raced 4th early and ran freely, 3rd 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner
chased leader in 2nd, challenged 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, ridden into 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace
dwelt and towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace
CAPTAIN JOY and Glastonbury Song are well clear on official ratings. The former won the All-Weather Mile Championship at Lingfield in March just a week after beating Geological here and the latter is held on worse terms. Tracey Collins' veteran just gets the vote though Ger Lyons' charge has won twice around here and was attempting to concede Katiymann 15lb when narrowly beaten last month so there should be little between the pair. Russian Soul was once a high-class sprinter and had a very good record over this trip in his early days and beat the selection off levels way back in 2012. He isn't the force of old and was beaten over two lengths by Beach Bar over 7f last time when Secret Wizard was behind.
Beach Bar (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division early, improved into 5th halfway, closer 2f out, ridden to challenged over 1f out, led final 150 yards, kept on well closing stages, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec beating Geological (8-4) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Captain Joy (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Katiymann (8-5) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Dec.
Geological (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Prominent, briefly short of room after 1f, pushed along and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Flawlessly (8-4) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Jan.
Glastonbury Song (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Towards rear, some headway and edged right under 2f out, 6th 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd on line, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Katiymann (8-5) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Dec.
Russian Soul (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride and towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on and closer over 1f out, kept on same pace in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Beach Bar (8-4) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Secret Wizard (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden and dropped to rear 3f out, no impression 2f out, last of 10, 7 1/4l behind Beach Bar (8-4) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
