led, strongly pressed and headed bypassing 2 out, not fluent last, no extra and dropped to 4th
tracked leaders in 3rd when fell 3rd
chased leaders, 3rd on inner halfway, slight mistake 4 out and soon driven along in 5th, kept on under pressure, went 3rd run-in but no chance with easy winner
tracked leader in 2nd, headway travelling best to lead bypassing 2 out, kept on well run-in, easily
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out, ridden along and went 2nd early run-in, no chance with winner
always rear, ridden and no impression before 3 out
chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, soon ridden and no extra in 5th before last
chased leaders, never a factor, 6th halfway, no threat after 3 out, weakened, tailed off
Gordon Elliott won this last year and will be hoping the fitting of cheekpieces to Makhaaleb has the desired effect. He'll be better for a recent run on the Flat and must be on the short-list after his progressive form last season. Amazon Warrior ran out a comfortable winner at Wexford where she jumped much better than previously and can go on from there but LONDON BRIDGE is probably the safest option. Noel Meade's charge was having his fourth start over timber when landing a maiden at Bellewstown and is progressing well enough to complete the double. Bachelor Lad landed a C&D maiden in May before a decent effort in a much better race at Wexford and should be in the shake-up.
Bachelor Lad (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Prominent, keen hold, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 6, 7l behind Redera (11-12) at Wexford 2m nh nov hdl gf in Jun.
Fleeting Moment (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 16, 37l behind Tadhg (11-4) at Tramore 2m hcp hdl 80-109 gd in Apr.
Hans Crescent (FR) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th 5 out, ridden in 5th 3 out, no impression in 4th before 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 15l behind Tom Horn (11-12) at Bellewstown 2m 4f hdl gf.
London Bridge 7-1 (11-12) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, short of room and hampered approaching 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Bellewstown 2m 1f 5yo mdn hdl gf beating Undertheboardwalk (11-4) by 1l, 16 ran.
Makhaaleb (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, some headway under pressure on outside next, weakened before last, 8th of 11, 23l behind Astracad (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
Sir Quigley (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Towards rear, closer in 9th after 3 out, no impression when fell next, in a race won by Air Chief (11-7) at Limerick 2m 1f beg chs gd, 16 ran.
Amazon Warrior (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Soon rear of mid-division, progress approaching 6 out, 5th 3 out, travelling best from next, led before last, stayed on well run-in to assert, won at Wexford 2m 2f mares mdn hdl gd beating Milano Bay (10-8) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.
Ithinkbest 28-1 (11-12) Towards rear, some late headway straight, never a danger, 10th of 20, 22l behind Bagber (11-12) at Gowran Park 2m mdn hdl hvy in Mar.
