Niggled along and edged right early, soon tracked leader in 2nd, disputed after 3f, close 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, strongly challenged leader over 1f out, no impression on winner in 2nd final 100 yards tchd 9/4
Prominent, soon led, disputed after 3f, led narrowly halfway, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra and dropped to 3rd op 7/2 tchd 3/1
Birth Of Venus (11/10), Rockabill (5/2), Remmy D (4/1), California Jumbo (6/1)
In a close and competitive affair, BIRTH OF VENUS is taken to develop from her win at Gowran Park last month building on a promising second of 16 in a Navan handicap. The weight advantage for the filly may be too much for Rockabill and California Jumbo who are deserving of consideration.