chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and ran wide bend 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders in 3rd early, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on final furlong to 2nd close home
chased leader in 2nd early, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd close home
made all, ridden and challenged 2f out, kept on well under pressure from over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden in 5th 3f out, no impression 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear early, keen hold, 5th headway, 4th 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
Inspector Clouseau is taking time to acclimatise since arriving from the UK but was once rated 80 and is now down to 69. Willie Mullins is the right man to exploit a lenient mark so expect a more prominent display. Mon Champion has never won beyond 1m4f on the Flat but has scored over hurdles and is only 2lbs higher than when beating Taralga at The Curragh last month. MY BLUE HEAVEN and Isabellareine are in cracking form at present and arrive with recent victories over the trip under their belts. The former probably has more scope and is taken to follow-up an easy success at Leopardstown though Grangeclare Gold is also in good heart and gained an impressive success over 1m6f on fast ground at Bellewstown in June.
Mon Champion (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra entering straight, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace, 11th of 18, 9l behind Rajik (8-11) at Galway 1m 4f hcap gf in Jul.
Grangeclare Gold (IRE) 5-2 (10-6) Dwelt, towards rear, closer order to track leaders after 6f, 3rd and challenged 1 1/2f out, led and stayed on best final furlong to soon draw clear, won at Ballinrobe 1m 6f mdn stks fm in Jun beating Angela's Lashes (10-9) by 4l, 9 ran.
My Blue Heaven (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, 6th 6f out, 5th 4f out, headway approaching straight, led 2f out, ridden clear, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Leopardstown 2m hcp 50-90 gd beating End Of The Affair (10-0) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Isabellareine (GER) 14-1 (9-8) Mid-division, 12th halfway, headway into 6th 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Galway 2m hcp 50-70 gf in Jul beating Total Excitement (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 20 ran.
Inspector Clouseau (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 7th approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 9th of 20, 11l behind Easy Mate (9-7) at Galway 2m hcp 55-80 gd in Jul.
Fearless Warrior 15-2 (8-9) Led 9f out to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 16, 14l behind Spirit of Adjisa (8-11) at Bath 1m 4f hcap (4) gs in Oct '08.
