raced in 6th early, soon tracked leaders and a little keen, 3rd approaching straight, challenged from 2f out, one pace 1f out
raced in 9th early, 5th approaching straight and raced towards outer, challenged from 2f out, not match winner and one pace inside final furlong
pushed along briefly early, soon prominent in 2nd, led under 3f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
led early, prominent, 4th approaching straight, soon effort, no extra from under 2f out, soon weakened
raced in 12th early, waited with, disputed 10th approaching straight and raced towards outer and headway, kept on without threatening from over 1f out
raced in 10th early, disputed 8th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, one pace over 1f out
raced in 7th early, disputed 8th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, one pace over 1f out
pushed along briefly early and raced in 8th, a little keen, lost position from under 6f out, 12th approaching straight, no impression over 2f out, soon weakened
raced in 13th early, waited with, still towards rear approaching straight, no impression on outer over 2f out, kept on without threatening after
raced in 11th early, waited with, towards rear approaching straight, soon headway, kept on without threatening from over 1f out
raced in 5th early, 7th approaching straight, soon effort, kept on same pace from over 1f out
dwelt, towards rear, some headway to dispute 10th approaching straight, no extra from under 2f out, soon weakened
raced in 14th early, waited with, disputed 13th approaching straight, pushed along and no impression 3f out, soon no extra
soon led, headed under 3f out, one pace after
tracked leaders, 4th early, 6th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, led 1 1/2f out, asserted and stayed on well inside final furlong
a little slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along briefly under 6f out, no impression over 2f out, soon no extra
Lalipour landed a course and distance handicap last summer and though running poorly over jumps recently can't be ignored from such a lowly mark. Many of these have been racing over hurdles though not Poster Child, a winner over 1m2f at Naas and nowhere near her best on her final start at Fairyhouse. Gavin Cromwell's horses are in top form and KALANOURA gets the nod as she was only caught in the dying strides at Dundalk while Molly Kaye has had a couple of runs over timber since a head defeat over 1m4f on heavy going at the Curragh. The lightly-raced Nudge The Judge was beaten a nose over 1m6f at Killarney in July and is on a 5lb lower mark while Crassus scored over hurdles in December and has Colin Keane on board. Indignation has dropped to a fair mark and Sam Ewing's claim is a bonus.
Djasek (FR) 4-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, progress to moderate 6th entering straight, 4th approaching 2 out and went moderate 3rd after 2 out, no impression run-in, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 6 3/4l behind Bigz Belief (10-8) at Navan 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Crassus (IRE) 22-1 (11-2) Led, joined before 4th, slightly slow 5th, pushed along straight, headed after 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last and slightly slow, no extra and one pace, 3rd of 6, 15 1/2l behind Teahupoo (11-6) at Fairyhouse 2m (1) sft in Feb.
Poster Child (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th and no impression 3f out, weakened, 8th of 9, dist behind Final Endeavour (9-0) at Fairyhouse 1m 5f hcp hvy in Oct.
Shumaker (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, disputed 9th approaching 3 out, soon dropped towards rear and no impression, 11th of 17, dist behind Cayd Boy (11-2) at Down Royal 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Indignation (FR) 11-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Fallen Forest (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Merroir (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Fallen Forest (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
The Truant (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Waited with, 7th after 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, 5th approaching next, soon 4th and closed, pushed along straight and no impression, one pace, 4th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Crassus (11-2) at Limerick 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Nailed Down (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and in rear, pushed along early, under pressure over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went moderate 5th inside final furlong, 4th near line, never nearer, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Castletownshend (9-12) at Bellewstown 1m mdn hvy in Aug.
Molly Kaye 20-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, fell 2 out, at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.
Stellify (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra, 11th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Donoch (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Andratx (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Led early, soon raced in 2nd, slight mistake 2 out, soon pushed along to challenge, no extra and one pace straight, 7th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Wingin A Prayer (11-5) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hvy in Dec.
Sayesse 40-1 (10-1) Prominent, soon 3rd, effort straight, on terms from 2f out, soon narrowly headed, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Pretty Little Liar (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Lalipour (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Mid-division, dropped to rear and ridden 6th, pulled up before 3 out, at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hvy in Mar.
Nudge The Judge (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, pushed along entering straight and 5th 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd over 150 yards out, under pressure and kept on well, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind The Abbey (10-2) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp Yielding in Jul.
All Class (FR) 100-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and no impression from 2f out, 9th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Jungle Cove (9-9) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Mar.
Santorini Sun (IRE) 80-1 (8-13) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, 13th of 14, 20l behind Pempie (10-2) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Jan.
Varna Gold (IRE) 28-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, closer in 4th and ridden 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, moderate 4th at last, no extra, 4th of 9, 16l behind Zoffanien (11-7) at Naas 1m 7f hcp Yielding - Soft in Feb.
Kalanoura (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Prominent, led after 1f, ridden under 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace, strongly pressed final 75 yards and headed final strides, 2nd of 14, shd behind Fallen Forest (9-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
Leahman 50-1 (11-10) Mid-division, a little keen, jumped right 1st and 4th, moderate 5th entering straight, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Bigz Belief (10-8) at Navan 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
