led, clear of remainder with 2nd, slight peck 2nd, reduced lead 5 out, headed next, fell 3 out
waited with, niggled along towards rear in moderate 7th from 6th, closed 5 out, 2nd before 2 out, led before straight, clear last, stayed on well under pressure
chased leaders in moderate 3rd, not fluent jumping, closed 5 out, no extra from before 2 out, pulled up before last
well off pace towards rear, closer order 5 out, 6th next, left moderate 4th and slightly hampered 2 out, kept on same pace
waited with towards rear until closed approaching 5 out, soon tracked leaders, 3rd when fell 2 out
tracked leader, clear of remainder, awkward jump 1st, led 4 out, jumped right next, headed before straight, soon no impression, dropped to 3rd run-in
chased leaders, well off pace, slight mistakes 5th and 5 out, closed to track leaders in 4th before 2 out where left 3rd & slightly hampered, kept on into 2nd without troubling winner run-in
chased leaders, well off pace, slight mistake 5th, reminders 6th, dropped behind 4 out and pulled up after next
EASILY PLEASED attempted to make all on very testing ground over this trip at Ballinrobe and was only caught at the second last. He can take this as he should be able to hang on for longer in these conditions and have too much pace for Give Us A Hand, whose best form has been over much further. Galloping Gander hasn't shown enough to suggest he can lose his maiden tag here and For Dylan may be taken off his feet on his first start over fences. Denis Hogan has a good record on the track but his Luke's Benefit is getting a bit long in the tooth to be making a chasing debut and the remaining trio have shown very little.
For Dylan (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Keen hold, soon mid-division, mistake 6th, 10th 3 out, soon no impression, 13th of 16, 50l behind Bundle Of Fun (10-11) at Listowel 3m hcp hdl.
Give Us A Hand (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Soon tracked leaders, on terms after 3 out, soon headed but remained prominent, squeezed for room 2 out, soon no impression in 3rd and kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Traffic Article (11-12) at Tramore 2m 6f beg chs gf in Aug.
Luke's Benefit (IRE) 4-1fav (11-5) Towards rear, closed to track leaders before 3 out, 5th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace under pressure, 7th of 18, 13l behind Like The Da (10-11) at Gowran Park 2m hcp hdl 80-95 gd in Apr.
Valiquest (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Led early, prominent, lost place approaching 6th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Fortune Seeker (11-9) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f am hcp hdle 80-95 gs in Jun, 16 ran.
Valours Minion (IRE) 66-1 (9-13) Close up, on terms 5th, headed and no extra from before 2 out, 7th of 15, 33l behind South Wing (11-6) at Ballinrobe 2m Amateur Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (4yo+) in Jun.
Easily Pleased (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Led and clear, mistake 3rd, slightly reduced advantage from before next, headed after 3 out, no extra in 3rd and kept on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 13, 11l behind Sorceror (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m beg chs hvy.
Galloping Gander (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Towards rear, headway into moderate 7th after 4 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace without threatening, 4th of 14, 16l behind Delphi Mountain (11-12) at Killarney 2m 1f beg chs gs in Aug.
Shesonlyahorse (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Led early, bad mistake 3rd and headed, niggled along next, dropped to moderate 4th 4 out, soon no extra, 6th of 10, well behind Lucky William (11-12) at Listowel 2m beg chs hvy.
