chased leaders, improved to get on terms before 2 out where not fluent and headed, soon under pressure and no impression, slight mistake last, one pace
close up, slight mistake 6th, on terms before 3 out, soon led, joined before 2 out, soon headed and no extra, one pace
led, joined before 3 out, soon pushed along and headed, no impression after 2 out, kept on without troubling winner run-in into 2nd close home
waited with, soon towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, closed up travelling smoothly from 2 out, led soon after, quickly asserted, stayed on well straight, easily
chased leaders on inner, pushed along briefly from 4 out, pushed along again from next, no impression before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, soon no impression, switched right straight, one pace
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th and lost position briefly, lost place before 3 out and under pressure, soon dropped to rear, weakened, completely tailed off
waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along briefly from 4 out, pushed along again from next, headway before 2 out, soon no impression, one pace
The veteran Bye Bye O Bye, the only course and distance winner in the line-up, is on a long losing run but was staying on over 2m6f at Limerick last weekend and should go close. Toosey hails from a yard in superb form and scored over fences at Wexford last month though he's never won over hurdles and was beaten a long way at Bellewstown last time. Winning bumper Miracle Way is also a maiden over hurdles though he's produced a couple of decent runs at Downpatrick recently and this isn't the toughest of handicaps. EIMEAR has run very well in her last two starts here, particularly her penultimate run when beaten half-a-length. A repeat of either run would see her go very close.
Classic Escape (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Mid-division on inner, pushed along at 5th, no impression from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Jul.
Toosey 6-1cfav (10-6) Led, slight mistake and joined from 4th, led before 3 out, soon ridden, headed after 3 out, weakened, 8th of 15, 29 1/4l behind Mac N Cheese (11-11) at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Jul.
Eimear (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) Led briefly early, soon chased leaders, pushed along from 4 out, no impression 2 out, 5th approaching straight, kept on same pace without threatening, 4th of 15, 17 1/2l behind Classic Concorde (11-11) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Bye Bye O Bye (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Waited with, soon rear of mid-division, pushed along and headway to chase leaders before straight, soon effort, kept on without threatening run-in, 3rd of 17, 5 3/4l behind Global Racing (11-7) at Limerick 2m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Beeper's Ruby (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, closer in 8th 3 out, ridden and no impression before next, kept on one pace, 7th of 20, 26 3/4l behind Party Playboy (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Miracle Way (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead 3 out, led after 2 out, headed last and dropped to 4th early run-in, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Canadian Steel (10-9) at Downpatrick 2m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Pass Cross (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Mid-division early, slight mistake 9th, reminders after next, soon no impression, 10th of 16, dist behind Courtin Bb (10-13) at Tipperary 3m hcp gd in Jul.
Le Hachette (IRE) 9-1 (9-12) Led and soon went on, reduced lead from after 3 out, headed approaching next, no extra in 4th and mistake last, 4th of 13, 21 3/4l behind Askari (11-8) at Tramore 2m 5f hcp sft in Jan.
Captain Leo (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out, soon behind, 23rd of 25, dist behind All About Alfie (11-3) at Naas 2m 3f hcp Yielding in Dec.
