made all, ridden and narrow advantage 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, moderate 3rd 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in 5th, pushed along 3f out, ridden in moderate 5th 2f out, kept on one pace in 4th final furlong
raced in last throughout, ridden 5f out, soon trailing, never a factor
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in close 2nd on wide outer 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace
Ballinlough Gale appeared to find this trip too far at Galway and was well beaten while Queen Of Jazz has shown little since arriving from France. Blackstair Rocco is a smart staying hurdler who arrives in excellent form while the versatile CONFLATED landed a 2m4f Grade 3 novices' chase in March and could be good enough. Dani Barcelona made a successful debut in a Clonmel bumper but was put in her place at Galway while Impressive Duke has run poorly over timber the last twice. However, the latter, a dual winner over fences in the UK, is the type to bounce back at any time so watch the market.
Ballinlough Gale (IRE) 11-1 (10-2) Prominent and soon led, ridden under 2f out, strongly pressed and headed entering straight, weakened quickly 1f out, 12th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Insane Bolt (10-1) at Galway 1m 6f hcp gd in Aug.
Blackstair Rocco (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Chased leaders and 6th from halfway, took closer order from 5 out and improved to lead from 3 out, 2 lengths clear from last and soon ridden, strongly pressed inside final 50 yards and headed on line, 2nd of 19, hd behind Macgiloney (12-0) at Galway 3m hcp gd in Jul.
Conflated (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Disputed until led after 1st, inclined to jump left, not fluent 6th, slow jump and headed 9th, soon 3rd, on terms again approaching 3 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, 4th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Janidil (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f (1) Yielding in Apr.
Impressive Duke (IRE) 15-8fav (11-4) Towards rear and 12th from halfway, not fluent and pushed along from 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from next, 11th of 15, 36 3/4l behind Westernerona (12-0) at Downpatrick 2m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
Dani Barcelona (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Ran freely in mid-division on outer, 6th halfway, 7th 6f out, headway on outer over 3f out, under pressure 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 23 1/4l behind The Gossiper (12-3) at Galway 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Queen Of Jazz (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Dwelt, soon prominent and disputed lead, led narrowly 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no impression in 3rd, moderate 4th 1f out, no extra, 4th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Cycladic (9-2) at Bellewstown 1m 4f mdn fll gd in Aug.
