held up in rear, 8th halfway, 6th over 3f out, good headway on outer over 2f out, travelled well and closed over 1f out, soon led, ridden and asserted final 150 yards, comfortably
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead over 5f out, headed under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner under 1f out
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th over 3f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no extra under 1f out
tracked leader, 4th halfway, progress to 2nd under 4f out, weakened quickly 2 1/2f out
chased leader, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd on outer under 4f out, improved to lead under 2f out, headed and ridden over 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd, no extra in 4th final 100 yards
towards rear, 7th halfway, under pressure and weakened 3 1/2f out, soon detached, tailed off
led and ran freely, headed over 5f out, weakened quickly under 5f out, tailed off
in touch on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th under 4f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, ran on to 3rd final 100 yards, kept on without threatening
rear, 9th halfway, 7th over 3f out, weakened and detached under 3f out
Dewcup won a Thurles bumper before an excellent run in a Grade 2 at Aintree and should be ready for this. Fantasio D'alene battled to victory over this track and trip last month, his first start for Gordon Elliott, while Battle Of Actium made great strides between the flags, winning at Necarne in May. The latter's stable companion SLIGE DALA started favourite on his bumper debut at Killarney in August but couldn't quite get to Double Talkin Jive. He'll be better suited by a stronger gallop here and he looks the one to beat.
Dewcup (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, headway 3f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Mcfabulous (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Fantasio D'alene (FR) 8-15fav (11-10) Led, headed after about 5f and raced in 2nd, closed up over 4f out, soon pushed along, on terms over 2f out, narrowly headed over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead again close home, won at Punchestown 2m Yielding in Oct beating Good Time Jonny (11-10) by hd, 9 ran.
Battle Of Actium (IRE) 9-4 (11-11) Alw pr, mstk 7th, disp 5out, ld 2out, jnd last, sow run in, all out to ld on line, won at Necarne 3m mdn sft in May beating Gondor (11-11) by shd, 13 ran.
Beauchamp Bagenal (IRE) Thewayyouare gelding out of Boynagh Joy.
Goaheadwiththeplan (IRE) 9-10fav (11-7) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 5f out, ridden in 4th and no impression over 2f out, soon no extra, 7th of 15, dist behind Hollow Sound (11-7) at Galway 2m 1f Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Knot On Time (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 7 1/2l behind The Bosses Oscar (11-10) at Thurles 2m Good - Yielding in Oct.
Puerto Calero (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Towards rear, some slight mistakes, not go with leaders from 9th, soon no impression, 11th of 13, dist behind Our Friend (11-2) at Wexford 2m 4f mdn hvy in Oct.
Slige Dala (IRE) 7-4fav (11-9) Held up in touch, 6th halfway, pushed along in 4th over 3f out, ridden and no impression in 5th inner over 1f out, switched towards outer inside final furlong and ran on strongly to go 2nd under 100yds out, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Double Talkin Jive (11-9) at Killarney 2m 1f sft in Aug.
Kilashee (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Raced in rear until closer in 5th over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, soon no extra, 5th of 6, 15 1/2l behind The Getaway Star (11-6) at Cork 2m Soft - Heavy in Nov.
