held up towards rear, slight mistake 1st, bumped at 4th, progress after 3 out, ridden in moderate 3rd 2 out, moderate 3rd and bad mistake at last, soon dropped to 4th, 5th near line
tracked leaders, ridden in 4th before 2 out, moderate 4th before last, kept on one pace to go moderate 3rd inside final furlong
made all, ran around approaching 2nd and 4th, went clear from 2 out, ridden at last, stayed on well run-in, reduced advantage close home
tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 4 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd next, moderate 5th 2 out, soon no impression, went moderate 4th near line
tracked leaders, headway into 2nd after 3 out, slight mistake and ridden 2 out, no impression on winner at last, kept on well in 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner
held up in rear early, pulled hard, soon tracked leaders, slight mistake at 4th, ridden in 5th 3 out, weakened from next
Rip Rocks Paddy Ok beat a huge field of maidens at Cork before his saddle slipped and unseated his rider at Galway last week. Hammerstein landed a Killarney maiden and was up against two smart performers when last of three at Downpatrick. CONSTRUCT, twice a winner on the Flat, made all for a very convincing victory over 2m3f at Downpatrick and with further progress will take some catching. Jon Ess has been racing in decent company over timber since scoring on the Flat in April Feel Des Mottes had a couple of runs in France before landing a Killarney maiden narrowly from Morning Skye for new connections but then ran poorly at Bellewstown.
Hammerstein 11-2 (11-12) Held up in last, travelling well in touch after 2 out, pushed along and no impression after last, last of 3, 7 1/2l behind Avenir D'Une Vie (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Rip Rocks Paddy Ok (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Prominent and soon led, joined at 2nd where not fluent, soon headed, jumped big in 2nd at 4th, every chance when saddle slipped and unseated rider before 2 out, at Galway 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Construct 11-4jfav (11-6) Led, briefly headed 4th, led again 5th, pressed before 2 out, pushed along and kept on well after last, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn gd in Jul beating Steel Cap (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Coolongolook 11-2 (11-6) Soon raced in 5th, pushed along after 4 out, no impression approaching 3 out, 6th of 11, 20 3/4l behind Quantatmental (11-6) at Bellewstown 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Jon Ess (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 5th from 3rd, closed up approaching 2 out where not fluent, one pace after, 4th of 18, 14l behind Mr Everest (11-12) at Galway 2m 1f mdn gd in Aug.
Feel Des Mottes (FR) 9-1 (11-6) Prominent, slight mistake 5th, lost position after 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Bellewstown 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Stealth 100-1 (11-7) Waited with, 11th from 3rd, under pressure approaching 2 out where not fluent and no impression, no extra after, 10th of 18, dist behind Mr Everest (11-12) at Galway 2m 1f mdn gd in Aug.
Morning Skye (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) In rear, jumped left in last at 4th and 5th, no impression before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, never a factor, 19th of 20, dist behind Linger (11-11) at Galway 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
