led, raced keenly, jumped left throughout, slight mistake 1st, headed before 3rd, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 5th, ridden after 2 out and no impression in 3rd when not fluent last, no extra
held up in touch, raced keenly, 3rd halfway, pushed along when slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace
tracked leader in 2nd, raced keenly, led and ran around before 3rd, pushed along after 2 out, mistake last, ridden and 3 lengths lead 1f out, under pressure and stayed on well, all out
in touch towards rear, not fluent 2nd, 5th when pecked 4th, pushed along in rear 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden in 2nd when not fluent last, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace
tracked leaders on inner, ran freely, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened after 2 out
held up in rear, 5th before 3 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, 3rd after last and went 2nd final 100 yards, under pressure and stayed on well, not reach winner
CHURCHTOWN RUBY got off the mark when making all at Tramore and there's plenty more to come. Frontline Worker defied a last-flight blunder for a battling victory at Punchestown while Lieutenant Highway made most over 2m3f at Clonmel so the drop in trip won't be a problem. The latter's stablemate, The Abbey, won a Clonmel handicap before finding 2m6f too far at Limerick while Minella Youngy was well supported for a Tipperary maiden but found the minimum trip too short on quick ground.
Churchtown Ruby (IRE) 5-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, improved to lead 6th, mistake 3 out, soon pressed, slight mistake 2 out and ridden, steadied approaching last where untidy, kept on well under pressure run-in, won at Tramore 2m 1f mdn Yielding in Jun beating Tudor Manor (11-4) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Frontline Worker (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Prominent, tracked leaders after 1st, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 3 out, disputed from next, pushed along before last where slight mistake, led run-in, ridden and kept on well final 100 yards, won at Punchestown 2m 1f mdn gd in May beating Diamondinthemud (11-5) by 3 1/4l, 20 ran.
Lieutenant Highway (IRE) 3-1fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, led before 3rd, slight mistake 5th and not fluent next, headed briefly 5 out, joined briefly early straight, ridden after 2 and mistake last, kept on well run-in, won at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn gd in May beating Malinas Glory (11-4) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
The Abbey (IRE) 17-2 (11-13) Led and disputed, headed 3rd, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th and no impression entering straight, kept on same pace, slight mistake last, 5th of 17, 5 3/4l behind Rebellious Gale (11-6) at Limerick 2m 6f hcp gd in May.
Florey Spud (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, some headway from next and 7th when jumped left last, kept on run-in, never a factor, 6th of 13, 21 1/2l behind Tom Mcgreevy (11-4) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f mdn gd in May.
Minella Youngy (IRE) 5-2fav (10-13) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 4th before straight, stayed on into 2nd last, kept on run-in without reaching winner, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Must Meet Cecil (10-13) at Tipperary 2m mdn gd in May.
