waited with, soon in rear, pushed along and headway straight, kept on without threatening from over 1f out
smartly into stride, soon led, headed inside first 2f, prominent, effort straight, kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near line
raced in 4th early and a little keen, soon 3rd, pushed along straight, no extra from over 1f out
smartly into stride, prominent, led inside first 2f, pressed straight, stayed on well inside final furlong
waited with, soon raced in 10th, 9th approaching halfway, pushed along before straight, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 2nd near line
pushed along early, soon raced in 6th on outer, 7th approaching halfway, pushed along again over 3f out, dropped to rear into straight, weakened
pushed along briefly early and towards rear, soon raced in 8th, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
pushed along early, soon raced a little keenly and in 5th, 4th approaching halfway, pushed along again 3f out, no extra from over 1f out
waited with, soon raced in 9th, 10th approaching halfway, switched right over 2f out, soon not much room briefly, kept on same pace without threatening after
pushed along early, soon raced in 3rd, 5th approaching halfway, no impression 2f out, weakened
soon raced in 7th towards outer, 6th approaching halfway, no impression from under 2f out, soon no extra
Atlas has won twice over the course and distance and his stable is going well so he looks a threat to all with his rider's claim a bonus. Time Stands Still went up 11lb for scoring at Cork in April but has continued to run well and put in an even better performance back there last week when just failing to hold on. Willie Byrne is a very good booking and she looks certain to get into contention though the unexposed VENETIAN ROCK (NAP) could be on a nice mark for his handicap debut. Jim Bolger's charge was returning from a long break when running well at Limerick last month and can start making up for lost time. Honor Oak has been beaten eleven times since last successful though is still 5lb higher but Angels, a dual winner for Tim Easterby, caught the eye on her debut for new connections at Gowran and is one to note
Dance Emperor (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, no impression from halfway, never a factor, 20th of 22, 9 3/4l behind Mokhalad (8-10) at Naas 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Honor Oak (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Led, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Annie Fior (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m hcp fll Yielding in May.
Time Stands Still 11-2cfav (8-4) Led or disputed lead towards stands' side, edged right and led under 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Turbine (8-5) at Cork 7f hcp gd in May.
Geological (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Led, saddle slipped early straight, pressed over 1f out, headed 150 yards out and soon unseated rider, at Cork 1m hcp gd in May.
Atlas (IRE) 5-1fav (9-11) Mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, some headway 2f out and ridden in 5th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Have A Nice Day (9-11) at Limerick 1m hcp sft in Apr.
Dia Del Sol 25-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 16th of 19, dist behind Bothar Dubh (11-0) at Cork 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Angels 9-1 (8-9) Waited with in rear of mid-division, pushed along straight, soon headway, kept on without threatening final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Annie Fior (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m hcp fll Yielding in May.
Venetian Rock (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden in 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Jassaar (9-7) at Limerick 1m mdn sft in Apr.
Kasbah (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Raced in mid-division, short of room from halfway and never got clear run, 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Twenty Minutes (8-10) at Naas 6f hcp gd in May.
Arbourfield (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong, eased, last of 12, 9 1/2l behind Ahlan Bil Zain (9-6) at Dundalk 7f pol in Jan.
Dubai Rainbow (IRE) 17-2 (8-4) Soon chased leaders, switched left early straight towards outer, one pace 1f out, 8th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Annie Fior (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m hcp fll Yielding in May.
