made all, drew clear final 3f, driven out, comfortably
held up in rear, headway into 4th 5f out, went modest 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair
chased leading pair, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, lost 3rd and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
chased winner throughout, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace in clear 2nd from over 2f out, no chance with winner
held up in touch, driven over 5f out, soon behind, tailed off
held up in touch, driven over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
AMIRR (NAP), a son of New Approach, made rather heavy weather of landing several large long-odds on bets at Stratford in June but does give the impression of one who will improve significantly with more experience under his belt. He is taken to defy his penalty against a trio of opponents who have shown some ability but will need to improve again. Bellas Rock and Carinena both represent yards which have proved themselves capable in the bumper arena and it is the latter who could emerge as the prime danger. The Crawford yard has also done well in this style of race when raiding from Ireland and if the money came for Paddy's Yarn on a first run since last September he would need to be factored into the equation after shown an element of promise on both starts.
Amirr (IRE) 1-5fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, took closer order over 4f out, led over 1f out, soon pressed, held on towards finish, won at Stratford 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jun beating Tilinisi (10-9) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Paddy's Yarn (IRE) 11-4 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway 7f out, ridden over 3f out, edged right 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 14l behind Kilronan High (11-2) at Perth 2m NH flat (6) gs in Sep.
Bellas Rock (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Settled in 2nd, dropped to 3rd under 3f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 8l behind Prickly (11-12) at Down Royal 2m NH flat gd in Jun.
Carinena (IRE) 7-2 (10-7) Tracked leading pair, effort 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Chitu (11-0) at Perth 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jun.
Lady From Milan (IRE) Milan mare out of Lady Bramble.
Sandy Grey (IRE) Sendawar mare out of Sandy Road.