awkward from stalls and pushed along briefly, soon disputed, pushed along halfway, ridden and led narrowly 1f out, under pressure and kept on, headed close home, 3rd on line
tracked leaders on outer, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden in 6th 1f out, no extra
disputed, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly 1f out, no impression 100 yards out, kept on one pace, no extra in 4th final 50 yards
held up in touch, pushed along in 8th 2f out, ridden in 7th 1f out, 4th 100 yards out, kept on well, went 2nd on line
bumped from stalls, soon tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra when short of room final 100 yards
held up in touch, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, 3rd and edged left 100 yards out, kept on well, led close home
edged left and bumped rival from stalls, held up in touch, 6th 2f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, no impression, kept on one pace
dwelt and pushed along early, soon tracked leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, outpaced and soon detached, rider briefly lost iron after 1f, soon no danger, no impression from 2f out, never a factor
Collective Power reaped the reward for consistency when scoring easily at Dundalk though he's 8lb higher and has never won on Turf. Primo Uomo has a good strike-rate and has won in Listed company around here while Only Spoofing came into the race a year ago in poor form but won by three lengths and is 5lb lower. ARNHEM started last season on a mark of 74 and went up to 85 without winning but would have a chance second to none if reproducing his close second in the Bold Lad Handicap at the Curragh. Blind Beggar made an encouraging debut for Ger Lyons at Tipperary where he led for a long way but Dragons Call is 8lb higher than his victory at Cork in September.
Ajax Tavern 28-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened, last of 22, 31 1/2l behind Stag Night (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Primo Uomo (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in centre group, led 2f out, soon ridden, pressed inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, no extra, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Laugh A Minute (9-9) at Curragh 5f hcp Yielding in Mar.
Blind Beggar (IRE) 15-8 (9-1) Tracked leader of far side group, led narrowly 2f out, attempted to assert and ridden 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Shelly Banks (9-0) at Tipperary 5f hcp sft in Apr.
Arnhem (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, improved to dispute lead 2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra last strides, 3rd of 15, 1/2l behind That's Mad (8-11) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Sep.
Dragons Call (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Prominent and disputed lead, pushed along and headed narrowly under 2f out, soon ridden and kept on, no extra inside final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Sounds Of Spring (8-7) at Navan 6f hcp sft in Oct.
Only Spoofing (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Prominent in stands' side group, lost place and under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 22, 7 1/2l behind Rough Diamond (9-7) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
Collective Power (IRE) 3-1fav (10-2) Settled behind leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, switched right over 1f out, soon challenged, led inside final furlong, kept on well closing stages, won at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Apr beating Maggie Thunder (9-0) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.
Karlsberg (IRE) 11-2fav (9-2) Prominent in stands' side group, lost place under 2f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 8th of 22, 6 1/4l behind Rough Diamond (9-7) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
The Pocket Flyer (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression, 9th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Bay Of Bengal (9-4) at Gowran Park 1m 2f mdn Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Mercurial (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Rear of stands' side group, progress 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, one paced under 1f out, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Shelly Banks (9-0) at Tipperary 5f hcp sft in Apr.
