rear of mid-division, closer in 5th 5 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, 5th at last, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, ridden from next, soon weakened
tracked leaders on outer, mistake at 1st, 4th 5 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression
tracked leaders, reminders 9th, weakened from next, soon behind
in rear, mistake and unseated rider at 6th
mid-division, progress into 2nd at 8th, ridden in 2nd 5 out, disputed lead under pressure next, headed after 2 out, no impression in 4th when jumped right and unseated rider at last
held up in rear, headway 3 out, went 6th 2 out, soon ridden and headway into 2nd at last, disputed lead inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home
tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd 2 out, led and ridden entering straight, not fluent at last, strongly pressed and joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
led, mistake 8th, joined 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed entering straight, soon no impression
towards rear on outer, 8th 3 out, pushed along in 7th and mistake next, soon ridden, moderate 8th at last, kept on one pace to go 5th near line
This won’t take much and Island Master has every chance of following up his Galway victory off a 5lb higher mark with Darragh O’Keeffe again taking off 7lb. However, along with Black Jewel, he was behind BALLYFINBOY (NAP) when the veteran finished second at Tramore last month and is now 4lb worse off. It’s difficult to make a strong case for many of the remainder on recent form, though Shark Hanlon’s recent acquisition Redwood Boy will have learned plenty from his fourth at Sedgefield.
Mister Butler (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Mid-division, 11th before 6th, under pressure and weakened after 3 out, 15th of 18, 30 3/4l behind Bomber Jackson (11-5) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp sft in Sep.
Island Master (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Mid-division early, 5th after 5th, progress from before 2 out, challenged from over 1f out, led and stayed on best final 100yds, won at Galway 2m 2f hcp sft in Sep beating Tomcoole Lad (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Brontide (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Prominent early, soon chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no extra, 8th of 15, dist behind Kamil (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m 7f Yielding in Aug.
Mic Milano (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders disputing 4th, ridden in 6th before 3 out, weakened, 6th of 8, 20 1/2l behind Double Portrait (11-6) at Ballinrobe 2m 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Ballyfinboy (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) In rear, 7th at 5th, under pressure in 6th after 3 out, progress to 4th 2 out, soon ridden, no impression, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Just A Normal Day (10-13) at Wexford 2m hcp Yielding in Sep.
Loch Luatha (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Mid-division early, improved to chase leaders from 6th, 5th halfway, close up and mistake 7th, soon dropped to mid-division, progress in 4th before 3 out, bumped 3 out, ridden before 2 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace, 7th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Cappacon (11-6) at Sligo 2m 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Select Opportunity (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Towards rear, swift progress to chase leaders before 6th, disputed briefly next, 3rd after 7th, disputing 2nd and mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, dist behind Cappacon (11-6) at Sligo 2m 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Redwood Boy (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, mistake 8th, pushed along after 4 out, almost snatched 3rd post, 4th of 7, 19 1/2l behind Peppay Le Pugh (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Black Jewel (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Mid-division, 6th halfway, some headway 4 out, pushed along early straight and slight mistake 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace, 6th of 15, 9 3/4l behind Theatre Dreams (11-12) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp gd in Aug.
Kilderry Prince (IRE) 40-1 (9-11) Towards rear, 10th before 7th, progress to 7th at 11th, improved to 4th after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 14, 28l behind Shanklys Dawn (9-10) at Wexford 3m 1f hcp Yielding in Sep.
