in rear, not fluent 4th, well behind 6th, pulled up
rear mid-division, well behind when not fluent last
mid-division, went 5th after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, ridden before 2 out, held when left in 2nd final flight where jumped left, no chance with winner
rear mid-division, stayed on steadily from before 2 out, ridden before last where left in 4th, kept on, never threatened
handy, disputed lead home turn, led after 3 out, pushed along and faced challenge 2 out, left in clear lead final flight, ridden out run-in
mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened
towards rear, lost touch 6th and soon struggling
towards rear, ridden before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on, never dangerous
not fluent 1st towards rear, headway home turn, went 4th before 3 out, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden and every chance approaching last where jinked and unseated rider
mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, weakened tamely
led, headed after 4 out, dropped away quickly, tailed off
tracked leaders, disputed lead home turn, headed and weakened after 3 out
prominent, led after 4 out, soon pushed along and headed, weakened rapidly and pulled up before 3 out
Pearly Island probably sets the standard among those with hurdling experience, just ahead of French import Icare Grandchamp and Exeter runner-up Thruthelookinglass, but there are a number of newcomers who will be fancied to do well over timber in the long term. One is FAME AND CONCRETE, who was second to a subsequent Grade 2 winner in a bumper at Newbury in February when returning from a lengthy absence. Jack Doyen placed several times between the flags but Getupearly has more scope and Awesome Foursome won a bumper here in May on his racecourse debut.
All The Fame (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Mid-div, prog to cl 2nd 1/2way, rdn in 2l 2nd aftr 4out, mstk 2out & up, ko sme pce but nvr on terms with wnr, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Fuego De L'abbaye (11-11) at Dowth Hall 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Awesome Foursome 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along briefly 12f out, challenged over 2f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gs in May beating Izayte (10-10) by ns, 10 ran.
Fame And Concrete (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, ridden and every chance 3f out, kept on in 2nd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Lookaway (11-5) at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Getupearly 4-1 (12-2) Ld/disp until sl adv when mstk 10th, 1l adv bef 2out, redcd adv flat, held on well, won at Ballyknock 3m mdn gd in Apr beating Zero Tolerance (12-2) by nk, 13 ran.
I'd Like To Know (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 10l 3rd from 6th, went 4l 2nd bef 2out, 12l 2nd & no ch with easy wnr when mstk last, 2nd of 10, 16l behind Heads Or Harps (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in Apr.
Jack Doyen (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Tr ldr, 2nd 1/2way, mstk 4out, rdn aftr 4out, 6l dwn 2out, clsr bef last, ko smepce run-in, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Good For Scope (12-2) at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Pearly Island 18-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, pushed along after 5th, stayed on from 3 out, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 9, 7 1/4l behind Punctuation (11-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Student Chap (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, plugged on same pace, 4th of 6, 18l behind Hurricane Vichi (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Thruthelookinglass 8-1 (11-6) Hampered 1st, mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, pushed along before 3 out, went 2nd and kept on run-in, always held, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Dancing With Deco (11-6) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Yellowstone Park (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, jumped right 2nd, lost place next, headway 3 out, outpaced approaching next, ridden and rallied next, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Arizona Cardinal (11-2) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.
Catuaba (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Chased winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Ajp Kingdom (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Icare Grandchamp (FR) 3-1 (10-7) Led, went clear halfway, headed 2 out, ridden and stayed on, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Beau Charentais (11-2) at Compiegne 2m 2f hvy in Mar.
The Spin King (IRE) 22-1 (11-2) Held up in touch on outside, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Ajp Kingdom (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
