chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out
chased leader in 2nd, led 3 out, ridden and challenged entering straight, headed before last, no extra and kept on one pace
always towards rear, tailed off
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway in 4th 3 out, challenged entering straight, ridden after 2 out, no extra in 4th last, kept on same pace run-in
settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden entering straight, no extra in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out, ridden before 2 out where challenged, led before last where strongly pressed, slight mistake and soon headed, no extra and kept on same pace run-in
settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, headway into 4th 2 out, ridden to challenge last, soon led, kept on well run-in
led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened entering straight
Several of these are closely matched but the lines of form just point to FEARLESS FALCON. Adrian McGuinness' charge produced another excellent performance when third behind Unaccompanied and Sailors Warn in a Grade 1 at Leopardstown last time but Chaperoned, who was close up in fourth, is a big threat as that was only her third start. The selection had also finished just in front of Jessica Harrington's filly on his previous start behind Tillahow at Punchestown where Little Green, who has since finished a very good second to Ruler Of All at Thurles, was in contention when falling at halfway. Accidental Outlaw has a couple of lengths to find with Fearless Falcon on their run behind Sailors Warn at Leopardstown but today's very testing conditions make this a tough race to call.
Accidental Outlaw (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, 5th 3 out, dropped to 8th when slight mistake 2 out, 6th approaching last, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Sailors Warn (10-12) at Leopardstown 2m 3yo hdl Grd 2 (1) sft in Dec.
Fearless Falcon (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Always prominent, 3rd halfway, close 2nd 2 out, led entering straight, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Unaccompanied (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo hdl Grade 1 (1) hvy.
Peccatorum (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Close up, 4th 4 out, ridden and lost place before 3 out, soon no extra, 7th of 18, 29l behind Ruler Of All (11-4) at Thurles 2m mdn hdl sft in Jan.
Rocky Wednesday (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 11th 3 out, no impression from next, fell last, in a race won by Plan A (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo mdn hdl sft in Jan, 20 ran.
Silver Shuffle (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Rear of mid-division, headway 3 out, 5th 2 out, 4th before last, kept on run-in, 4th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Plan A (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo mdn hdl sft in Jan.
Chaperoned (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up, 9th after 3 out, progress next, 6th early straight, kept on from last, 4th of 11, 8l behind Unaccompanied (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo hdl Grade 1 (1) hvy.
Little Green (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Mid-division, progress into 6th 4 out, close 3rd 3 out, 2nd and ridden before next, no impression from before last, kept on, 2nd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Ruler Of All (11-4) at Thurles 2m mdn hdl sft in Jan.
What A Charm (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 2 out, no extra entering straight, kept on same pace, 5th of 21, 14l behind Day Of A Lifetime (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m mdn hdl sft in Jan.
