mid-division early, dropped to rear halfway, moderate 11th early straight, switched to outer and ran on inside final furlong
held up, 8th 5f out, no impression from before straight
tracked leaders, moderate 4th halfway, 6th over 4f out, progress into 4th straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out
very slowly away and always behind
led, headed after 2f, moderate 2nd to halfway, 3rd and ridden 4f out, soon no extra
held up, 11th halfway, kept on from 3f out
moderate 3rd, 2nd after halfway, closed on leader 3f out, led early straight, soon clear, stayed on well
held up, progress halfway, moderate 5th 5f out, no impression from 3f out
moderate 4th to halfway, soon weakened
mid-division, 8th halfway, 7th 4f out, progress into 3rd early straight, moderate 2nd and stayed on final furlong
alway towards rear
tracked leaders, moderate 5th halfway, 4th 5f out, 3rd and ridden 3f out, soon no extra, weakened straight
mid-division, weakened from over 4f out
very slowly away, rapid headway to lead after 2f, soon well clear, reduced advantage 3f out, headed early straight, kept on same pace
Ten of the 15 entries had their last runs over jumps including the classy hurdler PITTONI, whose latest outing was behind Soldatino in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham. No doubt he's using this as a warm-up for the winter game but he had some very useful form on the level before changing careers and looks a cut above these rivals. Acclaimed ran his best race to date when a close second to Impersonator at the Galway Festival and should go well while Nina Carberry can get a tune out of Cloone Rocket, who ran very well behind False Economy on the level here in June. Mr Clyde was making his debut on the flat when a good second to Swiftmarc at Tramore and can get involved along with the consistent four-year-old Belle Chose.
Pittoni (IRE) 9-10fav (9-5) Disputed early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead over 3f out, pushed out from 2f out, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Curragh 1m 2f 3yo mdn sft in Oct beating Duc De Savoie (9-5) by 6l, 13 ran.
The Buck (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on outer, moderate 8th halfway, no extra from 2f out, 12th of 14, 24l behind Anshan Dreams (9-5) at Dundalk 2m hcp 50-75 pol.
Acclaimed (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Always behind, eased final furlong, tailed off, 21st of 22, 50l behind Big Robert (8-0) at Curragh 1m hcp 0-105 sft in Mar.
Alroy (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and no impression in 7th 4f out, kept on one pace in straight, 7th of 13, 11l behind The Buck (9-2) at Wexford 2m hcp 47-65 gf in Aug.
Ballyvoile (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Soon disputed lead, mistake 8th and 4 out, lost place approaching straight, soon weakened, 14th of 17, well behind Where's The Dosh (11-8) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens16 gd in May.
Clonsilla Fath (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, keen hold, 4th approaching straight, soon no extra under pressure, 12th of 14, 22l behind Hebridean (8-7) at Roscommon 7f 2yo mdn gf in Sep '07.
Cloone Rocket (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Prominent in chasing group, closed into 2nd under 4f out, dropped to moderate 5th before straight, soon no impression, 11th of 20, 19l behind Admiral Barry (10-1) at Galway 2m am hcp 70-100 in Jul.
Gentleman Jim (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Soon led, headed after 6f, weakened 5f out, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Grangeclare Gold (10-6) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f mdn stks fm in Jun.
Grand Cru 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 3rd 3f out, ridden over 2f out, 5th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 10l behind The Fonze (10-0) at Tramore 1m 6f hcp 47-65 fm in Aug.
Lunaburg (FR) (9-2) 9th of 10, 9l behind Daltaban (9-2) at Chantilly(FR) 1m 2f stk sft in Jun '07.
Mr Clyde (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Always prominent, led over 3f out, joined from 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Swiftmarc (10-7) at Tramore 2m ladies mdn stks fm in Aug.
Pagan Magic (USA) 7-1 (10-13) Led, headed 4 1/2f out, weakened entering straight, last of 8, 23l behind Frutti Tutti (11-1) at Tipperary 1m 4f ladies hcp 50-70 hvy in Sep '09.
Belle Chose (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, smooth headway entering straight, 2nd and challenged under 2f out, led under 1f out, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Cannot Give (9-1) at Killarney 1m 6f stks in Aug.
Career Move (IRE) 17-2 (10-13) Dwelt, held up towards rear, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, last of 9, 38l behind Fingers (11-4) at Killarney 2m 1f am stks (4yo+) sft in Aug '09.
Leanne (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, dropped to rear before halfway, pulled up before 6 out, in a race won by Maid Of Malabar (10-11) at Cork 2m 4f chs gf in May, 13 ran.
