led, pressed 4 out, headed approaching next, soon ridden, no impression on winner entering straight, pressed for moderate 2nd at last, kept on under pressure run-in
held up, ridden in rear and no impression before 3 out, fell last
chased leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 3rd halfway, dropped to moderate 5th before 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on to press moderate 2nd at last, kept on same pace, 3rd close home
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, no extra and weakened entering straight
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, moderate 3rd before 3 out, ridden and no impression 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in moderate 4th before 3 out, no impression in 3rd before 2 out, pressed moderate 2nd last, kept on same pace run-in, 4th close home
tracked leader in 2nd, improved to challenge 4 out, soon disputed, led approaching next, eased clear entering straight, not extended
held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 7th 3 out, no impression entering straight, soon no extra
chased leaders and ran freely early, soon settled mid-division, moderate 5th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, mistake 2 out, weakened
Aherlow should prove a smart prospect for chasing in time and looks certain to make a bold bid, despite an absence since a narrow defeat at Clonmel in May. Jacobs Well has had a confidence-booster on the Flat since falling at the first at Sligo while Veneziano Springs has shown potential over this sort of trip on testing ground. TURBOJET has never raced beyond the minimum nor on ground this testing but hasn't been beaten far on most occasions and has been staying on strongly, especially behind Minella Beau at Galway last time, so he can finally lose his maiden tag.
Aherlow (IRE) 5-2 (11-4) Soon tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, disputed 3rd after 6th, 2nd from 7th, slight mistake 3 out, on terms approaching straight, kept on well run-in, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Vanishing Point (11-4) at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn gd in May.
Barneymac (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, soon distant 5th, distant 6th approaching 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in, 3rd of 11, 37l behind Fabulous Saga (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 5f mdn Yielding in Aug.
Cowboy Des Long (FR) 25-1 (12-0) In rear, 13th halfway, improved to 9th 4f out, no extra over 2f out, 10th of 14, dist behind Double Portrait (12-0) at Cork 2m 3f gd in Apr.
Gotaway (IRE) 5-2 (12-2) Trkd ldr in 2nd, 3l 2nd 5out, 4th aftr 4out, 5th & btn bef 3out, bhnd when pu bef last, at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Jacobs Well (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Always towards rear, ridden under 3f out, no impression, never a factor, 13th of 17, 20 1/4l behind Athenry Boy (8-4) at Galway 1m 4f hcp sft in Aug.
Lough Navar 50-1 (12-0) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden over 3f out, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Optical Confusion (12-0) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Aug.
Turbojet 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd 4 out, ridden and went 2nd after 2 out, jumped left and not fluent at last, stayed on well run-in, kept on without reaching winner close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Minella Beau (11-12) at Galway 2m mdn gd in Aug.
Veneziano Springs (FR) 5-1 (11-4) Mid-division, some progress into 8th before straight, ridden in 6th and no impression when pecked 2 out, kept on one pace from before last, 4th of 20, 19 1/2l behind Robin Des Foret (11-12) at Tipperary 2m mdn gd in Apr.
Trojan Lass (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and lost place 7f out, soon towards rear and weakened, tailed off, 15th of 18, dist behind Duhallow Gesture (11-9) at Tipperary 2m 2f gd in May.
