with leader, led 3 out, headed last, not much room on inside flat, kept on, held towards finish
led, not fluent 3rd, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, jumped right 1st, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, well beaten when mistake 2 out
in rear, in touch 3 out, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 1st, headway from 3 out, challenged 2 out, led last, edged left flat, stayed on
mid-division, closed 7th, 3rd and beaten 2 out, dropped to 4th and no extra last
held up in rear, headway 3 out, no impression 2 out, went 3rd last
in touch in mid-division, headway before 3 out, no extra and mistake 2 out
NonRunner
The handicapper may have underestimated PUNCTUATION with his initial mark and while Fergal O’Brien’s inmate has gone up 20lb for winning at Warwick and then Newbury that may not be enough to prevent the hat-trick. Camdonian has had a wind surgery since we last saw him and the market will surely guide as to the confidence of connections. Kings Keeper took a while to get off the mark for Henry de Bromhead and the ex-Gigginstown runner makes a first start for Kerry Lee. Krypton Gold is of some appeal on the official ratings albeit his trainer has endured something of a lean spell of late.
Kings Keeper (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, closer and tracked leaders from 6th, 5th halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra before straight, 7th of 9, 37 3/4l behind Dads Lad (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f gd in Jul.
Heross Du Seuil (FR) 22-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, last of 4, dist behind Finisk River (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Balagan 5-2 (11-10) Led, pressed for lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after last, 5th of 10, 26 1/4l behind Especially So (10-5) at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gd in Sep.
Cousu Main (FR) 50-1 (11-4) Jumped left at times and not always fluent, held up in rear, well beaten 3 out, 6th of 8, 22 3/4l behind Rocky Man (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Punctuation 11-8fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, soon close up, about 1 length down last, hung left flat, led inside final 100 yards, stayed on well, won at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Irish Hill (10-5) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Camdonian (IRE) 13-8 (11-6) Bit keen, tracked leader, led 2 out, 2 lengths ahead when hit last, reduced lead run-in, caught post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Luke (11-6) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Krypton Gold (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Jumped right on occasions, in rear, improved to race in mid-division approaching 4 out, ridden and headway from 2 out, went second flat, ran on but no match for winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Mothill (10-10) at Chepstow 2m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Happy Hollow 12-1 (11-9) In rear, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 12, 8l behind Better Getalong (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Has Troke (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Towards rear, never showed, 9th of 16, dist behind Branson Missouri (10-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
