held up, progress on rail 3f out, ridden into 4th 2f out, challenged 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 3rd over 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
held up towards rear, ridden and progress into 7th 2f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
slowly away and towards rear, ridden to progress under 3f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong
slowly into stride and held up, progress to chase leaders after 6f, disputed halfway, led 2 1/2f out, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra and kept on one pace final furlong
held up, ridden towards rear 3f out, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
settled mid-division, progress under 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, eased close home
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out
always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra 2f out
mid-division, ridden and dropped towards rear 5f out, soon no extra
chased leader, ran freely early, 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, soon no extra
led, joined halfway, ridden 3f out, headed 2 1/2f out, soon no extra
chased leaders early, mid-division in 6th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out
Winning bumper Hallowed Star has been in excellent form over hurdles, winning two of his last three. Charli Parcs has won three times over timber though hasn’t run since last year’s Galway Hurdle. Drop The Anchor won the Grade B Ladbroke Hurdle at Leopardstown in February but this can go to JESSE EVANS. A winning bumper and narrowly beaten in this last year, he wasn’t beaten far in this year’s Galway Hurdle and only just failed to concede 9lb to Rekero in a 2m maiden at Thurles a couple of weeks ago when Ardla was a long way behind. Vinland looks just the type for this after staying on over 1m4f at Limerick while Beret Rouge is unbeaten in two bumpers though hasn’t shown much over timber.
Ardla (IRE) 80-1 (10-2) Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, 8th of 15, 20 1/4l behind Rekero (9-7) at Thurles 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Charli Parcs (FR) 20-1 (10-13) Soon mid-division, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon no extra, 13th of 19, dist behind Aramon (11-10) at Galway 2m hcp Yielding in Jul.
Drop The Anchor (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Waited with, soon towards rear, badly hampered 2nd, not always fluent jumping, kept on same pace from before straight, 17th of 24, 27 1/2l behind Koshari (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Hallowed Star (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 3 out, pushed along when not fluent 2 out, ridden and no impression when not fluent last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Brides Hill (10-7) at Tipperary 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Hearts Are Trumps (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Mid-division, 12th halfway, pushed along in 10th 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 15, 13 1/2l behind Rekero (9-7) at Thurles 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Jesse Evans (IRE) 7-4fav (10-2) Chased leaders on inner, 5th halfway, 4th 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden and on terms 1f out, kept on well under pressure until headed and not match winner final 50 yards, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Rekero (9-7) at Thurles 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Our Man Flint (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden and no extra over 3f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Carrarea (12-0) at Roscommon 1m 7f gd in Jun.
Vee Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 4f out, detached early straight, 16th of 18, 32 1/2l behind Anner Castle (9-7) at Curragh 1m 4f mdn Yielding in Oct.
Beret Rouge (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Prominent and disputed lead, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along and headed when slight mistake 2 out, 5th and no impression when not fluent last, no extra run-in, 5th of 18, 15l behind Party Central (11-9) at Listowel 2m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Sep.
Miss Polly Shelby (IRE) 300-1 (9-9) Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along after halfway, soon no danger, 14th of 15, dist behind Empyrea (9-2) at Listowel 1m 4f mdn Yielding in Sep.
The Role Model (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Chased leaders and 3rd from halfway, pushed along from 3f out and soon ridden, no impression in 5th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Goodnight Kiss (9-2) at Bellewstown 1m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Sep.
Vinland (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Towards rear, no impression entering straight, pushed along and switched left in 11th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor, 6th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Ciel D'afrique (10-2) at Roscommon 1m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Scenic Look (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Mid-division and 6th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, short of room and lost place over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Ahandfulofsummers (9-2) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Stansfield (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, some progress after 3 out, ridden in 8th entering straight, no impression 2 out, 6th of 13, 16 1/2l behind Arrycan (10-13) at Fairyhouse 3m hcp gd in Oct.
Titan Jack (IRE) (12-2) In rr, 10l last 1/2way, detd aftr 6th, bhnd when pu bef 7out, at Punchestown 3m in May.
Seattle Sound (IRE) 300-1 (9-1) Dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression, 6th of 8, dist behind Search For A Song (9-8) at Curragh 2m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
