tracked leader until before 6th, close up, driven soon after 3 out, weakened next, blundered last
led, headed before 6th, chased winner, closed 2 out, driven and stayed on towards finish
close up, not fluent 5th, outpaced next, tailed off
keen tracked leaders, led before 6th, clear next, hit 2 out, driven out
in rear, mistake 5th, outpaced next, tailed off
Our Cat has returned to form with some elan this season but now tackles hurdles for the first time since the spring of 2014. Race conditions see her receive a stone from her prime adversaries and she'll prove a tough one to crack if equally effective over timber. However, ROUND TOWER had been threatening a win for Karl Thornton for some time before finally coming good in facile fashion at Ballinrobe last month. He looks on the upgrade now and can follow up with trip and ground to suit. Kashmiri Sunset kicks off the usual strong Gordon Elliott raiding party and the Tiger Hill gelding, a last-time scorer at Limerick over this trip, looks sure to go close.
Kashmiri Sunset 2-5fav (11-12) Led and disputed, pushed along straight, gained narrow lead and stayed on well closing stages, won at Limerick 2m 4f mdn gd in Jul beating Sizing Brisbane (11-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Round Tower (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Prominent and led from 1st, asserted and 3 lengths clear last, stayed on well, easily, won at Ballinrobe 2m 5f mdn gd in Aug beating Billy De Kid (11-4) by 8 1/2l, 9 ran.
Kitty Fisher (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) In touch, hit 3rd, ridden 3 out, soon lost touch, 6th of 9, dist behind Caius Marcius (11-5) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Our Cat (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside when mistake 10th, 2nd before 4 out, 1 length down last, no impression flat, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Tindaro (11-7) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Yeatcamp Lady (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression and one pace, 8th of 12, 28 1/2l behind Stolen Diamond (12-0) at Bellewstown 2m 1f gd in Aug.
