led, disputed from 3rd, 2nd 7th, 4th 4 out, ridden in 5th after next, no impression before straight, kept on one pace, left 4th last
always behind and trailing, pulled up before 6 out
chased leaders, disputed from 3rd, led 7th, headed after 3 out, ridden and no impression winner 2 out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, dropped to 7th and ridden 4 out, soon no extra and weakened
mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th after 3 out, no impression and kept on one pace straight, left 3rd last
chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out and slow next, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace, fell last
mid-division, 7th halfway, 5th 5 out, ridden in 6th after 3 out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway into 2nd after 6 out, led after 3 out, pushed out to go clear before last, stayed on strongly, easily
always towards rear, ridden in moderate 7th after 3 out, no impression
DARROUN fell on his chasing bow and made mistakes on his only subsequent start but was getting the hang of things when the race was all over and looks ready to gain his first success over fences. Jimmy The Hat scored over hurdles at Perth recently and his pedigree suggests he'll do better over fences, a remark that also applies to Carhue, who didn't get far on his chasing bow at Listowel, the race where Reafadda was well beaten. The latter ran much better behind Rattan at Downpatrick subsequently and could provide the main threat.
Arnima (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Mistake 1st, prominent, not fluent 5 out, soon lost place and no impression, 11th of 14, well behind Alexander Leaving (11-12) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f beg chs gd in Sep.
Blue Vic (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Soon towards rear, never a factor, completely tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Alexander Leaving (11-12) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f beg chs gd in Sep.
Carhue (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) A bit slow 3rd, bad mistake and unseated rider 5th, in a race won by Minella For Value (11-12) at Listowel 2m 4f beg chs in Sep, 16 ran.
Dark Vagabond (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along before straight, ridden in close 4th 3 out, stayed on to 2nd last where rider lost irons, kept on same pace run-in, no impression winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Dont Tell De Purty (9-7) at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp chs 0-116 gd in Apr.
Jimmy The Hat (IRE) Evensfav (11-4) Tracked leaders, in rear from 3rd but in touch, blundered 8th, rallied in 3rd 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 4, 13l behind Emily's Flyer (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Sep.
Reafadda (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) 4th of 10, 6l behind Rattan (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 7f beg chase gd in Sep.
Rising Altitude (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Soon tracked leaders, lost place approaching 3 out, soon no extra, 7th of 11, 49l behind Street Runner (10-5) at Down Royal 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-109 gf in Aug.
Darroun (IRE) 7-4 (11-9) Tracked leaders, not great at the 6th and niggled along into next, slight mistake last, no impression under pressure in 5th from before straight, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 8l behind Rockshandy (11-5) at Galway 2m 6f beg chs gd in Sep.
Harangue (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Blackwell Synergy (11-4) at Listowel 3m hcp hdl sft in Sep, 17 ran.
