chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, no extra in 5th 2 out, weakened
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 2nd before 2 out, stayed on run-in to press winner closing stages, no extra close home
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden before 2 out, no impression in 3rd 2 out, mistake last, kept on same pace
mid-division, 6th halfway, dropped towards rear approaching 3 out, ridden into 5th before 2 out, 4th and no impression 2 out, kept on same pace
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra before 2 out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, ridden into 7th and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace
mid-division, fell 2nd
mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra before 2 out, weakened and tailed off
always towards rear, pulled up after 3 out
made all, ridden to assert before 2 out, kept on well from last, strongly pressed closing stages
chased leader in 2nd, 3rd 3 out, ridden in 6th before 2 out, no extra and kept on one pace
always towards rear
Rusty Halo has only been placed once in eight starts over timber but arrives in good form having scored on the Flat last month. The lightly-raced Flat winner Crazy Days made a reasonable start over hurdles at Down Royal last month after a break of over a year and is expected to do better as is winning bumper Dr Tommy, who led for a long way on his debut over hurdles at Clonmel. Man In Black has been disappointing and is still a maiden after 26 career starts so it's TEAK, beaten a short-head at Tipperary in June, who gets the vote after finding 2m6f too far last time.
Dr Tommy (IRE) 3-1 (11-8) Led, strongly pressed from early straight, headed after 2 out and soon no extra, 7th of 12, 11l behind In A Nutshell (11-3) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl gf.
King Of Aran (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Rear of mid-division, closer in 9th after 3 out, moderate 5th and kept on same pace from before straight, 5th of 14, 13l behind Adropaupep (10-11) at Galway 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-109 gd in Aug.
Rusty Halo (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Prominent, slight mistake 2nd, 3rd into straight, no extra and kept on same pace from 2 out, 5th of 17, 11l behind Undertheboardwalk (11-12) at Roscommon 2m mdn hdl gd in Aug.
Crazy Days (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 4 out, ridden next, no extra in 5th 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 13l behind Sun Disc (10-6) at Down Royal 2m 4yo mdn hdl gd in Aug.
Horsewithnoname (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 11th of 16, 35l behind Shady Pines (10-13) at Sligo 2m mdn hdl sft in May.
Man In Black (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Held up, not fluent and closed from 4th, not fluent next, chased winner after 3 out, ridden and well held approaching last, 2nd of 4, 9l behind Argaum (10-0) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Nishay (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Led, some slight mistakes, headed before 2 out, soon no extra, 7th of 12, 10l behind Shake The Bucket (11-2) at Tramore 2m mdn hdl gf in Aug.
Pharney Lady (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Soon chased leaders, 6th approaching 4 out, no extra and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Madam Bovary (11-7) at Roscommon 2m 4f cond mares mdn hdl hvy, 15 ran.
Red Jim (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, no extra from early straight, 9th of 12, 16l behind In A Nutshell (11-3) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl gf.
Teak (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 4 out, lost place and kept on same pace from before next, hampered last, 6th of 14, 22l behind Alderwood (11-5) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 gs in Aug.
Serious Fun (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 4 out and soon no extra, no threat in straight, 11th of 12, 36l behind Wither Hills (11-0) at Roscommon 2m hcp hdl 8Evens09 sft in Aug.
Sughera (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, ridden in 9th 3 out, no impression in 8th next, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 20l behind Miss Nomer (10-11) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl gd in Aug.
