pressed leader, led briefly 3 out, pushed along and outpaced before next, lost modest 3rd 2 out, mistake last
tracked leaders on outside, pushed along before 7th, outpaced before next, went modest 3rd 2 out, no chance with leading duo
made most until narrowly headed 2 out, chased leader, led narrowly again last, driven and stayed on to assert towards finish
chased leaders on inside, 2nd after 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, narrowly headed last, still challenging run-in, no extra towards finish
took keen hold, held up in rear, brought down 4th
None of these have shown much so far under Rules so we'll hand the most tentative of votes to LOUGH DERG LEADER, who won a point-to-point at Loughrea in April and has Richard Johnson doing the steering. Leith Hill Lad has also won between the flags but it would require a giant leap of faith to give Tower Of Allen another chance. Chosen Tribe, Kabanga Bay and Gersjoeycasey all look very modest.
Chosen Tribe (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Mid div best, fair 5th & no ex 4out, to 3out in 4th when lft 3rd at last, ko best in race for 3rd flat, 3rd of 10, 32l behind Lough Derg Farmer (11-10) at Dromahane 3m mdn gs in May.
Kabanga Bay 50-1 (10-12) Led until 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced after 6th, weakened before 3 out, struggling when mistake next, plugged on, last of 3, 15l behind Baltic Storm (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 2f (4) gf in Sep.
Leith Hill Lad 20-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 14, 25l behind Born Survivor (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Lough Derg Leader (IRE) 3-1 (12-1) Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, prog in 3rd 2out, went 2nd aft 2out, eff to chall on outer last, ko best close home, won at Loughrea 3m mdn sft in Apr beating Glenforde (12-1) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Tower Of Allen (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Took keen hold in mid-division, eased and pulled up 5f out, at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gd in Mar.
Gersjoeycasey (IRE) 150-1 (10-5) Behind from 3rd, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Canton Prince (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
