chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd 5f out, moderate 2nd under 4f out, ridden in 3rd 3f out, soon no extra, dropped to 4th over 1f out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra over 5f out, weakened and tailed off
settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, closer in 4th 5f out, moderate 3rd under 4f out, 2nd over 3f out, ridden under 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on final furlong to close slightly, no impression on winner
chased leader, disputed briefly after 4f, ridden and no impression 4f out, soon under pressure in 4th, kept on one pace, moderate 3rd over 1f out, no impression
made all, went clear 8f out, reduced advantage 5f out, extended lead again 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on well from over 1f out, slightly reduced advantage closing stages
held up behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer on outer 5f out, ridden in 5th and no impression 4f out, weakened and tailed off
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 6f out, weakened 5f out, completely tailed off
Leopards Leap ran quite well over timber at Limerick so it's a surprise to see him back in a bumper. Burrows Lane was suited by stepping up to 2m2f at Downpatrick where he was staying on strongly so this looks his trip. Naturally Blond has had seven bumper starts and finished runner-up in three of them. He should give a good account again but TRIOLET may have his measure. A close second in a huge field at Punchestown in May, he had a few weeks off before a reasonable run in what looked a strong event at Bellewstown and this should prove within his capabilities.
Dr Mikey (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Mid-division, no impression 3f out, one pace, 8th of 14, 29l behind Electric Concorde (12-0) at Galway 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Knockbrack Bud (IRE) 10-1 (12-2) Twrds rr of mid div, wknd frm 7th & to last when pu aftr 6out, at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Leopards Leap (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3 out and under pressure, no impression straight, kept on well without threatening run-in, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Kashmiri Sunset (11-12) at Limerick 2m 4f mdn gd in Jul.
Naturally Blond (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Soon tracked leaders on inner, improved to lead 5f out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Benny In Milan (12-0) at Wexford 2m 2f gd in Jul.
Rainy Day Dylan (IRE) 7-4 (12-1) Ld, mstk and wknd quickly 4out, pu next, at Horse And Jockey 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Triolet (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th 4f out, pushed along 3f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on into 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Takeittothelimits (11-1) at Bellewstown 2m 1f Yielding in Jul.
Field Robin (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, ridden and trailing 4f out, no impression and kept on one pace straight, 8th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Licklighter (12-0) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Primrose Lady (IRE) 66-1 (11-9) Soon towards rear, pushed along 6f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace approaching straight, 8th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Inchiquin High (11-9) at Wexford 2m gd in Jul.
Burrows Lane (FR) 5-2 (12-0) Held up, 6th 4f out, 4th 3f out, challenged 2f out, every chance closing stages, kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Westinmare (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 2f gd in Jul.
Max Moonhead (IRE) 10-3 (12-0) Led, joined from 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, headed from 2f out, dropped to 3rd and no impression from over 1f out, one pace and 4th close home, 4th of 9, 10 1/2l behind An Caisteal Nuadh (12-0) at Limerick 2m gd in Jul.
Small World (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Held up, went 7th approaching straight, soon chased leaders and no impression, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Baltimore Buzz (12-0) at Roscommon 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Jul.
