mid-division, soon 7th, 8th after 6th, dropped behind 4 out, soon pulled up
held up, soon raced in 9th, closer in 7th after 6th, under pressure from 4 out, moderate 6th approaching straight when slipped up
prominent, soon led, clear from 3rd, slight mistake 6 out, reduced lead approaching straight, stayed on well run-in
soon chased leaders in 6th, 10th after 6th, closed 4 out, left moderate 6th approaching straight, soon eased, pulled up before 2 out
held up, soon towards rear in 10th, last after 6th, went 3rd on outer approaching straight, 4th 2 out, soon no impression, one pace
towards rear, 9th after 6th, left moderate 7th approaching straight, soon eased and pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, soon 4th, slight mistake 3rd, not fluent 5th, 5th after 6th, soon pushed along and dropped to rear and detached, eased, pulled up after 4 out
mid-division, soon 8th, closer in 6th after 6th, slight mistake 5 out, 4th approaching straight, pushed along 3 out, 2nd 2 out, not fluent last, kept on closing stages without matching winner
soon tracked leaders in 5th, 4th after 6th, slight mistake 5 out, moderate 2nd 4 out, 3rd when hit 2 out, soon no impression, one pace
in rear, 11th after 6th, pushed along approaching straight to go 5th, soon no impression
led early, soon raced in 2nd, lost place from after 6th, dropped behind approaching 6 out, pulled up before 5 out
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, under pressure from 6 out, dropped behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Sailors Warn has generally competed at a higher level on the Flat and over timber and his victory over Thousand Stars at Leopardstown in March was an excellent performance. INIS MEAIN is another who is dropped in class and his two latest runs on the Flat have been in Listed company. He won a handicap hurdle on heavy going at Navan in February and today's conditions are ideal so he gets the nod. Bentelimar has gone from winning a bumper and a maiden hurdle to completing a hat-trick in novice company but faces a tougher test on his handicap debut. Battling Boru is in good form at present and should be capable of handling a 5lb rise for his battling victory at Galway last month. Rory O'Moore has won first time back in the past so the lack of a recent run shouldn't be a problem and he'll enjoy the conditions.
Sailors Warn (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 4 out, pushed along 2 out and no extra when slight mistake last, weakened, 5th of 8, 15l behind Simenon (11-0) at Tipperary 2m hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in Jul.
Inis Meain (USA) 7-2fav (11-11) Soon mid-division, headway but ridden when short of room briefly early straight, soon eased, 15th of 25, 50l behind Off The Charts (11-2) at Punchestown 3m in May.
Rory O'Moore (IRE) 11-1 (10-5) Led and soon clear, well clear from 4th, reduced advantage 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed approaching last, headed inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Sammy Black (10-0) at Naas 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 in Mar.
Upstager (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 11th of 23, 23l behind Lots Of Memories (10-13) at Fairyhouse 3m nov hcp hdl in Apr.
Bentelimar (IRE) 8-13fav (11-12) Led, slight mistakes 4th and 6th, not fluent 3 out, 5 lengths advantage next, ridden and headed run-in, no extra, finished 2nd, awarded race, won at Wexford 2m 2f nh nov hdl gf in Jun beating Changeofluck (11-5) by 8l, 4 ran.
Owennacurra Milan (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Rear of mid-division, 8th when fell 4 out, in a race won by Cara's Oscar (10-5) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 in Apr, 14 ran.
Face Value 16-1 (10-8) Led, pecked after 1st, soon clear, increased advantage of 10 lengths halfway, reduced lead 4 out, under pressure and headed before 2 out, weakened and no extra in 6th at last, 7th of 11, 14l behind Give Me A Break (10-8) at Naas 2m 4f hcap hdle Grd C.
Roll It Out (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, pushed along towards rear before 3 out, 10th 2 out, kept on one pace run-in, 8th of 16, 15l behind Stocktons Wing (11-4) at Down Royal 2m hcp hdl 0-150.
Golden Plan (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders at slow pace to 5th, still prominent when a little slow 5 out, no impression from 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Band Of Blood (11-5) at Cork 2m 4f hcp hdl in May.
Maguire's Glen (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ridden in 12th before 3 out, no impression, 9th of 25, 38l behind Master Oscar (10-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f cond hcap hdle in Apr.
Battling Boru (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Led after 1st, headed before 3rd and chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 2 out, ridden and challenged entering straight, kept on well under pressure from last, won at Galway 2m 6f hcp hdl in Oct beating Tawseef (10-13) by 1l, 12 ran.
Ballyburke (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, 9th 2 out, soon ridden, no extra from last, 11th of 15, 21l behind Black Spot On (11-3) at Naas 2m hcp hdl 80-116.
