soon raced in moderate 5th, slight mistake 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon no impression, disputed distant 3rd when slight mistake last, one pace
soon raced in moderate 4th, dropped to 5th and no impression from before 2 out, soon no extra
soon chased clear leader, dropped to 3rd and mistake 2 out, disputed distant 3rd and not fluent last, one pace
slight mistake 1st, soon chased leaders in moderate 3rd, closed in 2nd from 2 out, on terms from before last, soon led and asserted, stayed on well
towards rear, pushed along 3 out, no impression next, disputed distant 3rd at last, soon 3rd and kept on same pace
impeded 1st, in rear, some slight mistakes, behind 3 out, completely tailed off
Willie Mullins has won the last two of these and MUTHAZA will be a warm order to complete the hat-trick. Three times a winner on the Flat in France, she's been long odds-on for both starts over timber and punters have had no concerns. She was receiving 7lb from Buyer Beware when beating him very easily at Bellewstown and though the runner-up is slightly better off at the weights he is unlikely to reverse the places. Gordon Elliott's charge had finished just under a length behind Tagg's Island when conceding 7lb at Gowran last month so looks to have a fine chance of beating the winner on these terms. St Lawrence Gap has steadily improved though will need to do much more than his narrow victory at Roscommon and the remainder are harder to fancy.
Buyer Beware (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Raced in 4th, closed from 4 out, 3rd approaching straight, disputed 2nd and mistake 2 out, soon no impression under pressure and chased winner, not fluent last, one pace, 2nd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Muthaza (10-13) at Bellewstown 2m 1f Yielding in Jun.
St Lawrence Gap (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra over 2f out, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Successor (9-5) at Killarney 1m 6f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul.
Tagg's Island (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 1 1/4l behind Punches Pious (8-11) at Tipperary 7f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Cable 50-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, 5th on inner halfway, pushed along in 6th entering straight, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 14l behind Bright Tomorrow (11-4) at Wexford 2m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Jun.
Muthaza (FR) 1-2fav (10-13) Raced in 3rd, closed 4 out, soon 2nd, on terms from before 3 out, soon led, asserted from 2 out, stayed on well, easily, won at Bellewstown 2m 1f Yielding in Jun beating Buyer Beware (11-6) by 6 1/2l, 6 ran.
The Last Marju (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Soon mid-division, some headway from before straight, soon no impression, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening, 5th of 23, 17 1/4l behind Chadic (11-6) at Cork 2m mdn gd in Jul.
Blackbirds Lane (IRE) 4-5 (11-5) Ld/disp to clr ldr from 4th, 2l ld 1/2way, jnd 5out, hdd 4out & mstk, qckly lost pos 2out, cto & eased well bef str, 6th of 15, dist behind Germaine (11-10) at Ballingarry 3m mdn gf in Jun.
Miss Youngs (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Towards rear, 9th halfway, soon driven, ridden over 2f out, no extra, never a factor, 9th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Future Icon (8-11) at Naas 6f hcp sft in Jul.
