chased leader, 5th halfway, in rear approaching straight and no extra over 2f out, weakened, tailed off
chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th 2f out, no extra
slowly away, held up in rear, ran freely, pushed along and no impression in 5th 2f out, no extra
chased leader, 6th halfway, progress straight and led 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably
chased leader, 4th halfway, went 2nd entering straight, soon ridden and no impression on leader, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace
led early, chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, no extra in 6th 2f out, weakened, tailed off
prominent and led after 1f, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden 2f out and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
Ned Buntline has been running well in strong company over fences lately without winning but has won a bumper and conditions will be ideal. WICKLOW BRAVE has won three bumpers and showed his wellbeing with a very impressive victory in the County Hurdle with Chester Cup runner-up Quick Jack back in third. Willie Mullins' charge is having his first start under Flat Rules but is hard to oppose. Jennies Jewel has been finding it tough in top company over timber and will appreciate this sort of grade while Awesome Star might have won on his reappearance at Limerick but for being impeded, though faces a tough task against useful jumpers.
Couleur De La Loi (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, progress into 6th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression from 2f out, 5th of 14, 7l behind Viaduct Joey (9-7) at Dundalk 2m mdn stks pol in Mar.
Irish Thistle (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, 12th early, under pressure from early straight, improved to challenge from under 3f out, no impression in 6th over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 16, 13l behind Silver Concorde (10-2) at Navan 2m mdn stks in Oct.
Ned Buntline 7-2fav (11-0) Mid-division, 9th 4 out, headway after next, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 3rd at last, no extra run-in, 3rd of 16, 8l behind Jacksonslady (10-9) at Punchestown 2m hcap ch in Apr.
Wicklow Brave 25-1 (11-4) Held up in rear division, smooth headway on outside after 3 out, close up next, came towards stands side rail and led before last, ridden clear flat, stayed on strongly, won at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) sft in Mar beating Sort It Out (11-0) by 8l, 24 ran.
Awesome Star (IRE) 7-4 (9-7) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, closer and slightly hampered final 100 yards, kept on well close home, just held, 3rd of 14, hd behind Neverushacon (9-7) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn stks sft in Apr.
French Approach (FR) 4-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, 4th 4f out, ridden from over 2f out and soon weakened, 10th of 12, 14l behind Mozetta (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol in Apr.
Jennies Jewel (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, soon 3rd, edged slightly left and no impression when bumped inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 12, 10l behind Rebel Fitz (11-0) at Listowel 1m 6f am stks (4yo+) gd in Sep.
Call Me Pj (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Towards rear, 15th early, switched right from over 3f out, went 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 17, 2l behind Madeira Classic (9-3) at Navan 1m 5f hcp in Apr.
Down Time (USA) 50-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, ridden in rear 4f out, soon no impression, 11th of 14, 21l behind Neverushacon (9-7) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn stks sft in Apr.
