dwelt and pushed along from early, always towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra and eased over 1f out
soon led, 2 length lead halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out and strongly pressed 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home
held up towards rear, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, challenged 1f out and led final 100 yards, kept on well
chased leaders, raced keenly, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, raced keenly, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and dropped to 4th final 50 yards
chased leaders, a little keen, pushed along in 5th halfway, ridden and no impression in moderate 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace without threatening to moderate 3rd final 50 yards
EARLS needs to prove he handles testing conditions but only faded in the closing stages over 7f on heavy ground at Limerick after scoring over an extended 5f at Sligo. Long-time maiden Glow Worm will have no problems with the ground and has been running well without managing that elusive victory while Is That Love has only had seven starts and has dropped to his lowest mark. None of the remaining trio can be dismissed in a tricky little handicap with handicap debutant Royal Hideaway possibly the best of them under Colin Keane.
Cool Vixen (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) Pushed along from stalls and raced in rear, ridden from 2f out and no impression from over 1f out, 11th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Angel Palanas (9-13) at Leopardstown 7f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Glow Worm (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Raced far side, soon led and went on, reduced lead over 1f out, headed inside final 100yds, no extra, 6th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Pretty Boy Floyd (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Oct.
Earls (IRE) 9-2cfav (9-13) Chased leaders, soon led, reduced advantage halfway, ridden and strongly pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Dragon Of Malta (9-11) at Limerick 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Royal Hideaway (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Make A Promise (9-2) at Tipperary 5f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Is That Love (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight, 4th and switched left 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 10th of 16, 12 1/2l behind Max's Dandy (8-8) at Limerick 7f hcp hvy in Oct.
Seven Worlds (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Disputed lead, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened, 10th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Pretty Smart (9-4) at Navan 5f hcp sft in Oct.