held up in last, ridden 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, went moderate 4th from last
soon tracked leader in 2nd, led 2 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed approaching last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and went 2nd briefly 2 out, soon weakened, last before last, no extra
reluctant to start and reminders early, soon 4th, close 4th 2 out, headway into close 2nd travelling well entering straight, ridden after last, improved to lead inside final furlong and stayed on well
soon led, ridden and headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd entering straight, no impression in 3rd before last
RENNETI arrived from France with a big reputation which looked perfectly justified when he won his maiden by a long way then was just touched off by The Tullow Tank in the Grade 1 Royal Bond at Fairyhouse. He fell when clear on his next start before digging his heels in and refusing to race back at Fairyhouse. That was in April of last year but hopefully his trainer will have sorted him out and he's an exciting prospect. Arnaud is much better known as a useful chaser and arrives in winning form. He's reverted to hurdles with a victory in the past so will be no pushover. Il Fenomeno has won some decent races over hurdles but his chasing career has been a disappointment though he'll no doubt be back over fences before long. Voluptueux looked a smart hurdling prospect on fast ground last summer before running a shocker on easier ground in this race a year ago and hasn't been seen since.
Voluptueux (FR) 13-8fav (11-8) Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 4th and mistake next, no impression on winner after 3 out, tired jump next, soon moderate 3rd, no impression in remote 3rd straight, 3rd of 5, dist behind Little King Robin (11-5) at Sligo 2m Good - Yielding in Aug.
Arnaud (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) In rear, closed up after 5th, soon 2nd, pushed along into straight, closed last where stumbled, challenged and led run-in, stayed on best,, won at Wexford 2m gf in Jul beating The Game Changer (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 3 ran.
Il Fenomeno (ITY) 11-4fav (11-12) Prominent, led before 4th, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed after 3 out, kept on same pace in 2nd from 2 out, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Cavite Beta (11-12) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Aug.
Renneti (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Refused to race, at Fairyhouse 2m 4f (1) sft in Apr.
Silk Hall (UAE) 25-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, led narrowly 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, lost place between last 2, one pace flat, 7th of 16, 13 3/4l behind Kilfinichen Bay (11-1) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
