5th entering straight and ridden under 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Marine One (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Dec.
Pointsevenk (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along and no impression under 4f out, eased entering straight and soon pulled up, at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Dec.
Prize Winner (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Edged right from stalls and slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on inner early straight and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Ciao (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jan.
With A Start (IRE) 7-4 (9-4) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Autumn War (9-4) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Jeremy's Delight (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor, 9th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Point Taken (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Oct.
Bright Eyed (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Soon led, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Ciao (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jan.
Cj Cregg (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression on outer under 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong to go moderate 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 6 3/4l behind Ciao (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jan.
Machiavelli 10-3jfav (9-6) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Sheila's Hope (9-2) at Naas 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun.
Mokhles (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-3) Prominent, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Giving Glances (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
