disputed lead, led 2nd, headed 3 out, soon no impression, dropped to 4th and fell last
chased leaders, soon 5th, slight mistake 3rd, 4th approaching 4 out and not match leaders, moderate 3rd and kept on same pace from before last
chased leaders, soon 4th, closer in 3rd after 6th, almost on terms 3 out and effort, kept on without matching winner run-in
disputed lead early, prominent, soon 3rd, slight mistake 5th and pushed along briefly, 4th after 6th, 5th approaching 4 out and not match leaders, one pace straight, slightly impeded last
waited with towards rear, some headway straight, soon chased leaders but no impression, impeded last, one pace
disputed lead, headed 2nd and raced in 2nd, gained narrow lead 3 out, stayed on well run-in
waited with, some slight mistakes, soon in rear, never a factor, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders early, not always fluent jumping and tended to jump left, soon towards rear, pushed along briefly from 7th and at stages after, no impression from before 4 out
Lakemilan beat stablemate Articulum to win last year’s renewal but is 9lb higher on this occasion and ABBEY MAGIC is preferred. She was beaten only a head at Kilbeggan on her first start since 2018 having landed a hat-trick under Rachael Blackmore in the same year and makes more appeal than Ornua and Jan Maat of Henry De Bromhead’s three runners. Dakota Moirette faces a tougher task than when second in a beginners’ chase at Punchestown while stablemate Timoteo has been off the track since last November. Us And Them has struggled over longer trips since finishing third in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham but is still preferred to Quamino and Lever Du Soleil.
Us And Them (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Close up, on terms before 3 out and slight mistake, soon headed and short of room, no extra after 2 out, one pace, 8th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Mortal (11-9) at Killarney 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Ornua (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leader, mistake 2nd, slight mistakes 6 out and 4 out, pressed leader before 3 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 3, 7 1/2l behind Djingle (11-5) at Listowel 2m 4f gd in Sep.
Lakemilan (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along towards outer approaching straight, soon some headway and kept on same pace without threatening, 8th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Shanroe (9-8) at Killarney 1m 6f hcp sft in Oct.
Jan Maat (GER) 5-1 (11-1) Chased leader and close up at times, disputed 3 out, ridden last, under pressure in 3rd entering straight, no extra final furlong, 6th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Smithscorner (9-12) at Galway 2m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jul.
Quamino (GER) 13-2 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to moderate 10th 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last, at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Abbey Magic (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Tracked leader in 2nd, mistake 4 out, led after 2 out, ridden at last, strongly pressed close home, headed and no extra near line, 2nd of 10, hd behind Visioman (11-9) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Sep.
Debuchet (FR) 12-1 (11-1) Rear, 12th before 8th, 9th after 10th, no impression before 2 out where not fluent, weakened after 2 out, 7th of 14, 32l behind Doctor Duffy (11-3) at Ballinrobe 2m 7f hcp sft in Sep.
Dakota Moirette (FR) 9-2 (12-0) Soon disputed lead, close 2nd from 4th, back on terms 9th, not fluent 3 out and pushed along, not fluent 2 out, headed run-in and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Shumaker (12-0) at Punchestown 2m 3f gd in Sep.
Articulum (IRE) 5-2fav (11-1) Disputed lead early, prominent, lost position approaching straight but remained in touch, effort from 2 out, challenged and every chance run-in, kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Any Second Now (11-1) at Naas 2m (1) hvy in Feb.
Timoteo (FR) 11-2 (11-10) Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Light That (IRE) 28-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Humaniste (11-1) at Tipperary 2m hcp gd in Oct.
Lever Du Soleil (FR) 125-1 (8-2) Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never near leaders, 19th of 34, 23 1/2l behind Great White Shark (8-6) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
