soon prominent on outer, 2nd approaching halfway, 3rd approaching straight, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression, dropped to 6th over 1f out, weakened and eased closing stages
dwelt, pushed along briefly early, held up, pushed along again in 5th approaching straight, no impression in 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, 2nd early and slightly impeded, 3rd approaching halfway, 2nd again approaching straight, soon challenged and pushed along, led under 2f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced in 3rd early, 4th approaching halfway, pushed along into straight, no impression in 3rd over 1f out, one pace
held up, 6th approaching straight, switched right to outer over 2f out, soon progress, challenged from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on best
dwelt, in rear, soon detached, pushed along approaching straight, soon no danger
soon led and a little keen, pushed along into straight, soon strongly pressed, headed from under 2f out, dropped to 5th over 1f out, weakened
This has been run twice and three-year-olds have won both. Chicago Fall showed the benefit of an opening run at Gowran with an impressive victory over this track and trip. She'll improve again but will need to as Hat Alnasar has been going really well here and though last month's victory was over a mile he made all and has the pace for this. The other from the younger brigade in the line-up, Nancy Astor, gained a shock victory over a mile at Gowran where she also made the running but, with a strong pace guaranteed, My Good Brother may lack the stamina as he's never won beyond 6f. KODIAC'S BACK has been in fine form here over the past few weeks and carried a huge weight to victory last month. He looks the safest option in a tricky event as Northern Surprise makes his debut on the surface.
My Good Brother (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Kimbay (8-13) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Nov.
Chicago Fall (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along briefly halfway, ridden into 6th 2f out, closer in 4th 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead last 50 yards, won at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Nov beating Mcguigan (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Hat Alnasar (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Mid-division on inner, 6th halfway, progress to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and headed 150 yards out, no extra, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Political Policy (9-2) at Dundalk 1m pol in Nov.
Kodiac's Back (IRE) 4-1fav (9-9) Pushed along briefly early, soon mid-division on inner, pushed along to chase leaders from early straight, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Chestnut Fire (9-9) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Northern Surprise (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Towards rear, 13th halfway, ridden from over 2f out and went 7th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 8th of 15, 6 3/4l behind No Way Jack (8-13) at Limerick 7f hcp sft in Oct.
Red Lion Rock (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression on outer 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Chicago Fall (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Nov.
Nancy Astor 20-1 (9-6) Made all, clear 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, won at Gowran Park 1m hcp gd in Oct beating Free Radical (9-8) by 1l, 16 ran.
