held up in touch, ridden and weakened from 4f out
always towards rear, weakened approaching straight, eased from under 2f out
tracked leaders in 4th, 5th and ridden early straight, no impression, moderate 4th and no extra from over 1f out
tracked leaders in 5th, 4th and effort early straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out
led, raced wide straight, ridden and headed over 2f out, moderate 3rd and no extra final furlong
slowly into stride and held up, moderate 6th and no extra early straight, eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, headway on inner early straight, close 2nd and challenging when briefly bumped entering final furlong, every chance last 100 yards, just failed
tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead over 2f out, strongly pressed when edged left entering final furlong, kept on well under pressure, all out
Ceol Rua will probably be well backed here as she was on her debut at Wexford last month where she looked one-paced behind Definite Class. She should improve for the run but a couple of these have fair form with LORD RORY getting the vote. Michael O'Hare's charge showed nothing on his first two starts but it was a different story over 2m3f here at the end of last month when he was well supported and wasn't beaten far by He's Our Man, who runs in the opener today. That form looks slightly better than that of Van Wyck, who was slightly disappointing on his return at Navan though it was almost a year since his excellent previous effort behind The Biscuit Club at Punchestown.
Croghan Hill (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Mid div till fell 10th, in a race won by Oscar Rabbit (12-0) at Ballyragget 3m ire ptp gd in Mar, 16 ran.
Gone To The Beach (IRE) Luso gelding out of Cromore Princess.
Lord Rory (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) In rear, closed up on outer from early straight, soon every chance travelling well, kept on under pressure without getting to 1st inside final furlong, 3rd of 22, 1 3/4l behind He's Our Man (11-11) at Naas 2m 3f N H flat sft in Oct.
Make Mine Magic (IRE) Snurge gelding out of Bun Doite.
Van Wyck 7-2 (11-11) Mid-division early, 5th halfway, headway in 3rd 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden in 4th and no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 15l behind Eight Is My Number (11-8) at Navan 2m N H flat sft.
Weslife (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Mid-division, 15th when brought down entering straight, in a race won by Backspin (12-0) at Punchestown 2m 1f 5yo nhf gd in Apr, 25 ran.
Ceol Rua (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Mid-division on outer, went 5th over 4f out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 15, 9l behind Definite Class (11-2) at Wexford 2m mares n h flat gd in Oct.
Sugar Bullet (IRE) 18-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, headway in 9th after 4 out, improved to 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, 2nd and no impression leader when mistake last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 16, 10l behind Our Girl Salley (11-7) at Navan 2m 4f mdn hdl sft.
