mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
prominent early, tracked leader after 1f, 2nd halfway, challenged 2f out, pushed along and no impression in 2nd over 1f out, 5th when short of room 1f out, no extra
mid-division on inner, 6th halfway, pushed along and headway 2f out, squeezed through gap on rail to go 3rd 1f out, soon ridden and no impression on principals, kept on one pace
prominent, led after 1f and set steady pace, pushed along and pressed 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1 /2f out, no impression when short of room and checked 1f out, soon weakened
prominent early, tracked leaders after 1f, 5th halfway, headway in 3rd entering straight, challenged 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and pressed from 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, ran freely, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, 9th halfway, progress entering straight and 7th 2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out and pressed winner from 1f out, kept on well under pressure, held
held up towards rear, pushed along in 10th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
awkward from stalls and slowly into stride, soon detached in rear, in touch in rear over 3f out, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor
After a quiet time Hale Bopp came right back to form off his reduced handicap mark to score in emphatic style at Naas over a mile. He's the choice of Colin Keane and the additional furlong here should not be an issue. The assessor has responded by hiking him back up 6lb but he looks a main contender. CHICAGO BEAR (NAP) is the other last-time winner in the line-up, having landed a 26-runner Curragh handicap. He's also gone well in two other large-field handicaps and is going the right way. A 5lb rise for that recent victory seems fair. Jungle Cove has gone well here the last twice and River Derwent has claims if forgiven a poor recent effort.
Ides Of August (USA) 33-1 (9-12) Mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 10th of 19, 11 3/4l behind Mashhoor (9-1) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Probe 50-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened, 25th of 27, 10 1/2l behind Celtic Crown (8-7) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding in May.
Hale Bopp (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Chased leaders and improved into 2nd from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final 150 yards and kept on well to assert close home, won at Naas 1m hcp gd in May beating Longbourn (10-6) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Jungle Cove (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, checked after 1f, headway into 5th on outer 2f out, ridden and led 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Dublin Journal (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in May.
Dearg Jazz (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Prominent and led after 1f, strongly pressed early straight and headed under 2f out, 5th and no impression 1f out, no extra, 7th of 19, 10 1/4l behind Mashhoor (9-1) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Chicago Bear (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway under 2f out, 3rd 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Curragh 1m hcp Good - Yielding in May beating Morning Approach (9-0) by nk, 26 ran.
River Derwent 7-2fav (9-7) Mid-division and 7th from halfway, ridden over 2f out and no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind Hale Bopp (9-9) at Naas 1m hcp gd in May.
Miramis (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) In touch, ran freely, 7th halfway, good headway to close over 2f out, ridden under 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Derry Lad (8-7) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Elzaam Blue (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, progress into 8th 1f out, no impression, 11th of 27, 3 3/4l behind Celtic Crown (8-7) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding in May.
Coill Na Sionainne (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression, 12th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Timourid (9-7) at Roscommon 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in May.
Himalayan Beauty (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Mid-division, no impression from over 2f out, weakened, last of 18, 23 1/4l behind Verhoyen (9-9) at Curragh 7f hcp Yielding in May.
Lord Park (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, soon towards rear, no extra and eased, last of 20, 32 1/4l behind Tudor City (9-8) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in Oct.
