settled 3rd, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden after 3 out, soon 4th, 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace
held up 4th, 2nd after 5th, closer in 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, niggled along after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression leader, kept on one pace
tracked leader in 2nd on outer, 3rd after 5th, bad mistake 4 out and dropped to 5th, driven after 3 out, no extra
ran 5th, fell 1st
made all, not fluent 5th, travelling well 2 out where jumped left, ridden to assert before last, kept on well, comfortably
raced in rear, 5th halfway, 3rd after 4 out, mistake 3 out and dropped to 4th, bad mistake in 3rd 2 out, pulled up before last
WITHER HILLS' close second on his chasing debut at Clonmel should be good enough for this and there should be more to come. Already a winner of three races on the Flat and over hurdles, he was only headed in the closing stages and should go one better. Hop In showed potential on his chasing bow at Thurles in January but his form deteriorated later and he hasn't been seen since May. Clara More has had plenty of experience but would probably be better back over hurdles and Saddlers Luck is making his debut over fences though he's scored between the flags. Point-to-point and hurdles winner Davinia's Tip has more scope than her rivals and looks the main threat following a promising chasing bow at Wexford.
Clara More (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leader, soon 2nd, 4th approaching straight, moderate 4th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 18l behind Written Inthestars (10-7) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-95 hvy in Dec.
Hop In (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Soon rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear and no extra 4 out, soon eased, completely tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Hospital (11-9) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp chs in May.
Saddlers Luck (IRE) 7-1fav (11-6) Chased leaders, moderate 6th halfway, progress into 3rd and mistake 3 out, ridden before straight, 2nd and no impression on winner before 2 out, 4th 2 out and no extra, 4th of 18, 24l behind Zipporah (11-3) at Clonmel 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Dec.
Wither Hills (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Led, disputed from before 5th, left in lead 5 out, challenged before 2 out, ridden 2 out, disputed run-in, no extra in 2nd close home, 2nd of 15, 1l behind If Not For You (11-12) at Clonmel 2m beg chs sft in Dec.
Davinia's Tip (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Prominent, led from 3rd, slight mistake and headed 4 out, ridden and weakened from next, 7th of 12, 45l behind Vroum Vroum Mag (11-7) at Wexford 2m 3f beg chs in Nov.
Sweetheart Susan (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, left 5th 5 out, ridden in 4th and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 23l behind If Not For You (11-12) at Clonmel 2m beg chs sft in Dec.
