led, 3 lengths clear 6 out, headed briefly before 2 out, pushed along and headed last, ridden and soon no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, reminders after 6 out, went 2nd briefly 4 out, ridden and no impression in 4th after 2 out, no extra run-in
chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and 4th when mistake next, 5th and no impression when slow last, no extra
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway in 2nd before 3 out and led briefly when mistake 2 out, 3rd and ridden approaching last, no impression run-in
tracked leader, slow 7th, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 6 out, 4th and ridden after 4 out, dropped to rear before next and soon detached, no extra
towards rear, 5th and ridden after 3 out, went 3rd next and headway to lead last, soon asserted run-in and kept on well
AIN'T THAT A SHAME was caught on the line by Champagne Platinum at Navan in January then ran poorly in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham. He looks to have a bit more scope than most of these and can gain his first success over fences. Blackstair Rocco has come up against some smart ones in his three starts over fences and had Mr Caplan behind when runner-up at Downpatrick while Oscar Academy produced his best run to date behind Jon Snow at Killarney where he had Captain Kangaroo a couple of lengths behind though the latter now has a 7lb claimer on board.
Blackstair Rocco (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Soon led and clear after 2nd, jumped well, 5 lengths lead halfway, reduced advantage 3 out and pushed along before next, ridden and headed run-in, soon no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Uhtred (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 3f gd in Aug.
Captain Kangaroo (IRE) 22-1 (11-12) Towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, 6th and in touch next, 5th and pushed along when slight mistake 2 out, 4th and kept on one pace run-in, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Jon Snow (11-12) at Killarney 2m 7f Good - Yielding in Aug.
Kingston Kid (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, not fluent in 3rd at 4th, lost place before 8th where mistake, progress after 4 out, no impression and weakened before 2 out, 9th of 19, dist behind Missiee (10-10) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hvy in Mar.
Oscar Academy (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Disputed lead early, tracked leaders, 5th at 9th, 4th and pushed along 2 out, 3rd at last, ridden and kept on run-in to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Jon Snow (11-12) at Killarney 2m 7f Good - Yielding in Aug.
Quaker Island (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Led or disputed lead, headed briefly after 5th, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden and dropped to 5th when mistake last, no extra run-in, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Jon Snow (11-12) at Killarney 2m 7f Good - Yielding in Aug.
Walking On Glass (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Mid-division on outer, 4th at 9th, lost place 3 out and no extra after next, weakened, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Jon Snow (11-12) at Killarney 2m 7f Good - Yielding in Aug.
Ain't That A Shame (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Mid-division, pushed along approaching 3 out where not fluent, never in contention, 13th of 20, dist behind Chambard (11-1) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Mr Caplan (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Chased leader, 4th halfway, slow 6th, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along and no impression next, slightly hampered and left 3rd 2 out, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Uhtred (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 3f gd in Aug.
