dwelt, in rear, 6th after halfway, no impression and kept on same pace without threatening from 2f out
tracked leaders, 2nd from 2f out, struggling 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon chased leaders, closer in 4th over 3f out, struggling in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
made all, asserted 1 1/2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 2nd over 3f out, dropped to 4th and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out
prominent, dropped to 5th over 3f out, no extra straight, tailed off
soon towards rear, pushed along after halfway, no extra from before straight, tailed off
Kingdom has obvious claims stepping up in trip having ended last year with a victory over 7f at the Curragh. Despite a string of fancy entries to his name, he's making his seasonal debut in a handicap and could be worth taking on with MORNING WITH IVAN. The latter stayed on well to score over a mile at Gowran last week and Jim Bolger's filly looks sure to be suited by today's extra distance. The Shirocco filly, Alazeya, is another expected to improve over middle-distances this season while Roca Tumu is not out of this on his defeat of Morga at Navan in October. The remainder look to have a bit of catching up to do although Smoker should have improved for his recent outing at the Curragh.
Roca Tumu (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Waited with in rear, headway travelling well 3f out, 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on and all out to hold on at the finish, won at Navan 1m 2yo mdn aut hvy in Oct, 7 ran.
Kingdom (IRE) 4-11fav (9-5) Made virtually all, ridden from 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, all out, won at Curragh 7f 2yo mdn hvy in Oct beating Pay Day Kitten (9-0) by nk, 6 ran.
Smoker 6-1 (8-7) Prominent in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no impression over 1f out, disputed 3rd inside final furlong, 4th close home, 4th of 7, 5l behind Francis Of Assisi (9-3) at Curragh 7f 3yo ext hcp hvy in Mar.
Morning With Ivan (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Soon led, pressed and stayed on well from over 1f out, won at Gowran Park 1m 3yo hcp 47-75 gd beating Burnt Sienna (9-7) by 1l, 9 ran.
Polished Rock (IRE) 6-4 (9-2) Disputed lead, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened, 8th of 9, 10l behind Abbey Vale (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Oct.
New Romance (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened from halfway, last of 11, 37l behind Pop Art (9-0) at Naas 6f 2yo fll mdn hvy in Oct.
Randall's Alannah (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Led, headed after 3f, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 10l behind Fromajacktoaking (9-1) at Fairyhouse 7f 2yo hcp hvy in Sep.
Alazeya (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders in 3rd, no impression under pressure from 1 1/2f out, stayed on well without troubling winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Twilight Zone (9-5) at Cork 1m 2yo mdn hvy in Oct.
Capitol Hill (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Soon towards rear, kept on under pressure straight, 9th of 14, 9l behind Levanto (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov.
