chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to dispute 2f out, led narrowly 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, held close home
held up towards rear, ridden into 4th 2f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, all out close home
held up towards rear, ridden into 3rd 2f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, just held close home
led and disputed, ridden and joined 2f out, narrowly headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
led and disputed, ridden and headed 3f out, no extra 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear 3f out, under pressure in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace
Groveman likes to be up with the pace as he was when scoring over this trip at Tramore. He had earlier finished almost four lengths behind No Thanks at Galway but was conceding 17lb and will be 9lb better off with the winner, who has since won an amateurs' race at Bellewstown. Harvest Bow was beaten a long way in that Galway handicap but has since gained a shock victory at Leopardstown for which he's been raised 8lb. KING OF CASHEL started off in a Punchestown bumper and has been staying on in maidens over 1m4f the last twice. He makes his handicap debut over this more suitable trip and can get off the mark.
Groveman 16-1 (9-8) Tracked leader in 2nd, led after 5f, pressed 3 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon asserted, kept on well final furlong, won at Tramore 2m hcp sft in Aug beating Sevenna Star (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Takarengo (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra, 12th of 25, 22 1/2l behind Guiri (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Dark Heart 100-1 (10-1) Always towards rear, 18th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, 18th of 19, 13 1/2l behind No Thanks (8-13) at Galway 2m hcp sft in Jul.
No Thanks 9-2 (10-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, close 4th 3f out, soon pushed along and progress between horses to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out and 3 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well, reduced advantage close home but held on well, won at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Aug beating Hannon (10-9) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Harvest Bow (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden on outer over 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, ran on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp sft in Aug beating Mountain Fox (9-6) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
King Of Cashel (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Pushed along early and led after 2f, hung left on bend after 3 1/2f, headed over 4f out, 3rd and ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 4 1/4l behind Ciel D'afrique (10-2) at Roscommon 1m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
