towards rear, soon 8th, stumbled after 11th, not fluent 3 out, soon chased leaders in 5th, kept on same pace straight
soon raced in 5th, closed and on terms approaching straight, soon led, pressed 2 out, stayed on well under pressure to soon assert, reduced lead close home
soon raced in 6th, hit 8th, improved 9th, soon 2nd, not fluent 3 out, soon on terms, pushed along and headed into straight, soon no extra in 3rd
close up, led 2nd, soon went on, headed approaching 7th, soon led again, under pressure from 11th, not fluent 3 out, headed approaching straight, soon no extra
soon raced in 4th, closer in 3rd before straight, soon challenged in 2nd, no impression after 2 out, kept on without getting back to winner closing stages
soon raced in 3rd, not fluent 7th, some slight mistakes, under pressure 11th, no impression from 3 out, soon eased and pulled up
soon in rear, never a factor, eased from before straight, soon pulled up
soon raced in 7th, some headway in moderate 6th from 3 out, no extra straight
led, mistake and headed 2nd, slight mistakes 4th and 5th and pushed along, led again approaching 7th, soon headed, 3rd from 9th, quickly lost place and no impression, poor 6th 2 out, kept on same pace
Lettermacaward has been operating over fences and ploughed through the Ballinrobe mud to score in August. He's not badly treated but may find the quicker ground against him. VINTAGE SUPREME has yet to get off the mark over timber but ran his best race to date when runner-up over this trip at Listowel so this could be his day. Hard Fought made all over 2m4f at Cork then ran poorly over the same trip at Galway and this is his first attempt over three miles. Fellow Indian ended last year with an excellent second at Thurles but didn't reappear until here a month ago when tailed off. Duroob is well into the veteran stage and hasn't won since 2012.
Run For Firth (IRE) 50-1 (11-10) Soon raced in 4th, not fluent 7th, soon 5th, no extra in 10th approaching straight, eased,, 11th of 17, dist behind Winter Breeze (11-9) at Listowel 3m hcp sft in Sep.
Lettermacaward (IRE) 9-2fav (11-12) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, close up and pressed leader from 8th, ridden into narrow lead before 2 out, strongly pressed last and slight mistake, kept on well under pressure run-in, won at Ballinrobe 2m 7f Yielding - Soft in Aug beating Tavern Times (11-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Vintage Supreme (IRE) 7-1fav (11-0) Took keen hold, soon raced in 13th, went 8th from 7th, improved into 4th approaching straight, chased winner last, kept on without troubling winner run-in,, 2nd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Winter Breeze (11-9) at Listowel 3m hcp sft in Sep.
Hard Fought (IRE) 7-1fav (11-1) Led, slight mistake 5th, joined from 9th, headed before 3 out, no extra from before next, eased, completely tailed off, 15th of 19, dist behind Steel Wave (10-6) at Galway 2m 4f hcp gd in Sep.
Arthropod (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Mid-division, slight mistake 6th, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened, 11th of 19, dist behind Damut (11-1) at Cork 2m 3f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Fellow Indian (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Soon tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, soon close up, 4th from 6th, pushed along and lost place from next, weakened from 8th, tailed off,, 17th of 18, dist behind You Can't Catch Me (11-3) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp gd in Sep.
Quinville Castle (IRE) 25-1 (12-2) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened, 13th of 15, dist behind Diamond Dame (11-10) at Clonmel 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Sliaibin (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Tracked leader in 2nd, 4th after 7th, dropped to 10th after 4 out, soon ridden, no impression, tailed off,, 12th of 13, dist behind Kris Kindle (10-13) at Killarney 2m 4f mdn gd in Jul.
Duroob 17-2 (10-7) Led until 3rd, stayed handy, not fluent 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied after 2 out, went 3rd from last, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Spending Time (11-1) at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
