led, pressed and pushed along over 2f out, asserted from over 1f out, stayed on well
prominent, soon 3rd, pushed along under 4f out on inner, soon lost position and no impression, switched left 1f out, kept on without threatening into 3rd again closing stages
chased leaders, soon 4th, closed up to be prominent under 4f out, pushed along into straight, kept on same pace from 2f out
in touch in rear, closed up on outer from over 4f out travelling smoothly, soon prominent, challenged and every chance over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, soon 2nd, pushed along before straight, soon no impression, moderate 3rd over 1f out, one pace and dropped to 4th closing stages
waited with and in touch towards rear, pushed along after halfway, dropped to last over 4f out, no extra approaching straight
Gordon Elliott and Lisa O'Neill teamed up to win this last year and ACRONYM can stage a repeat. He showed the benefit of a run in the spring to produce a very good effort at Wexford last month when just failing to concede the well-supported Mount Pelier 7lb. Shanakey led into the straight at Navan but couldn't keep up the gallop and faded in the latter stages while it's difficult to know what Comeonthebull is doing here as he's trained in Wales, though he did run well on his penultimate start.
Acronym (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Chased leader in 2nd, disputed 6f out, led 5f out, pressed 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed again 1f out, kept on, headed last 50 yards, no extra, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Mount Pelier (12-0) at Wexford 2m Yielding in Oct.
Comeonthebull (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, not always jump well, ridden before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 33 1/4l behind Dandolo Du Gite (11-6) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Popcorn Sutton (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Held up early, mid-division in 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, no extra before straight, weakened, 5th of 9, 31l behind Mount Pelier (12-0) at Wexford 2m Yielding in Oct.
Summer Hill (IRE) Scorpion gelding out of Shuil Sharp.
Shanakey (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Prominent, on terms over 3f out, soon led, headed over 2f out, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Ballon Onabudget (12-0) at Tramore 2m gd in Oct.
Tibbie And Me (IRE) Fracas M out of Tibbie.
