held up in touch, went 3rd from 6th, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 4th, ridden run-in, kept on to lead towards finish
led, headed before 3rd and not fluent, quickly lost place 6th, mistake 7th, never dangerous
tracked leader, led before 3rd, ridden before and headed 2 out, weakened before last
held up in rear, went 4th from 7th, reminders and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Neither Jackofhearts nor Kaylan's Rose make much appeal in this but there shouldn't be much between the remaining trio. Pumped Up Kicks has already won twice here, including one over course and distance. She was far from disgraced last time at Navan and should give another good account but another ex-pointer, BLAKLION, looked a smart prospect when winning a couple of bumpers earlier in the year and should be even better over timber. Getting 7lb from the mare, he can make a winning reappearance as he's a lot less exposed than last month's Cork winner Ourbeautifuldream.
Pumped Up Kicks (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Held up, slight mistake 5th, soon raced in 5th, pushed along from early straight, soon switched left to inner, 4th and tight for room before 2 out where not fluent, soon no impression, stayed on well without threatening run-in, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Icy Reply (10-11) at Navan 2m 4f hdl gd.
Blaklion 5-4fav (11-9) Led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, rider lost iron towards finish, won at Haydock 2m NH flat (5) gd in Apr beating Degooch (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Jackofhearts 66-1 (10-9) Tracked leader and keen, not fluent 4th, quickly lost place from 3 out, last of 8, 30l behind Taglietelle (11-12) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Ourbeautifuldream (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Led, ridden when not fluent 2 out, jumped right and headed last, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 4, 2l behind I C Gold (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Kaylan's Rose 66-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 28l behind Taglietelle (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.