mid-division and 6th from halfway, ridden from 3f out, no extra in 8th from 2f out
chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead from 3f out and ridden clear under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, easily
towards rear and 8th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, dropped to rear and no extra from 2f out
towards rear and 8th from halfway, ridden in 7th from 2f out and soon no impression, kept on into moderate 6th inside final furlong
mid-division and 7th from halfway, pushed along in 5th from 3f out and ridden on outer under 2f out, no impression in 3rd from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders and 3rd from halfway, pushed along on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 4th, no extra and kept on same pace from 1f out
chased leaders on inner and 4th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden from 2f out and soon went 2nd, no impression on winner from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division and 5th from halfway, pushed along from 4f out and soon lost place, ridden and no impression from 2f out, kept on into moderate 5th inside final furlong
soon led, pushed along from 3f out and soon headed, no extra in 5th from over 1f out and weakened to 7th inside final furlong
A very nice prize has brought out a strong field headed at the weights by Wonder Laish, who won a maiden hurdle at the fixture a year ago before landing a premier handicap over this trip at Leopardstown. ASTRONOMER won a Galway maiden on his return from a break then easily landed a Bellewstown handicap for which he's been raised 9lb. This is tougher but he's in the 'could be anything' category and has two premier handicap entries this weekend. Maysiyana attracted good support at Killarney last month and her supporters never had a moment's concern while National Wealth made most over 1m6f at Killarney and won't go down without a fight. The three-year-olds South East and Lady Camelot would enter the equation from the bottom of the weights if the ground eases further.
Wonder Laish 14-1 (11-10) Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra in 6th at last, weakened, 7th of 12, dist behind Good Thyne Tara (11-3) at Ballinrobe 2m gd in May.
Astronomer (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Chased leader in 2nd, pushed along briefly to close over 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly to assert inside final furlong, won at Bellewstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug beating The Mouse Doctor (9-3) by 4l, 8 ran.
Le Vagabond (FR) 11-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 10th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Brazos (9-3) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp gd in Aug.
Elm Grove (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Rear, 7th halfway, dropped to 8th over 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression on leaders, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Try Again (8-12) at Roscommon 1m 2f hcp sft in Aug.
Maysiyana (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-0) Mid-division and 6th from halfway, pushed along on outer from 3f out and challenged from over 1f out, soon ridden to lead and stretched clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Killarney 1m 3f mdn fll Yielding in Aug beating Cascabel (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
National Wealth (IRE) 9-2fav (9-10) Led, joined from 5f out, pushed along from 3f out and soon regained lead, ridden over 1f out and soon pressed, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Killarney 1m 6f hcp Yielding in Aug beating Hurricane Sky (9-11) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Lady Camelot (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and headway on outer into 5th 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 3/4l behind Share The Honour (9-9) at Galway 1m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Ibsen (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Chased leaders and 3rd from halfway, pushed along and lost place from over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind National Wealth (9-10) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp Yielding in Aug.
South East (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Went slightly left from stalls, prominent and disputed lead early, led after 4f before soon running wide off bend and headed, 2nd from halfway, ridden from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Rickrack (9-12) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug.
Landsman (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Towards rear, 10th halfway, headway on inner under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, not much room on inner final 150 yards, no extra, eased closing stages, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Persian Lion (8-6) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp gf in Aug.
