led, blundered badly, headed and rider lost iron 13th, soon towards rear, no impression after, well beaten 2 out
held up in rear, headway next, not fluent 11th (water), 3rd 4 out, went 2nd and edged right flat, stayed on, unable to challenge
chased leaders, lost place 6th, bumped and outpaced 13th, rallied flat, went 3rd, stayed on well
held up in rear, headway 12th, hit 4 out, not fluent next, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, 2nd 8th until 10th, left 2nd 13th, led last, stayed on
held up in rear on outside, fell 13th
tracked leaders, 2nd 10th, left in lead 13th, headed last, no extra flat
tracked leader until 8th, ridden after 12th, soon weakened, tailed off
Kilronan High returns from a break will enjoy the rain-softened ground and was quite highly tried in the second half of last season. By The Boardwalk has also had a summer holiday so is best watched but the mare Western Home is race-fit and unexposed over fences. Heist arrives off back-to-back wins at Kilbeggan but has climbed the weights and is probably better on quicker ground. KILBREE KID has been raised 6lb for a recent course and distance victory but is still on a winning mark so gets the nod to double up. Though behind Presented on unsuitable soft going here in July, Tangolan only weakened on the run-in and is better off at the weights but is probably better over 2m4f.
Alderbrook Lad (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Led, headed 8th, lost place before 3 out, weakened next, last of 10, dist behind Father Edward (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Kilronan High (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Led until 5th, slow next, challenging when hit 14th, jumped right and weakened 2 out, 4th of 7, 34 1/2l behind Javert (11-3) at Haydock 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Heist (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Prominent early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 6th and ridden briefly before 4 out, closer on outer and pecked 3 out, ridden in 4th after 2 out, stayed on to challenge last, disputed run-in and just prevailed at line, won at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in Sep beating Down Under (11-11) by shd, 9 ran.
By The Boardwalk (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, blundered 12th, steady headway 16th, 3rd next, one pace 3 out, plugged on run-in, no chance with easy winner, 3rd of 9, 28l behind I'm In Charge (10-2) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gf in May.
Kilbree Kid (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) Prominent, led 4 out, ridden when challenged 2 out, kept on well towards finish, won at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Present Lodger (11-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Western Home (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) In rear, headway to go 3rd before 6th, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Cowslip (11-7) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Tangolan (IRE) 9-4 (10-12) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, closed 10th, led before next, pushed along from 3 out, not fluent last, driven and headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Mountain King (11-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Presented (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Prominent, ridden and lost place before 13th, well beaten 2 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Father Edward (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
