held up towards rear, closer 3 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out, no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, closer 3 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, no impression on leaders before last, kept on same pace
settled behind leaders, closer at 6th and slight mistake, 4th next, ridden and dropped to 7th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace from last
mistake 1st, settled behind leaders, closer in 4th halfway, 5th and bad mistake 7th, ridden and dropped to rear 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
chased leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden and dropped to rear 3 out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, under pressure and slight mistake 2 out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, joined and disputed last, kept on best run-in to edge ahead close home
held up, 7th halfway, closer 3 out, ridden in 6th before 2 out, soon no impression and kept on one pace
led, ridden and narrowly headed before 2 out, rallied and disputed again last, kept on run-in, no extra in 2nd close home
Elusive Ivy won a Leopardstown handicap in January and raced in much better company than this later. She'll make a bold bid to concede the weight while Eight Till Late has continued to perform with credit after completing a hat-trick and should get competitive again. The latter had Bilko behind at Cork last month and there doesn't appear a good reason for a reversal while Mount Beckham looks quite well treated for his handicap debut over fences and has a claimer on board to aid his cause. ONTOPOFTHEWORLD won a Navan handicap in March and badly needed his reappearance over 2m2f at Galway where he was in touch until the closing stages. With that under his belt he's given the nod in a tight handicap in which Dallas Cowboy is another with chances from a lowly mark. The five-year-old Crazywork De Vassey has never won and would prefer very testing conditions.
Elusive Ivy (IRE) 9-1 (10-1) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 8th 3 out, no impression, 6th of 12, 22 1/4l behind Timiyan (10-9) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Eight Till Late (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) In rear, closed straight, prominent when slight mistake 2 out, every chance from before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in without matching winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Teacher's Pet (11-12) at Cork 2m 4f Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Bilko (FR) 9-2jfav (11-5) Tracked leaders, 5th at 6th, slightly slow 8th, closed straight, kept on same pace from before last, 6th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Teacher's Pet (11-12) at Cork 2m 4f Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Mount Beckham (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Stumbled slightly after 1st, soon chased leaders, 4th after 2nd, moderate 5th approaching 3 out, moderate 4th into straight, kept on same pace without threatening, 3rd of 11, 9 1/4l behind Bamako Moriviere (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m Good - Yielding in Oct.
Benemeade (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Mid-division, pushed along on inner after 2 out and no impression before last, kept on one pace, 8th of 20, 9 1/4l behind Lex Talionis (10-5) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Ontopoftheworld (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Held up, bumped 2nd, 8th after 5th, no impression approaching 2 out, impeded at last, eased, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Presenting Mahler (10-13) at Galway 2m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Crazywork De Vassy (FR) 8-1 (10-7) Soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, chased winner on outer into straight, kept on same pace from before last, 2nd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Pumbaa (11-7) at Sligo 2m 1f hcp hvy in Sep.
Dallas Cowboy (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Mid-division on inner, 7th and left 5th 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from 2 out, 5th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Robin De Roost (10-8) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp gd in May.
The Shepherd King (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon headed, one pace, 3rd of 8, 18 1/4l behind Desertmore Hill (12-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
