held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, mistake 4 out and slight mistake 3 out, ridden into 4th before 2 out, hampered 2 out, stayed on into 2nd before last, two-lengths down when fell last
disputed briefly 1st, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, left moderate 4th last
soon led and disputed, slight mistake and headed 5 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out
mainly mid-division, closer in 3rd 3 out, ridden and no extra before next
held up, progress in 3rd after 3 out, disputed before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden after 2 out, left with clear advantage last, kept on well
held up, closer in 4th halfway, improved to dispute before 2 out, 2nd and jumped left 2 out, soon ridden and under pressure in 4th before last, left 3rd and kept on one pace
led briefly, headed 1st, mistake 3rd, soon lost place, towards rear halfway, trailing 4 out and soon no impression
close up and disputed at times, mistake 4th, led 5 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, left 2nd and kept on one pace
held up, slight mistake 3rd, pulled up quickly after 5 out
Linger won over hurdles at Galway before scoring on the Flat but will need to improve on previous efforts over fences to continue winning ways. Dark Outsider finished runner-up over a longer trip here before disappointing on his latest start but GENERALISATION (NAP) makes more appeal. Henry De Bromhead’s charge makes a quick reappearance after finishing a lot closer in a novice chase over track and trip earlier in the week and improvement is expected fitted with additional headgear now handicapping for the first time. Athloman Cottage was placed at Wexford in September last year but hasn’t raced since while Hard Bought finished second at the latter track last month but hasn’t won since 2017.
Linger (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Towards rear, travelled well and headway on outer 3f out, improved to 3rd 2f out, progress to lead over 1f out, ridden and asserted under 1f out, easily, won at Galway 1m 6f hcp sft in Aug beating Eight And Bob (9-7) by 6 1/2l, 17 ran.
Dark Outsider (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Disputed lead early, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistakes 9th and 10th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out and no impression next, soon no extra, 4th of 6, 15 3/4l behind Shanklys Dawn (9-10) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp gd in May.
Generalisation (IRE) 17-2 (11-3) Led, not fluent 2nd, wandered slightly before 3rd, joined approaching 2 out, soon headed and no impression, one pace, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind The Granson (11-3) at Tramore 2m gd in Aug.
Athloman Cottage (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Mid-division, slightly hampered after 1st, 3rd at 5th, headway to 2nd after 4 out, 3rd after 3 out, ridden and no impression on leaders before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Just A Normal Day (10-13) at Wexford 2m hcp Yielding in Sep.
Indian Music (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Mid-division, progress into 5th before 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 4th before straight, no extra before 2 out, 6th of 11, 25 3/4l behind Arch Melody (10-12) at Wexford 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Fairymount Boy (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression before 3 out, 9th of 10, 30 1/4l behind October Revolution (11-12) at Roscommon 3m hcp sft in Aug.
Ballyfinboy (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Tipperary 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Captain Cobajay (IRE) 33-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 4 out, fell next, at Wexford 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Hard Bought (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Led narrowly, edged left and bumped rival at 1st, not fluent 4 out, headed and weakened approaching home bend, eased run-in, 11th of 15, 21 3/4l behind Finding Joy (11-10) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Ballybrowney Walk (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, 8th halfway, 6th before 5 out, 3rd briefly before 4 out, 5th when mistake 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Tipperary 2m 1f gd in Jul.
