led, took keen hold, joined 3rd, soon led again, slight mistake 4 out, headed approaching 2 out where slight mistake, no extra after
chased leaders, a little keen, 4th halfway, mistake 2 out and one pace
mid-division early, 6th halfway, soon closed, one pace from 2 out and not fluent last
soon prominent, on terms 3rd, soon headed and raced in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, close up 4 out, dropped to 3rd before straight, weakened from 3 out
soon tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, waited with after, 8th halfway, some headway and one pace from 2 out
waited with, 9th halfway, improved travelling smoothly to track leaders approaching straight, on terms approaching 2 out where led, quickly asserted, stayed on strongly run-in, easily
prominent, a little slow 1st, 3rd halfway, closed up and pushed along briefly after 4 out, on terms approaching 2 out where headed, no extra and not fluent last, one pace
soon tracked leaders, pecked slightly 1st, a little keen and waited with after, last halfway, pushed along briefly 6th, not much room briefly approaching straight, some headway and kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out
soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and not much room briefly, no impression 3 out, weakened
waited with, 7th halfway, pushed along approaching straight in last, no impression 3 out, weakened
Clashaniska is without a win in seven starts on the level but represents last year’s winning yard and is rated higher on the Flat than the likes of Early Voice, Belle Cora and Fujimoto Flyer as all go hurdling for the first time. Gordon Elliott’s charge can figure but Vhagar finished tailed off at Roscommon on his hurdling debut when HARVEST BOW finished runner-up. That was a promising start over timber from Noel Meade’s filly and she’s taken to go one better in this.
Clashaniska (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, slightly hampered inner after 2f, 12th halfway, pushed along outer to go 6th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Pearl Warrior (9-3) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
Early Voice (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Towards rear, headway between horses over 2f out, ridden in moderate 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Finding Nero (9-1) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Fassbender (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression over 2f out, 12th of 16, 17 3/4l behind Tankerville (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Vhagar (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Waited with, soon towards rear, 22nd approaching halfway, no impression straight, 20th of 24, 29 1/2l behind Ultra Pride (9-8) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Belle Cora (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division early, 9th approaching halfway, 6th 3f out, effort from 2f out in 2nd, kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near line, 3rd of 24, 2 1/2l behind Ultra Pride (9-8) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Fujimoto Flyer (JPN) 6-1 (8-11) Raced in rear, pushed along on outer from 2f out and soon ridden, kept on without threatening into 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Defining Battle (9-2) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gd in Jul.
Harvest Bow (IRE) 15-8fav (10-5) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression on leader before last, kept on run-in without reaching winner, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Hereia (10-12) at Roscommon 2m mdn sft in Aug.
Mianna (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Prominent early before settling in mid-division, 8th from halfway, pushed along and short of room from 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 11th of 15, 11 3/4l behind Tennessee Wildcat (10-2) at Gowran Park 1m 1f Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Our Nancy (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Always behind, never a factor, 7th of 8, 27l behind For Everyone (10-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f mdn Yielding in Aug.
Sean Says (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, 6th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Mohawk (9-5) at Cork 7f mdn gf in Jun.
