Monteriggioni slowly away, headway on inner approaching straight, 7th 2f out, quickened well to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure

Head Of The River always prominent, 3rd 3f out, disputed briefly under 2f out, no extra but kept on one pace inside final furlong

Vaqueras in rear early, pulled his way to the front before halfway, strongly pressed from early straight, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on

Definate Spectacle tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, kept on well from 1f out to go 4th

Silver Tide in rear of mid-division, kept on well from 2f out without reaching leaders

Perfect Memory tracked leaders and took keen hold, 4th 3f out, ridden and no extra under 2f out, kept on

Fereeji tracked leaders racing keenly, 6th 3f out, no extra from under 2f out

Qassas in rear, kept on from 2f out without reaching leaders

Regaleya never a factor

Jubilant Note never better than mid-division

Raise A Row never a factor

Grantsville in rear, some headway into close 10th approaching straight, 5th and ridden 2f out, soon no extra and weakened

Numen led, headed before halfway, 3rd 3f out, weakened quickly early straight

Luck Wud Have It chased leaders, 8th 3f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out

The consistent MONTERIGGIONI, placed in 16 of his 30 previous attempts, was scoring for only the third time when coming from behind – he was slowly out of the stalls – and finding plenty of space on the inside in the straight to lead early in the final furlong. He appeared to idle a bit in front but was always going to hold on. Owner-trainer John Geoghegan said: “We will probably have to concentrate on premier handicaps, as he is bound to go up for this win. We had been considering sending him hurdling, but we will wait a while before that happens.”

Head Of The River, winner of a 1m1f maiden at Listowel last season, showed improvement from his first run of the season. He raced in second place and was widest as the field packed up on the final bend. He got to the front briefly over a furlong out and kept on when headed.

Vaqueras, runner-up in the Irish Lincoln in which he was 5lb out of the handicap, took a keen hold and moved quickly through the field to lead over six furlongs out. He continued in front until well into the straight and kept on, running a good race considering how freely he raced early on.

Silver Tide, having her first run since winning a 1m1f maiden at Wolverhampton in November, had plenty of placed form before achieving her win and she ran well enough here to suggest she is handicapped to win again. [TOH]

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