held up behind leading pair, travelled strongly to press leader entering home straight, ridden to press leader over 1f out, no extra close home
held up in rear, ridden turning for home, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led at steady pace, narrow advantage when ridden over 2f out, drew clear close home
midfield, ridden to chase leaders before home turn, one pace home straight
towards rear, hard ridden entering home straight, ran on under pressure close home but no chance with winner
pressed leader, ridden and weakened before home turn, well beaten home straight
The stoutly-bred Solway Molly ran better than expected when second here last month but she is going to need further and hurdles to thrive. Enki Flacke has something to prove after a poor run at Leopardstown so this can go to a newcomer. Stone Picker has a nice pedigree for jumping but the Sea The Stars gelding MASRUR will probably have more natural speed and Stuart Crawford’s bumper runners here are always worth a second look.
Masrur (IRE) Sea The Stars gelding out of Elle Woods.
Stone Picker (IRE) Arcadio gelding out of Missindependence.
Enki Flacke (FR) 14-1 (11-7) Led, joined after 2f, headed after 3f, moderate 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, 11th of 13, dist behind Dark Raven (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m Yielding in Mar.
Life Made Simple 25-1 (10-9) Towards rear, pushed leaving back straight, ridden before 3f out, some late headway, 6th of 13, 11l behind Hemlock (10-9) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Lou Marvelous (FR) Masked Marvel gelding out of Lou Emerald.
Wee Jam Town Pether's Moon filly out of Rose Of Milan.
Solway Molly 50-1 (10-7) Chased leader until over 9f out, went 2nd again over 2f out, kept on, no impression on winner final furlong, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Lily Du Berlais (10-7) at Perth 2m (4) gs in Jul.