held up, soon 7th, pushed along approaching straight, headway on inner 3f out, switched right towards outer over 1f out, led inside final furlong and kept on best
soon raced in 3rd, pushed along from 3f out, headway on inner 2f out to be prominent and challenged, no extra and one pace inside final furlong
led briefly early, soon raced in 2nd, still travelling smoothly early straight, pushed along under 3f out, no extra under 2f out, eased 1f out
soon raced in 4th, pushed along from 6f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
soon raced in 5th, pushed along from 3f out, challenged and every chance from under 2f out, kept on without matching winner closing stages
in rear, pushed along before straight, no impression from 3f out, soon weakened
soon led, pushed along from early straight and soon strongly pressed, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon raced in 6th, pushed along over 5f out, no impression from 3f out, weakened
CROCODILE SHOES won a maiden over 1m2f at Roscommon by four lengths last month. Not beaten far over today’s trip at Leopardstown before that, Aidan O’Brien’s colt can go in again now handicapping. Winning hurdler To Choose also scored over 1m2f at the Curragh recently while Admodum was successful over the same distance back in June but has been beaten in handicaps since. Sretaw was ahead of Gretzky when placed over 1m4f at Bellewstown and it’s hard to separate stablemates Glenmayne and Barnacle Bill on form, though Colm O’Donoghue rides the latter.
Here For The Craic (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Le Vagabond (9-2) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp gf in Aug.
Barnacle Bill (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, mainly 3rd, no impression from 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening into 3rd again closing stages, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Radanpour (9-10) at Bellewstown 1m 6f Yielding in Aug.
Crocodile Shoes (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Led and disputed, headed after 4f, ridden to challenge 3f out, led 2f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn gd in Aug beating Karadeniza (9-0) by 4l, 11 ran.
Admodum (USA) 6-1 (8-13) Towards rear, 8th halfway and ridden entering straight, under pressure to go 4th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Daredevil Day (9-4) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp gf in Aug.
To Choose (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Mid-division and 6th halfway, improved to track leaders over 2f out, pushed along in 2nd over 1f out, kept on well to lead inside final 100 yards, won at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Aug beating In Our Blood (9-10) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Smooth Operator 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th on inner halfway, no extra and dropped to rear approaching straight, weakened, eased, tailed off, last of 15, dist behind Striking Gold (8-10) at Galway 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Empresario (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Led, headed 2nd, 2nd halfway, ridden and dropped to 5th 2 out, no extra, 6th of 11, 18 1/4l behind King's Wharf (10-12) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
Fly By 14-1 (9-0) Slowly away and reminder, soon chased leaders, close up in 2nd after 2f, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out, weakened entering straight, last of 7, 30l behind Nonetheless (9-0) at Galway 1m 4f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Jul.
Glenmayne (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, reminder early, ridden in 5th entering straight, 5th 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Adool (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f lst fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Gretzky 40-1 (9-4) Dwelt, in rear, no impression over 1f out, soon no extra, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Xebec (9-13) at Bellewstown 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Sretaw (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, soon 6th, ridden to close from 2f out, soon chased winner, 3rd well inside final furlong and kept on same pace without threatening, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Xebec (9-13) at Bellewstown 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Aug.
