towards rear, 7th halfway, 6th 4f out, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, no impression, kept on same pace final furlong
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, 8th halfway, dropped to 9th 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, never a factor
chased leader, 4th halfway, improved to 3rd 2f out, progress to 2nd 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, strongly challenged leader under 1f out, led final 100 yards, kept on best
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed under 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra
in rear, 9th halfway, 8th 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, no threat
chased leader, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, progress to 3rd 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, 6th halfway, 7th 4f out, ridden under 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace final 100 yards
prominent, led after 2f, 4 lengths clear halfway, under pressure and headed approaching straight, dropped to 4th 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out
El Tren has been handed a 10lb rise for his victory at Tipperary and this looks tougher as a consequence. LORD JUSTICE has been in excellent form on the Flat and over hurdles and though some rain would help his cause his overall form puts him right in the frame. Nonetheless hasn't had much experience but won over 1m4f at Galway last summer and has been finding 1m2f too short in recent starts. Theophilus has won over hurdles so shouldn't have any problems with the trip and he showed a bit more dash at the Curragh last time.
Nonetheless (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 6l behind Light That (8-7) at Cork 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Theophilus (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 4th 3f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 19, 4 1/4l behind Zeftan (9-6) at Curragh 1m 4f gd in Jun.
Donnerhall (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, soon no extra, rear and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Storm Ranger (8-11) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Lord Justice (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, good headway to track leaders from 3 out, pushed along to challenge in 2nd before 2 out, ridden and not fluent last, kept on well run-in, not reaching winner, 2nd of 15, hd behind Knockmaole Boy (11-5) at Limerick 2m gd in Jul.
Black Label 16-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out and slightly short of room approaching straight, ridden in 5th before 2 out, no impression in 4th before last, kept on without threatening run-in, 4th of 17, 8 1/4l behind Denham Sound (10-13) at Limerick 2m 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Nelson Road (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Broke well, soon led, driven and headed approaching straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression on leader, dropped to 3rd final 200 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Laoch Na Mi (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f mdn gd in Aug.
El Tren (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden towards outer 2f out, stayed on into 8th 1 1/2f out, closer in 5th 1f out, led last 100 yards, kept on well, won at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun beating High Kicker (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Tropic Thunder (GER) 7-2fav (9-11) Mid-division, ridden and no impression straight, 12th of 14, 21l behind Ruby Gates (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Apr.
Awareness (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along on outer entering straight and soon no extra, 8th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Lovemenot (9-0) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn fll gf in Jun.
