held up in rear, ridden in 4th under 2f out, 3rd 150 yards out, switched right and kept on into 2nd close home
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression on winner 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
soon led, ridden over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra
chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden early straight, no impression on winner in 2nd 150 yards out, kept on one pace
Octavia showed little in her opening runs but improved a little on her nursery debut here in November. Lady Mandeville landed a Down Royal nursery over 7f in September but offered little encouragement when beaten a long way on her reappearance three weeks ago. She had earlier finished close behind NO FEAR when Willie McCreery's charge scored at Bellewstown and the winner, who ran well for a long way in the Tattersalls Sales race at The Curragh, can make a successful reappearance. Demelza has shown some pace in maidens over 7f and will be suited by tonight's trip while Enter The Priory, who finished last behind Lady Mandeville at Down Royal, found the trip too far and has done better in sprints on this track.
Octavia (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and in rear, ridden from 2f out, progress into 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Whip Up A Frenzy (9-3) at Dundalk 7f 2yo hcp pol in Nov.
Lady Mandeville (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place entering straight, no extra over 1f out, eased final furlong, last of 10, 24l behind Song Of Love (9-11) at Dundalk 7f 3yo hcp pol.
No Fear (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Soon chased leaders, not much room under 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 20th of 29, 9l behind Midterm Break (9-3) at Curragh 6f 2yo auc gf in Sep.
Demelza (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ran freely, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 7th over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 7, 13l behind Charlie Bear (9-7) at Dundalk 7f 3yo stks pol in Feb.
Enter The Priory (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression straight, never a factor, 9th of 11, 6l behind Lily's Rainbow (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 2yo hcp pol in Dec.