chased leader, led after 6f, challenged 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 5f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leaders early, 8th halfway, headway into 5th 8f out, ridden in 6th 3f out, stayed on in 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, ran on strongly closing stages to press leader, just failed
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 2f out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened over 5f out, completely tailed off
held up early, headway in 4th halfway, 7th 6f out, ridden in 5th 3f out, no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway into close 3rd 6f out, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace
led, headed after 6f, 2nd halfway, 3rd 8f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on well final furlong, strongly pressed close home, all out, just held on
towards rear, no impression in 8th 4f out, kept on one pace from over 2f out
always towards rear
KOKO LANE showed massive improvement from his opening run when chasing home Van Diemens Land at Gowran and today's longer trip should be enough for him to lose his maiden tag before going hurdling. Noel Meade looks to have acquired a nice prospect in point-to-point runner-up Griesenau, who has the pedigree to do well at this game before going jumping while the likes of Ironmill Lad, Noble Pageant and Derapour have all shown enough to suggest a race of this nature isn't beyond them.
Griesenau (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Pr, lost pl to mid div 4out, rallied & sow from 2out, chall late, just failed, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind New York Ranger (12-0) at Largy 3m ire ptp gd in Apr.
Hidden Future (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Chased leaders early, 8th halfway, 6th 4f out, ridden in 7th 3f out, no extra and kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 22l behind Trabajo (12-0) at Down Royal 2m N H flat gf in May.
Ironmill Lad (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway into moderate 7th 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, 3rd and no impression leaders 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 15l behind Bridgets Pet (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 2f N H flat gd in Sep.
Noble Pageant (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, on terms from 7f out, 2nd under 4f out, no extra in 3rd and kept on same pace from 3f out, 3rd of 11, 20l behind Meister Eckhart (12-0) at Sligo 2m 2f N H flat sft in Sep.
Bee Cee Brown (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, saddled slipped early, led halfway, headed 6f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Paudi The Punter (11-11) at Navan 2m N H flat gd in Sep.
Derapour (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Towards rear, headway approaching straight, 6th 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 13l behind Alexandr Nevsky (11-3) at Fairyhouse 2m ldy N H flat gd in Sep.
Im An Ace (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, closer in 3rd from 6f out, plenty to do again from 5f out, moderate 4th and no extra from under 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 14l behind Van Diemens Land (11-3) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo nhf sft.
Koko Lane (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, closer in 5th from 6f out, plenty to do again from 5f out, moderate 4th approaching straight, ridden in moderate 3rd under 2f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on well without quite getting there, 2nd of 13, nk behind Van Diemens Land (11-3) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo nhf sft.
Lions Charge (USA) 66-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, raced towards outer, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight, 6th of 12, 19l behind Waaheb (11-9) at Limerick 2m 4yo NH flat (Listed) in Apr.
Casoran (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Tracked leader on inner, 2nd halfway, no extra entering straight, weakened, 12th of 25, well behind Eyesontheprize (10-13) at Navan 2m mrs N H flat hvy in Feb.
