soon disputed lead, narrowly headed over 1f out, soon no extra, kept on same pace
soon tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd approaching 2f out, led under 1f out, soon strongly pressed, stayed on well, all out
waited with towards rear, progress from over 2f out on inner, soon 4th, no impression and kept on inside final furlong
waited with towards rear, strong run to challenge final furlong, almost on terms, not quite match winner, just failed
raced in 3rd, ridden 3f out, lost place from over 2f out, soon weakened
soon chased leaders in 5th, no impression under pressure and kept on without threatening final furlong
soon disputed lead, gained narrow lead over 1f out, soon headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong
This is the first time this race for greys only has been run and it's a competitive line-up. Willie McCreery hasn't been able to get a race out of SUSIESCOT but she's gone very close on several occasions and may have scored at Leopardstown last time but for interference at a crucial stage. This could be her day though Silver Chief arrives in top form having stormed to a very easy victory over hurdles a couple of weeks ago. Captain Joy should carry his big weight with distinction as he's been in excellent form over a mile and his only start over this trip resulted in a victory at Dundalk. Packsapunch returned to winning ways at Tipperary but the assessor has hit him with a 9lb rise while the lightly-raced Miss Forde takes a huge drop in trip having run over 1m3f last time.
Six Silver Lane 12-1 (9-7) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd under 2f out, no extra 1f out, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 9, 11l behind Phantom Of Plenty (8-6) at Leopardstown 1m 2f App hcp gs.
Susiescot (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, close 3rd on inner when short of room and switched 1f out, kept on close home, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Dream Applause (8-11) at Leopardstown 6f fll mdn stks gs.
Silver Chief (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leader at ordinary pace, challenged and on terms straight, soon possibly narrow leader, 2nd again 1f out, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Smithfield (9-4) at Killarney 1m 3f mdn stks in Jul.
Packsapunch (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Settled in mid-division, 7th halfway, headway on outer entering straight and brought to stands' side, progress to lead 1f out and stayed on well to draw clear closing stages, won at Tipperary 7f hcp 47-65 sft in Jul beating Crouching Harry (8-12) by 3l, 12 ran.
Miss Forde (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Prominent, 2nd after 3f, led and ridden 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed 100yds out and soon 3rd, dropped to 4th near line, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Sure Reef (9-10) at Killarney 1m 3f 3yo hcp in Jul.
Lift The Gloom 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, short of room entering straight, soon ridden and some progress, went 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Xsquared (9-7) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-70 pol.
Crystal Harmony (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th early straight, no extra from 1f out, 5th of 12, 7l behind Packsapunch (9-8) at Tipperary 7f hcp 47-65 sft in Jul.
Captain Joy (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Chased leaders in 4th, ridden 2f out and went 3rd over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Sadler's Mark (10-0) at Naas 1m app hcp 50-85.
