made all, still travelling smoothly straight, ridden to assert and stayed on well final furlong
raced in 2nd, pushed along approaching straight, one pace final furlong
raced in 3rd, 4th approaching halfway, dropped to 6th approaching straight and no impression
soon raced in 5th, dropped to rear and under pressure 5f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off
towards rear, 5th approaching straight, soon no extra
soon raced in 4th, 3rd approaching halfway, reminders approaching straight in 4th again, edged left from under 2f out and one pace
towards rear, closed to track leaders over 4f out, soon 3rd, kept on same pace from under 2f out
ROYAL RENDEZVOUS flopped when odds-on for his bumper debut at Galway but made no mistake on a retrieval mission at Downpatrick where he made most for a facile victory. He'll be at short odds here and should win again though Kalum River, a winner at Punchestown in April, was conceding 10lb to Queens Boulevard when beaten into second at Listowel and will be no pushover. Design Matters showed a bit of promise at Punchestown in April while Chavi Artist looks the pick of the remainder.
Royal Rendezvous (IRE) 4-6fav (12-0) Led, headed after 3f and regained lead after 6f, travelled well and stretched clear approaching straight, stayed on well final furlong, very easily, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f Good - Yielding in Aug beating Whoshotthesheriff (11-9) by 23l, 6 ran.
Kalum River (IRE) 9-4 (11-10) Ran freely towards rear, 6th halfway, pushed along and headway over 2f out, no impression on winner, kept on to 2nd final strides, never nearer, 2nd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Queens Boulevard (11-7) at Listowel 2m sft in Sep.
Chavi Artist (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Towards rear, no impression from 4f out, never a factor, 10th of 17, 28 1/4l behind Advantage Point (12-0) at Punchestown 2m gd in Jun.
Oswald Cobblepot (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Soon raced in 3rd, no impression over 4f out in 4th, kept on same pace without threatening into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 10 1/2l behind Scotch Beg (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 3f gd in Jun.
Design Matters 12-1 (11-4) Rear of mid-division, 10th 6f out, ridden in 6th entering straight, moderate 3rd 2f out, soon no impression, dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 14 1/2l behind Commander Of Fleet (11-4) at Punchestown 2m Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Killacolla (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Close up, held up after 2nd, 5th after 4th, progress to 3rd 3 out, no impression and dropped to moderate 4th before 2 out, one paced after 2 out, 4th of 12, 22l behind Petit Tartare (11-7) at Listowel 2m mdn sft in Sep.
Mason Jar (FR) No Risk At All gelding out of Queen's Theatre.
