held up in last early, 4th from 4th, headway into 2nd entering straight, pushed out to lead before last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably
chased leader in 2nd, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along before straight, ridden in 3rd and no extra 2 out, kept on one pace
chased leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along before straight, ridden and no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace, slight mistake last
led, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace
held up in 4th, last from 4th, dropped away from halfway, completely tailed off
LUSKA LAD has always been a class act over hurdles and if anywhere near his best would be very difficult to beat. He will have found the ground much too quick at Galway in September, his first start for over a year, and hopefully he's ready to regain the kind of form that has seen him land three Grade 2s in his time. Un Beau Roman, a close second to the promising Captain Arceus at Punchestown last month, still has plenty of time on his side and his overall form is strong while the versatile False Economy can never be discounted in this sort of grade though his recent form hasn't quite come up to scratch. Moon Dice has been alternating between hurdles and fences and may be better over slightly further.
