held up in rear, went moderate 5th 4f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out, kept on one pace
made all, went clear 4f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly under hands and heels final furlong, easily
tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along in 2nd 3f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, took keen hold, moderate 3rd 3f out, pushed along 2f out, moderate 3rd 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner
in rear, ridden in moderate 6th 3f out, went moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden in moderate 5th 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from over 4f out
We probably need to look no further than PENCREEK in this. Willie Mullins has a better than 50 per cent strike-rate with his bumper horses here and, out of a winning miler, his debutant shouldn’t lack for basic speed. Fellow newcomer Tuatha De Dannan cost €25,000 as a three-year-old but has more of a staying pedigree. Druim Samhraidh hasn’t been disgraced in a couple of runs at Cork and looks the pick of those with experience.
Arrycan (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Held up, towards rear for most, ridden in moderate 8th over 3f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 31 1/4l behind Above The City (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Druim Samhraidh (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) A little keen, soon prominent, 3rd after halfway, pushed along before straight, soon challenged, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 11 1/2l behind Drury (11-7) at Cork 2m 3f Yielding in Aug.
Pencreek (FR) Konig Shuffle gelding out of Couture Fleurs.
Shanwalla (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Rear of mid-division, progress on outer 5f out and ridden to challenge under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 5 3/4l behind All Those Years (12-0) at Galway 2m 2f gd in Aug.
Singirishmansing (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Held up, soon towards rear, detached after halfway and no danger, 7th of 9, dist behind Momus (12-0) at Roscommon 2m 4f Yielding - Soft in May.
Tuatha De Dannan (IRE) Imperial Monarch gelding out of Glenasheen.
My Red Devil Girl (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Towards rear, closer on outer 5f out, ridden and no impression 4f out, soon no extra, 7th of 11, dist behind Above The City (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f gd in Jul.
