mid-division, not fluent 4th, 7th halfway, mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd before 3rd, mistake 3 out, 4th and in touch next, got gap on inner before last and pushed along to challenge, soon ridden to lead and quickly clear, kept on well, not extended
always towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, tailed off
prominent, disputed until headed before 3rd, slight mistake 5th, on terms 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace
prominent, jumped left 1st, disputed until led before 3rd, not fluent 6th, pushed along and joined 2 out, led again before last where strongly pressed, soon headed and no impression on winner, kept on one pace
held up in rear, 9th halfway, 7th when not fluent 2 out, moderate 6th at last, no impression, kept on one pace
chased leaders, raced keenly, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off
chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 4th 4 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace
mid-division, jumped left 3rd, 6th halfway, not fluent 4 out, 5th 3 out, progress on outer to close 3rd 2 out, pushed along and jumped left last, soon no impression, kept on one pace
always towards rear, ran freely, never a factor, completely tailed off
Summer Tide looked as though he needed a real stamina test when staying on in a 2m4f Listowel bumper. Stormy Judge has no problems with the trip or testing ground having been placed over 3m in a Limerick handicap. Face The Odds and Captain Mc represent Noel Meade. The former is a winner between the flags but Sean Flanagan prefers the latter, who couldn't get close enough to mount a challenge when runner-up to Fancy Foundations over a furlong shorter here last month but was staying on. The winner is trained by Gordon Elliott, whose TULLYBEG gets the nod here. A winning bumper, he started odds-on for his hurdling bow here but was beaten by subsequent winner The Shunter then unseated his rider at the first at Gowran last week.
Cabin Hill (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Chased leader, edged left before 1st, ran freely and edged left at 2nd, jumped right at 6th, 3rd after 7th, weakened and reminders after 8th, detached before next, pulled up before 2 out, at Ballinrobe 2m 6f mdn gd in Aug.
Tullybeg (IRE) 4-7fav (12-0) Led, slow jump and unseated rider 1st, at Gowran Park 2m mdn gd in Oct.
A Truant Always (IRE) 250-1 (12-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, slow 5 out, detached next, weakened, completely tailed off, 14th of 16, dist behind Slige Dala (12-0) at Listowel 2m 4f mdn sft in Sep.
Ballydam (FR) (12-2) Pr, 5th 1/2way, rdn & prog to 3rd bef 3out, qckd well to take ld bef 2out, 4l adv last, sow, won at Necarne 3m mdn sft in Sep beating Dukehill (11-11) by 3l, 12 ran.
Face The Odds (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Raced in 12th early, 10th from 6th, under pressure from 8th, one pace approaching straight, 6th of 16, dist behind Sempo (11-12) at Thurles 2m 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Feb.
Favours Pay (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) Waited with towards rear, some headway and pushed along from 3 out, soon went 5th, no extra approaching straight, one pace, 4th of 14, 28l behind Jimmy Jimmy (12-0) at Punchestown 2m 5f mdn gd in Sep.
Often In My Mind (IRE) 125-1 (12-0) Always towards rear, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened and tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Young Ted (12-0) at Punchestown 3m mdn sft in Sep.
Stormy Judge (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Chased leader, 5th halfway, some headway on outer entering straight, close up in 3rd when bad mistake last, no extra run-in, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Ballymacaw (11-12) at Limerick 3m mdn hvy in Mar.
Summer Tide (IRE) 11-1 (12-2) Towards rear well off pace, pushed along and some headway entering straight, 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 4th of 15, dist behind Costalotmore (12-2) at Listowel 2m 4f sft in Sep.
Talk To Jack (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Always rear, pushed along early, ridden and trailing halfway, no extra, last of 14, 33 1/4l behind Billyfairplay (9-7) at Dundalk 6f pol in Feb.
Captain Mc (IRE) 5-6fav (11-6) Chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent 3 out and soon pushed along in 4th, ridden in 2nd before last, no impression on winner and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 9 1/2l behind Fancy Foundations (11-6) at Downpatrick 2m 5f mdn gd in Sep.
