held up in 5th, improved into 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner when not fleunt at last
tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th,not fluent 3 out, improved to lead on inner 2 out, soon went clear, jumped right at last, ridden and stayed on well run-in
tracked leaders, mostly 3rd, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon no impression
tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, mostly 4th, not fluent 4 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out, soon behind
held up in last, slight mistake 2nd, no impression from 4 out, never a factor
led, ridden and headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in
Illtakeitfromhere hasn't had much experience over hurdles but has gradually improved and his last couple of runs have been encouraging. He makes his debut over fences in this very moderate contest and looks certain to get into contention but may have to give best to IT'S ALL AN ACT. Shark Hanlon's charge wasn't as good as his rival over timber and was a 20/1 chance when making his chasing debut at Listowel. He had little chance against the useful Blacklough but had better fancied rivals behind and with that experience under his belt can get off the mark. It's difficult to get excited about the opposition but successful point-to-pointer Loch Ard Lady may do best of them on her chasing debut.
Illtakeitfromhere (IRE) 8-11fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, 5th at 3rd, 6th 3 out, 4th into straight, 3rd 2 out, soon no impression, left 2nd and kept on same pace from last, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Minella Tweet (11-7) at Listowel 2m mdn hdl gd in Sep.
It's All An Act (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, tended to jump right, on terms 4 out, led from next, headed from 2 out where pecked slightly, no impression and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Blacklough (11-12) at Listowel 2m 1f beg chs gd in Sep.
Mon Carlos (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Soon mid-division, reminders after 6th where not fluent, no impression approaching 2 out, one pace,, 8th of 15, 35l behind Park Ranger (11-0) at Galway 2m cond hcap hdle in Aug.
Trans City (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Held up, slight mistake 1st, slightly slow 2nd, soon raced in 6th, reminder after 6th, under pressure 7 out, 5th 4 out, no impression and one pace into straight, 5th of 7, 22l behind Blacklough (11-12) at Listowel 2m 1f beg chs gd in Sep.
Fureys Cross (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, bad mistake 6th, behind and ridden next, soon no impression, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Bose Ikard (11-12) at Roscommon 2m 5f beg chs gd in Aug.
Loch Ard Lady (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear early, mid-division halfway, ridden in 7th entering straight, no extra 2 out, 9th of 18, 17l behind Res Ipsa Loquitur (11-13) at Listowel 2m hcap hdle gd in Sep.
Up Sluggarh (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden in rear 5 out, weakened and completely tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Old Theatre Royal (11-5) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 gd in Jul.
