tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along under 2f out and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
ran 5th, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, ran freely, some headway on inner and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression on winner when edged left 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden and dropped to rear under 2f out, no extra over 1f out
made all, pushed along under 2f out and asserted 1f out, stretched clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
MALONE ROAD was an easy winner between the flags at Loughanmore after which he went for a massive £325,000 at the Aintree Sales and Gordon Elliott will have him ready to roll. Buck's Billionaire has been running well enough without finding much at the business end and may do better on soft ground. Winning point-to-pointer Valdieu ran well in decent bumpers last season and should go well before heading for hurdles but Only Whispers was due to run here yesterday.
Buck's Billionaire (FR) 7-4fav (12-0) Raced in 8th early, still travelling smoothly straight, soon switched right and not much room briefly, pushed along to chase leaders 2f out, kept on well without reaching front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 4 1/4l behind Ballydunblaze (11-3) at Navan 2m gf in Sep.
Light Myles Ahead (IRE) Echo Of Light gelding out of Anaaween.
Sinbad (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, mid-division in 7th 6f out, ridden in 6th 3f out, no extra before straight, weakened, 6th of 9, 36l behind Mount Pelier (12-0) at Wexford 2m Yielding in Oct.
Valdieu (FR) 11-4 (12-0) Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along approaching straight, headway 2f out and ridden in 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind City Island (12-0) at Punchestown 2m gd in May.
Aah Pat (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, closed over 5f out, outpaced 6th over 3f out, no impression, went 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 23 3/4l behind C'est Le Bonheur (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) gf in Oct.
Malone Road (IRE) 9-4 (11-11) Mid-div,hdwy 4th 4out,cls 3rd 2out, trvl well to ld last where untidy,hdd briefly but sn in command, kow, easily, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn sft in Mar beating Soldier At War (11-11) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Only Whispers (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, progress into 6th before 3 out where slight mistake, ridden in 4th and no impression entering straight, stayed on into moderate 3rd before last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 17 1/4l behind Quick Grabim (11-12) at Listowel 2m mdn sft in Sep.
Anjilina (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Waited with, closer in 4th from halfway, pushed along over 4f out, soon no extra, 5th of 8, dist behind Best Of Dubai (11-9) at Galway 2m 1f sft in Sep.
