led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, closer in 4th and switched left under 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, under pressure and edged left close home
ran 4th, pushed along 3f out and no impression in 5th 2f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and 4th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, not clear run on inner 2f out, progress to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
ran 5th, reminders over 4f out, soon no extra, weakened
Clara Sorrento appeared to find 2m4f on testing ground too much for him at Tipperary and can do better in these conditions. Minella Fair also represents Noel Meade and the point-to-point runner-up should have a future over jumps given his pedigree. Jimmy Breekie kept finding one too good but it was no disgrace to be beaten by Bosco Di Alco here in May and his trainer gets plenty of winners around here. The four-year-old RUNFORDAVE gets an age allowance and has the advantage of a recent run having chased home Pateen at Killarney. He looks certain to improve and looks another for Gordon Elliott. Ramore Will was well beaten in two bumpers in the spring but comes here on the back of a comfortable victory between the flags last month.
Clara Sorrento (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Soon mid-division, closed to track leaders halfway, 6th over 7f out, 3rd approaching straight, soon pushed along to chase winner, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 14, 15 1/2l behind Monbeg Notorious (12-0) at Tipperary 2m 4f Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Jimmy Breekie (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway 4f out, improved into 2nd 2f out, soon led, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Bosco Di Alco (12-0) at Down Royal 2m gd in May.
Ramore Will (IRE) 7-4 (12-1) Ww, clsr 4th 1/2way & 5out, trvl well 3rd, clsr 2out & chall to ld last, sow, won at Portrush 3m mdn gd in Oct beating Sun Spider (12-1) by 3l, 8 ran.
Triolet (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up, 25th after 3rd, headway and jumped left 3 out, soon no impression, one pace, 10th of 30, 19 1/4l behind Our Boy Boru (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn Yielding in Sep.
Runfordave (IRE) 5-2fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, challenging and slightly impeded 2f out, one pace from 1f out, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Pateen (11-7) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in May.
Sureyouknow (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Chased leaders in 3rd on outer, pushed along and dropped to 5th 7f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Dounikos (12-0) at Downpatrick 2m 2f Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Minella Fair (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Pr, 2nd 1/2way, ld app str, hdd last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Young Turk (11-10) at Mainstown 3m mdn sft in Nov.
