edged away to his right at start, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 4 out, 2nd approaching straight, soon challenged, led approaching 3 out travelling smoothly, quickly asserted and stayed on well, easily
prominent in 2nd, on terms 6th, soon led, not fluent 8th, pushed along briefly on bend soon after, joined approaching 4 out, soon headed, dropped to 3rd approaching straight and no impression, weakened and not fluent last
impeded start, soon chased leaders, pushed along briefly approaching 6th where slight mistake and pushed along again, soon not go with leaders and no danger, kept on same pace without threatening straight
soon led, some slight mistakes, joined 6th, soon headed, on terms approaching 4 out, soon led, pressed into straight, headed approaching 3 out, soon switched right and not fluent, no extra and jumped right 2 out
impeded start, waited with towards rear, not go with leaders from 6th, soon no danger, kept on same pace without threatening straight
A decent opener with all but one of the seven-strong field having already won at least once. JON SNOW will make a chaser in time but is currently making giant strides over timber and never came off the bridle in landing the odds at Galway three weeks ago. Stablemate Kaatskill Nap also has plenty of scope and Nero Rock won a Sligo maiden earlier in the month. Soldiers Hill has only won at Downpatrick so far, however, and this looks a big ask for Limerick scorer Oscar Montel and the hat-trick seeking Skyace.
Jon Snow (FR) 2-7fav (11-8) Led, joined briefly 3 out, asserted run-in, stayed on well, easily, won at Galway 2m 5f Yielding in Jul beating Belfast Banter (11-4) by 8l, 4 ran.
Kaatskill Nap (FR) 7-4fav (12-0) Disputed early, led before 2nd, jumped slightly left at times, slight mistake 3rd, travelled best and asserted entering straight, mistake last, ridden and kept on run-in, won at Galway 2m 5f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul beating The Little Yank (12-0) by 5 1/2l, 12 ran.
Oscar Montel (IRE) 11-10fav (12-0) Chased leaders early, soon prominent, pushed along briefly after 3 out in 2nd, led 2 out, jumped slightly left last, stayed on well under pressure run-in, won at Limerick 3m mdn Yielding in Jul beating Fest Deiz (12-0) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Skyace (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Tracked leader in 2nd, led before 3rd and made rest, went clear and pushed along 2 out, clear at last, eased inside final furlong, easily, won at Gowran Park 2m 4f gd in Jul beating Dame De Ruban (10-10) by 8l, 5 ran.
Rule Of June (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, moderate 6th and ridden 3 out, no impression, 6th of 15, dist behind Fort Worth Texas (11-7) at Punchestown 2m 6f mdn hvy in Feb.
Nero Rock (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Waited with, slight mistake 4th, closer in 5th after 7th, slight mistake 4 out, closed up before 2 out, led before straight, stayed on well to assert run-in, comfortably, won at Sligo 2m 4f mdn gd in Aug beating Rian Thomas (11-6) by 7l, 8 ran.
Soldiers Hill (IRE) 11-4fav (10-11) Briefly pushed along from start, soon raced in mid-division, dropped to 9th and pushed along from halfway, mistake 3 out and soon ridden, no impression from next, kept on same pace run-in, 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Dollys Destination (10-11) at Downpatrick 2m 3f gd in Aug.
