in rear, pushed along briefly 3rd, not fluent 8th and pushed along again, some headway but no impression when slight mistake last, one pace
tracked leaders, pushed along before straight, no impression and not fluent last, one pace
waited with towards rear, slight mistake 4 out and pushed along, no impression and hit 2 out, no extra after
led, jumped right throughout, headed from 3 out, soon no impression and one pace
tracked leader, closed up travelling smoothly straight, slight mistake and led from 3 out, went on from 2 out, ridden run-in, reduced lead and headed near finish
soon raced in 4th, closed up from before straight, chased leader from 2 out, stayed on well run-in to lead near finish
VENEER OF CHARM won the Fred Winter at Cheltenham in March and his three subsequent runs have been over the minimum. He's the youngest in the line-up and should have a good campaign, starting here. High Nellie won over 3m at Limerick on ground with some give and has found fast going against her in later starts while Madison To Monroe was very impressive at Tipperary in May and shouldn't be inconvenienced by a break. Smitty Bacall didn't appear to enjoy soft ground at Listowel so wouldn't want any more rain.
Smitty Bacall (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, lost place after 7th, 12th and bad mistake 4 out, pulled up, at Listowel 2m 4f hcp sft in Sep.
Major Destination (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, 4th before halfway, no impression when mistake 2 out, soon weakened, last of 12, dist behind Dorans River (11-12) at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Aug.
Veneer Of Charm (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Held up, raced in 11th early, pushed along briefly from 4th, slight mistake 3 out and pushed along again, 7th on outer into straight, soon effort and one pace, 8th of 12, at Listowel 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Sep.
High Nellie (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Chased leader, led before 2nd, headed 6th, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened, 8th of 10, dist behind Woodland Opera (11-5) at Down Royal 3m gf in Aug.
Optical Confusion (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Chased leader, slight mistake 3rd, improved to lead after 4th, pressed 3 out, ran around approaching 2 out, ridden to assert before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in, won at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn gf in Aug beating Colwinston (11-4) by 3 3/4l, 11 ran.
Rolanna (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Ascot Day (9-10) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
Madison To Monroe (IRE) 7-2fav (11-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to lead before 2 out, ridden clear after 2 out, steadied before last where slight mistake and reduced advantage, ridden and kept on well run-in, won at Tipperary 3m mdn gd in May beating Boston Spray (11-4) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Pi Ahio (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 7, 20 1/4l behind Small World (11-3) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
