chased leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden before next, disputed 2nd from last, no impression on winner, 2nd at line
held up towards rear, progress into 5th 4 out, ridden in 4th and no impression before 2 out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off
held up behind leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 3rd 5 out, travelled well behind leaders 3 out, ridden before last where disputed 2nd and slight mistake, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd at line
chased leaders, improved to lead after 2nd, slight mistake 5th, ridden before 2 out, kept on well from last
led, headed after 2nd and chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 4 out, soon no extra, pulled up quickly before next
held up towards rear, ridden in 7th after 4 out, no impression before next, weakened before 2 out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon no extra and weakened next
Gordon Elliott complicates matters by saddling the two at the top of the card. Park Paddocks has a double penalty for his victories in April which included a huge field handicap at Punchestown. He hasn't run as well in his last two starts but COUNT SIMON looks the one to be on as he is progressing at a rate of knots and was impressive in a novices' contest at Downpatrick. Room To Roam has yet to win away from the all-weather but only just failed to hold Amschel at Gowran and should make further progress while Pearl Of The West has to be considered after her victory at Carlisle though she's been beaten a couple of times on the Flat subsequently.
Park Paddocks (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Raced in 2nd, not fluent 5th, slight mistake 2 out when dropped to 6th, no impression when not fluent last and impeded, kept on same pace run-in, 5th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Monarch (11-2) at Down Royal 2m hcp gd in Jun.
Count Simon (IRE) 9-4fav (11-3) Chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along before last and soon went 2nd, ridden to lead inside final 150 yards and kept on strongly close home, won at Downpatrick 2m 1f gd in Jun beating Try Again (11-2) by 5 1/2l, 8 ran.
Dravid 66-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened, last of 14, 19 1/4l behind Nam (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Feb.
Room To Roam (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Towards rear, headway into 4th 3 out, improved to lead travelling well after 2 out, ridden approaching last, mistake at last and joined, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Amschel (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m gd in Jun.
Pearl Of The West (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on into 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Decision Time (9-4) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f hcp fll gd in Jun.
April Shadow (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace behind, 7th of 10, 26 1/4l behind Lucky Icon (11-0) at Ballinrobe 2m gd in May.
Canford Lady (IRE) 80-1 (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression over 2f out, no extra, 11th of 13, 16l behind Imrana (9-0) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn fll gf in Jun.
Zinat (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 10th 2 out, soon no impression, 9th of 25, 17 1/4l behind Timetoget (11-7) at Punchestown 2m mdn gd in Jun.
