towards rear, ran freely early, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight and some progress on outer over 1f out, kept on well final 100 yards
ran 4th, pushed along and progress entering straight, challenged under 2f out, under pressure and no impression inside final furlong
ran 3rd, pushed along in 4th approaching straight, ridden and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, eased closing stages
led, 4 lengths clear halfway, reduced lead approaching straight, ridden 2f out and soon strongly pressed, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong
always rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out and no impression over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, kept on
Papal Parade won twice last summer, though both times on ground with plenty of give. Duchessofflorence was in excellent form at Dundalk over the winter, winning three times, and there's no reason why she can't do as well back on Turf. Nanabad won on heavy ground at Clonmel in October and reappeared with a fine run in those conditions at Cork. Her last two runs have been in Listed company so she should go well if handling the much quicker ground. SISTER BLANDINA won four times last summer and has continued to run well with her latest second at Limerick coming in a very tough handicap so she can go one better. Lilly The Lioness completed a hat-trick last summer when scoring twice over fences in between a victory over this course and distance so she's a threat while Zamira followed a narrow defeat in a Navan handicap with a victory in a Roscommon maiden, though she's shot up the ratings as a consequence.
Nanabad (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra, 7th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Somehow (9-12) at Gowran Park 1m 1f lst fll stks (1) sft in Apr.
Sister Blandina (IRE) 11-8fav (9-10) Soon disputed lead, led into straight, pressed and joined again over 1f out, soon headed and one pace, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Song Of Namibia (9-6) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp gd in Apr.
Duchessofflorence 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, switched right 2f out and ridden over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Specific Gravity (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 4f pol in Mar.
Zamira (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, won at Roscommon 1m 4f mdn fll gd in May beating Chocolat Noir (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Papal Parade (IRE) 5-1fav (8-7) Rear of mid-division on outer, never a factor, pushed along 3f out and no extra from 2f out, 11th of 13, 24 3/4l behind Ceol Na Nog (9-9) at Navan 1m 2f hcp fll Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Lilly The Lioness (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra after 2 out and dropped to 7th last, kept on one pace, 8th of 10, 9l behind All The Answers (11-10) at Galway 2m hcp gd in Oct.
