towards rear, pushed along and no impression in 7th after 2 out, moderate 6th before last, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along to go 5th after 2 out, no impression approaching straight, no extra
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, slight mistake last, under pressure and kept on run-in
held up in rear, 10th halfway, no extra after 2 out, weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place 3 out, weakened, eased, completely tailed off
led, strongly pressed and joined briefly approaching straight, asserted before last where not fluent, kept on well run-in
chased leaders, 6th outer halfway, pushed along and no extra after 2 out, eased, pulled up before last
mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and some progress in 4th after 2 out, no impression approaching straight, no extra
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 4th 2 out, soon no extra, weakened, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 6th after 2 out, soon no extra
Georges Conn defied his stable's poor run of form and an absence of almost two years when slamming his rivals over 2m1f on testing ground here three weeks ago. A mark of 116 is by no means lenient but he looks useful and will make a bold bid to defy his burden. But CRYSTAL EARTH (NAP) looks the one to be on after another excellent run at Galway when staying on over the minimum trip behind Lilly The Lioness with Blackandamber Vic behind. She's been raised 4lb and has an extra half-mile to travel but looks to have plenty in her favour. Afatcat also finished runner-up at Galway and is on an 18lb lower mark than over fences so he has an obvious chance as that was his best run for a very long time.
Georges Conn (IRE) 5-2fav (11-4) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 1st, moderate 7th 2 out, soon pushed along briefly, progress into 3rd before straight, ridden into 2nd entering straight, stayed on to lead last, eased home run-in, won at Ballinrobe 2m 1f mdn Soft - Heavy in Jul beating Nimdani (11-4) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.
Irish Bulletin (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Soon tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, kept on same pace from after 2 out, 10th of 20, 15 1/4l behind Powersbomb (10-6) at Galway 2m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Crystal Earth (IRE) 11-2fav (10-13) Held up towards rear, slightly impeded 5th, progress to track leaders approaching 2 out, challenged last, soon no impression until closed and kept on well without reaching winner close home, 2nd of 18, 1 1/4l behind Lilly The Lioness (11-2) at Galway 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Ballygrooby Bertie (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up behind, chased leaders briefly 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Solway Sam (10-2) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Afatcat 20-1 (10-5) Held up, soon towards rear, raced on outer, not fluent 6th, improved to track leaders from 2 out, soon challenged, on terms last, soon led, headed and one pace from 100yds out, 2nd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Dollar And A Dream (10-9) at Galway 2m hcp sft in Aug.
Generous Guest (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, soon 6th, bad mistake 7th and pushed along, 5th 4 out and slight mistake, mistake 3 out, no extra,, 8th of 12, dist behind Exxaro (11-4) at Tipperary 2m 4f mdn gd in Jul.
Blackandamber Vic (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Soon mid-division, improved approaching 2 out, soon chased leaders, kept on same pace straight, 7th of 18, 10 1/4l behind Lilly The Lioness (11-2) at Galway 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Clondaw Dude (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Mid-division, dropped towards rear before halfway, no extra 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Limerick 2m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Warreedy (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) In rear, bad mistake 2nd, went 6th into straight and no impression, jumped right 2 out, no extra,, 5th of 13, 34l behind Drive The Bus (11-12) at Wexford 2m 4f Yielding in Jul.
Westend Music (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, progress into 7th at 6th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out, 9th of 11, 20 3/4l behind Some Pride (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 5f hcp Soft - Heavy in Jul.
Rinroe Laddie (IRE) 100-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 9th halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Tigris River (11-7) at Galway 2m mdn Yielding in Aug.
