mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden after 3 out and dropped towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace after 2 out
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 2nd after 3 out, pushed along and led after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well run-in
tracked leaders early, rear of mid-division halfway, 7th and pushed along entering straight, no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, no impression and slight mistake last, ridden and kept on into 3rd run-in
mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and no impression in 8th entering straight, soon dropped to rear, no extra
towards rear early, headway on outer after 3rd and 3rd halfway, led before 4 out, pushed along and headed after 2 out, no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace
towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace after 2 out and went 6th run-in, never a factor
towards rear, headway after 3 out, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, ridden after 2 out and no impression before last, 4th and kept on one pace run-in
towards rear, not fluent 3 out, some headway approaching straight and 5th 2 out, pushed along and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace
led, headed before 4 out where slight mistake, soon pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, no extra
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 4th and ridden entering straight, no impression before 2 out, soon no extra
NonRunner
Grange Walk was a beaten favourite back over hurdles at Clonmel but still finished ahead of the subsequent Punchestown winner Bal De Rio and is unquestionably well treated on his chase form. A number of these are returning from a lay-off including Wouldn't You Agree, Nodoubtaboutthat, Mica Malpic and Weddell Sea but GLAN has had a couple of outings this year to blow away the cobwebs. Gordon Elliott’s mare would be a threat to all on her fourth in last year’s Galway Hurdle with Danny Gilligan’s claim meaning she is effectively 4lb lower than her last winning mark.
Annexation (FR) 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 9th on outer 2 out, ridden entering straight, no impression, 9th of 18, 14l behind Bialystok (10-11) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Glan (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, ridden 4 out, stayed on into moderate 5th last, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Mighty Tom (11-6) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp lst (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Wouldn't You Agree (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression, 5th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Nibiru (10-12) at Navan 2m hcp gd in Sep.
Weddell Sea (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Slowly into stride, off pace in rear, in touch in rear at halfway, ridden in 9th under 3f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Final Endeavour (10-4) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Fascinating Shadow (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, 5th 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Set Point (11-13) at Tramore 2m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Grange Walk (IRE) 10-3fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 4th halfway, 3rd approaching straight and 2nd 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace, 2nd of 14, 1l behind As Tears Go By (11-2) at Clonmel 2m hcp sft in May.
Nodoubtaboutthat (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders disputing 5th, ridden in 5th 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up approaching last, at Ballinrobe 2m 2f hcp Yielding in May.
Bal De Rio (FR) 15-8fav (10-10) Mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, went 2nd entering straight, soon pushed along, strongly pressed winner at last, ridden and led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Punchestown 2m 3f Good - Yielding in May beating Fancy A Cosmo (12-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Boom Boom Boom 11-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, not fluent 3 out, pushed along approaching straight and no extra after next, 12th of 14, 23 3/4l behind As Tears Go By (11-2) at Clonmel 2m hcp sft in May.
Must Meet Cecil (IRE) 18-1 (12-0) Rear, 13th after 6th, under pressure and detached after 7th, weakened, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out, at Clonmel 2m 3f hvy in Mar.
Snapius (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden to close and slightly hampered 2f out, disputed 4th over 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace, 9th of 18, 5 3/4l behind Dame Rapide (10-2) at Curragh 1m 6f hcp gd in May.
Mica Malpic (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Rear of mid-division, 9th after 7th, headway to 5th after 3 out, 4th 2 out where mistake and pecked, mistake last, soon dropped to 5th, kept on run-in to 3rd closing stages, never neare, 3rd of 11, 9l behind Flash De Touzaine (11-4) at Galway 2m 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
