towards rear, 9th halfway, switched right in 8th 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, 4th halfway, dropped to 5th and ridden over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased final 150 yards
chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, dropped to 4th under 1f out, kept on same pace
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, progress to 4th and ridden under 2f out, headway to lead narrowly final 150 yards, driven out
chased leader, 5th halfway, lost place 3f out, no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd closing stages
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, closed under 1f out, kept on to 2nd close home, not trouble winner
reared leaving stalls, raced in detached rear, closed up on field after 1 1/2f, progress to 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 1 1/2f out, no impression, kept on one pace final furlong
rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, dropped to rear and ridden approaching straight, weakened and detached 1 1/2f out
towards rear, dropped to 10th halfway, ridden entering straight, some progress to 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace
Blue Petal won a maiden claimer over the course and distance on soft ground but the runner-up has been well beaten since. Piper Bomb was headed right on the line at Roscommon and started favourite at Down Royal but didn't really impress and will need to do better. SCOIL NAISIUNTA finished just in front in that latter event, her first start in a nursery, and there looked more to come so she should have the edge here and gets the nod. Triple Sec showed her first sign of ability in a maiden on the same card at Down Royal and she's likely to make further progress while Elusive Don ran in a much stronger nursery at Listowel last time, though didn't appear to act in the heavy ground.
Elusive Don (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Warm The Voice (9-7) at Listowel 1m hcp hvy in Sep.
Marmalade N Toast (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Painting Pictures (8-8) at Roscommon 7f mdn sft in Jun.
Blue Petal (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Rear of mid-division, some headway on outer halfway, progress entering straight and ridden to challenge under 2f out and led 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Tipperary 7f mdn sft in Aug beating Vocal Music (9-3) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Triple Sec (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Beach Wedding (8-10) at Down Royal 7f mdn Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Piper Bomb (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and 3rd 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Magic Sea (8-13) at Down Royal 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Ellona (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division on inner, 8th halfway and soon ridden, no impression 2f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 19 3/4l behind Magic Sea (8-13) at Down Royal 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Scoil Naisiunta (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, under pressure in 6th over 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Magic Sea (8-13) at Down Royal 7f hcp Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Stormy Tale (IRE) 66-1 (8-6) Dwelt, towards rear early, no impression and kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out, 11th of 29, 15 1/4l behind Snazzy Jazzy (9-5) at Curragh 6f stks Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Dracula Dave (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, soon pushed along and no extra in rear 2f out, weakened, last of 10, 18 1/4l behind Tamboureen (9-5) at Bellewstown 1m mdn gd in Jul.
It's Paddys Day (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Held up, soon raced in 7th, pushed along from halfway, no impression 2f out, 8th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Family Tree (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f mdn hvy in Sep.
