led and soon clear, reduced advantage 5th, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace
soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pressed leader entering straight, led 2 out, ridden to assert before last, kept on strongly
held up, 7th halfway, progress into 5th 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, fell 2 out
tracked leaders early, 5th halfway, closer in 4th 3 out, ridden and disputed 3rd 2 out, kept on into 2nd run-in, no impression on winner
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, soon lost place, ridden in 6th entering straight, no extra
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2 out, under pressure in 2nd and bad mistake last, no extra run-in, kept on one pace
always towards rear, not fluent early, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened and tailed off
tracked leaders briefly, mid-division from 2nd, dropped towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression 3 out
Willywampus is penalised for a very easy victory at Tramore but that was on good ground and he wasn't as effective in a heavy-ground Gowran handicap next time. Aslukwoodhavit was the easy winner of a maiden hurdle on the latter track in April before a fair effort in a handicap here a few days later. He has the look of a chaser as does DEPLOYED. The latter joined Gordon Elliott after over three years off and made a promising start over hurdles for the yard last month where he only weakened from the last. Karuma Grey is quickly switched to fences after just five starts which include a maiden hurdle victory at Gowran. Battle It Out was in winning form over timber during the spring but finished a long way last on his chasing debut at Galway.
Willywampus (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Led and soon clear, reduced advantage of 2 lengths halfway, pushed along and headed after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th before last, no extra, 4th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Positive Thinker (10-8) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hvy in Sep.
Aslukwoodhavit 20-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, progress after 4 out, 5th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace, 8th of 25, 13 1/4l behind Broomfield Bijou (11-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Battle It Out (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 9th before 7th, no impression after last, weakened, never a factor, last of 9, 36 3/4l behind The Big Chap (11-9) at Galway 2m 2f sft in Oct.
Bleu D'enfer (FR) 11-1 (11-5) Prominent, jumped right throughout, big jump 1st, went second with circuit to go, not fluent 10th, weakening when bad mistake 3 out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 28 1/2l behind Whodini (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Deployed (IRE) 80-1 (11-12) Ran 5th, pushed along after 3 out and no impression next, no extra when slight mistake last, last of 6, 28 1/2l behind Firm Footings (11-9) at Sligo 2m 1f sft in Oct.
Karuma Grey (GER) 28-1 (11-12) Disputed lead early, chased leader and moderate 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, soon no extra in rear, behind and pulled up before 2 out, at Fairyhouse 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Natural Ability (IRE) 150-1 (10-7) Dwelt and towards rear, progress into 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Rattle And Hum (9-5) at Sligo 1m 5f mdn Good - Yielding in May.
Tullypole Annie (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, 8th before 6th, no impression in 9th approaching straight, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 13, dist behind The Big Chap (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m sft in Oct.
Bua Boy (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Prominent, lost ground before 5th, weakened from 3 out, 20th of 26, 22 1/4l behind State Man (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
