dwelt, raced in moderate 5th early, soon chased clear leader, effort straight, weakened from over 1f out
soon chased clear leader, a little closer from 5f out, no extra and eased 2f out
dwelt, soon raced in moderate 15th, headway straight, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out
dwelt, soon raced in moderate 16th, headway straight, soon one pace
disputed lead early, soon raced in moderate 4th, headway and closed straight, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
edged left leaving stalls, soon raced in moderate 9th, headway straight, soon chased leaders, kept on without threatening front pair from over 1f out
a little uneasy in stalls, soon raced in moderate 14th, no impression 3f out
dwelt, soon raced in moderate 17th, headway straight, kept on same without threatening from over 1f out
edged left leaving stalls, soon led and clear, slightly reduced lead from 5f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well without matching winner
slightly impeded start, soon raced in moderate 6th, headway straight, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out
disputed lead early, soon raced in moderate 11th, headway straight, kept on without threatening from over 1f out
soon well off pace towards rear, no impression 3f out
soon raced in moderate 3rd, a little closer from 5f out, weakened from over 1f out
pushed along early, soon raced in moderate 8th, pushed along again over 5f out, weakened from under 2f out
soon raced in moderate 7th, headway and effort straight, no extra final furlong
dwelt, soon raced in moderate 13th, headway straight, soon one pace
slightly impeded start, soon raced in moderate 12th, headway straight, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out
soon raced in moderate 10th, headway straight, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out
Trump Card is the only course winner in the line-up and he's won over the trip at Leopardstown. He hasn't been in the best of form at Dundalk but this is his surface and track so better is expected. Mystique Heights was running well last summer without winning but scored over hurdles at Naas in January and can get into contention. Carol's Return came good on soft ground at Galway in October so some rain would do no harm while Power Drive ran some fair races at around this trip though hasn't come up to expectations at Dundalk. High Expectations ran a very good race over hurdles at Leopardstown in December and though well beaten at Cheltenham his overall form puts him in the frame. PASS THE BALL, three times a winner between the flags, stays much further than this but initiated a hat-trick when scoring over 1m6f at Bellewstown in July so has the necessary pace and may be good enough.
Cliff House (IRE) 8-1 (11-13) Led, joined entering straight, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no impression, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Ejayteekay (10-6) at Navan 2m hcp sft in Mar.
Pass The Ball (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold and led from 2nd, headed 7th, weakened before 3 out, 11th of 13, dist behind Walk To Freedom (10-12) at Navan 2m 7f hcp gd in Nov.
All Body And Soul 7-1 (10-13) Mid-division and 4th from halfway, pushed along and lost place from 6f out, ridden and weakened from 3f out, soon no extra, 8th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Minnie Dahill (10-0) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gf in Jul.
Rockfish (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Waited with, soon raced in 7th, pushed along approaching straight where raced towards outer, no extra over 1f out, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Ciao (10-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Mar.
Trump Card (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Soon raced in 5th, no impression when edged right and slightly impeded over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong to go 3rd on line, 3rd of 12, 8 3/4l behind Chaparral Dream (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Stormy Tale (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, headway into 3rd 3 out, ridden in 3rd and slight mistake 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 16l behind Caravation (11-7) at Navan 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Earl Of Bunnacurry (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, under pressure 3 out, soon no impression, 7th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Musical Slave (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
High Expectations (FR) 40-1 (10-6) Always towards rear, 19th of 24, 34 1/4l behind Ch'tibello (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Teologia (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Pushed along early and led after 1 1/2f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no extra, eased final furlong, 10th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Jake Peter (9-5) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Dec.
Mystique Heights 4-1 (10-2) Led, headed 2nd, 2nd halfway, led again 4 out, headed next, no impression on winner 2 out, 3rd and ridden approaching last where not fluent, no extra run-in, 3rd of 9, 9 1/2l behind Oscars Den (11-8) at Navan 2m hcp Yielding in Feb.
Carol's Return 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division, fell 1st, at Leopardstown 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Dec.
Bizzario 100-1 (11-12) Soon tracked leaders on outer, took keen hold, fell 4th, at Gowran Park 2m mdn sft in Mar.
Power Drive 6-1 (9-3) A little awkward leaving stalls, led, pushed along before straight, soon joined, headed over 1f out, no extra and one pace, 4th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Drakensberg (8-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Theophilus (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, pushed along towards rear entering straight, no extra, never a factor, last of 13, 27l behind Wonder Laish (11-6) at Navan 2m hcp gd in Nov.
British Art 8-1 (11-10) Rear of mid-division, closer in 7th and ridden 2 out, 7th at last, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Take A Turn (11-11) at Downpatrick 2m 3f hcp Good - Yielding in Mar.
Liffeydale Dreamer (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, slow 7th, beaten 3 out, stayed on after last into modest 4th, 4th of 7, 24l behind Talkofgold (10-11) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Brokopondo (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Soon raced in 8th, headway straight, soon one pace, 7th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Chaparral Dream (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
Mills On Tour (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Aunty Audrey (8-13) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Bercasa (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway into moderate 6th entering straight, pushed along in 6th 2 out, moderate 6th and ridden at last, kept on without threatening to go moderate 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 20, 10 1/4l behind Our Legend (11-7) at Navan 2m mdn Yielding in Mar.
Lucky Icon (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, closer halfway, headway on outer approaching straight and challenged 2 out, progress and led briefly when blundered last, not recover, kept on one pace in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Halsafari (11-6) at Limerick 2m 3f hvy in Mar.
