tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th, 3rd 3 out, ridden after next, 2nd when mistake at last, soon no extra in 3rd
disputed lead, slight mistake 1st, headed 3rd, 2nd when slight mistake 5th, ridden from 3 out, dropped to 4th after 2 out, no impression run-in
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to 5th when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, 5th 5 out, fell next
held up in rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, went 4th 3 out, pushed along and progress from next, close 4th on outer and ridden at last, headway to lead 1f out, stayed on well
always behind, no impression from 4 out, trailing when fell 2 out
disputed lead, led from 3rd, hung left approaching 6th and jumped badly left, headed next, led again 4 out, ridden after 2 out, bad mistake at last, headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, slight mistake 5 out, weakened from next, trailing when pulled up before last
Winning pointer Sizing Network finished tailed off on his debut under Rules in a Fairyhouse bumper in April and will have to do a lot better than that. Halling's Treasure fell when a hot favourite here on Saturday but looked beaten at the time and has become expensive to follow. MORDANMIJOBSWORTH may just have the measure of Downpatrick third Banker Burke on a line through Crown Theatre so gets the nod, even though his stamina continues to be stretched by the minimum trip over hurdles. Bursledon was placed three times on the Flat but has yet to win a race under Rules.
Banker Burke (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Midfield, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 6l behind Crown Theatre (11-4) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mdn hdl.
Halling's Treasure Evensfav (11-7) Prominent, soon raced in 3rd, 4th from 6th, pushed along briefly from 6 out, not fluent 5 out and reminder, pushed along again from 4 out, fell next, in a race won by Beautiful Ben (11-2) at Wexford 2m 4f 4yo mdn hdl gd, 6 ran.
Mordanmijobsworth (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Led and disputed, led before 2nd and ran around, ran around before 3rd, joined and disputed 4th where slight mistake, ridden and headed before 2 out where no extra in 3rd, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 28l behind Henry Higgins (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo mdn hdl gd.
Sacred Dragon (USA) 50-1 (11-4) Held up, moderate 11th from 4th, jumped left 7th, no impression and one pace straight, 7th of 15, 37l behind Vote Of Confidence (11-7) at Cork 2m 4yo mdn hdl.
Whipper's Boy (IRE) 40-1 (9-13) Not fluent 2nd and reminder, soon moderate 7th, no extra from before straight, 9th of 13, well behind It's All An Act (9-11) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl gd.
Ali's Gift (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division, jumped left 3rd, moderate 10th from next, ridden along from 7th, soon no danger, 13th of 15, well behind Vote Of Confidence (11-7) at Cork 2m 4yo mdn hdl.
Bursledon (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride and rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 13th of 14, 26l behind Moonmeister (8-13) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-70 pol in Aug (flat).
Delta Beat 100-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, impeded 2nd, jumped left 3rd, moderate 6th from 4th, not fluent 6th, no impression from before straight, 12th of 15, well behind Vote Of Confidence (11-7) at Cork 2m 4yo mdn hdl.
A Sizing Network (FR) 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division, 7th halfway, no extra approaching straight, soon eased, completely tailed off, last of 13, well behind Free Expression (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f NH flat in Apr.
