tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led approaching straight, ridden before last and headed early run-in, no impression on winner
rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no extra after 2 out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden straight and 4th last, no impression run-in
mid-division, 8th halfway, progress on outer straight and challenged last, soon led, ridden and kept on well run-in
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden approaching last, kept on one pace to go 4th close home
towards rear, pushed along and progress outer before 2 out, no extra approaching straight, weakened, completely tailed off
mid-division, 9th halfway, not fluent 4 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out
mid-division, 7th halfway, progress entering straight, ridden in 3rd and slight mistake last, no extra run-in
towards rear, 10th approaching straight, no extra in 8th before last, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 7th entering straight and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd briefly entering straight, ridden in 5th before last and no extra run-in
led, blundered 3 out, headed after next, soon no extra, weakened
towards rear, some progress approaching 2 out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off
Mr Diablo appeared to find 2m4f against him at this stage of his career at Fairyhouse and should be better back over this trip. Elsie has been chasing but isn't on a bad mark taking into her close third in a Cork Grade 3 over timber into consideration. Modem has steadily progressed and a mark of 121 looks by no means excessive following his recent victory at Navan. Five-times Flat winner Castle Bar Sling made a belated winning debut over timber at Clonmel in October but this can go to SHABRA'S BERTOLINI, who defied a bad blunder at the last to score at Navan and whose 5lb rise is more than cancelled out by his rider's claim.
Mr Diablo (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, 3rd after 3rd, mistake 2 out when challenging, soon on terms and every chance, headed between last 2, no impression and one pace from before last, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Couleur France (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f nov hdl 0-123 in Nov.
Elsie (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Led and disputed, led 6th, fell heavily next, in a race won by Vroum Vroum Mag (10-11) at Cork 2m 1f mares nov chs Grade 3 (1), 6 ran.
Modem 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, improved to lead and ridden before 2 out, stayed on well from last, won at Navan 2m 4yo mdn hdl beating Last Encounter (11-7) by 1 1/2l, 19 ran.
Shemshal (FR) 9-1 (11-9) Held up in last, slight mistake 1st, went 6th 2 out, soon ridden, 5th at last, no impression under pressure run-in, 4th of 7, 6l behind Shield (11-12) at Galway 2m nh nov hdl gd in Jul.
The Herds Garden 8-1 (9-13) Mid-division, soon 10th, 11th before straight, soon no impression, one pace, 8th of 16, 30l behind Princess Leya (10-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl in Nov.
Castle Bar Sling (USA) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders at slow pace early, jumped slightly right 2nd, landed slightly awkwardly 5 out, closed after 3 out, 3rd before straight, slight mistake 2 out, challenged in 2nd at last, led run-in, stayed on well, won at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl gd in Oct beating Alileo (11-4) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Mind The Pennies (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and good progress to challenge after 2 out, every chance after last, kept on well close home without matching winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Harvey Logan (10-13) at Navan 2m hcp hdl sft in Nov.
A Grey Matter (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Held up, 19th after 3rd, one pace from before straight, 13th of 24, 22l behind Peoples Park (10-6) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 in Nov.
To Choose (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden after 4 out, soon no impression, 10th of 23, 25l behind Montys Meadow (11-12) at Cork 2m mdn hdl hvy.
Specific Gravity (FR) 8-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, distant 3rd from 3rd, slight mistake 4th, 4th when slight mistake 4 out, pushed along in 3rd from 3 out, no impression from after 2 out, left 2nd and slightly impeded last, one pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Is Herself About (11-3) at Cork 2m hcp hdl hvy in Nov.
Balkinstown (IRE) 15-2 (11-1) Soon chased leaders, 9th at 3rd, chasing winner disputing 2nd at last, soon no impression, one pace run-in and dropped to 3rd near line, 3rd of 22, 3 1/2l behind Glenquest (11-9) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Nov.
Rufino (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Led, headed after 3rd, ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out, 8th of 9, well behind Miradane (11-0) at Cork 2m hcp hdl hvy.
Dollar And A Dream (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division for most, never a factor, 19th of 29, 43l behind Domesday Book (11-9) at Navan 2m mdn hdl.
Shabra's Bertolini (IRE) 4-1fav (9-8) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 3 out and soon led, ridden before last where pecked, strongly pressed run-in, all out close home and rider dropped rein, won at Navan 2m hcp hdl 8Evens23 beating Black Spot On (11-4) by 1/2l, 21 ran.
Noble King (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before straight, 15th of 21, 38l behind Shabra's Bertolini (9-8) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 8Evens23.
