rear, 9th halfway, took closer order 3f out, under pressure in 5th 2f out, no impression, ridden and kept on one pace in 4th under 1f out
prominent, 4th halfway, improved to 3rd 4f out, good headway to lead over 2f out, asserted approaching straight, stayed on strongly, eased close home, easily
towards rear, 5th halfway, weakened under 3f out, eased approaching straight, tailed off
broke well to lead, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened under 2f out
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th under 4f out, weakened under 3f out, eased 2f out, tailed off
held up, 7th halfway, weakened under 3f out, eased 2f out, completely tailed off
towards rear early, progress to track leader in 2nd after 2f, improved to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, dropped to 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace
in rear, 8th halfway, ran freely under 5f out, detached in 7th 2f out, no extra
held up, 6th halfway, progress to 4th under 3f out, improved into 2nd entering straight, soon ridden, no impression on easy winner, kept on same pace
Benkei invariably runs well at the fixture as he did earlier in the week behind Whiskey Sour so he should make a bold bid. Digeanta finished ahead of him in that race on Monday and last year's Irish Cesarewitch winner is greatly respected though may find this just too short. His stable companion RENNETI may prove the answer as though he's better known as a hurdler these days he had the pace to win over 1m4f at Naas in October and will relish the conditions. Savannah Storm is lightly-raced and entitled to make more progress than most of these and though Vigil has never fulfilled his enormous potential he'd be perfectly capable of winning this at his best and the going will be ideal. Motherland, who won a handicap by 17l at last year's meeting here, has been competing at Listed level so this represents a drop in class and he's another who can get involved as can Ted Veale, who has run some cracking races at this meeting in the past.
Cymro (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, closed 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Lord Yeats (8-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in May.
Renneti (FR) 9-2 (9-11) Soon chased leaders in 4th, closer order from halfway, no impression 1f out until kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Flying Fairies (9-9) at Roscommon 1m 4f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Jul.
Here For The Craic (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Rear of mid-division, checked on inner after 2f, headway into 10th 3f out, ridden 2f out, went 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd near line, 2nd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Three Kingdoms (8-10) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Motherland (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, under pressure 2f out and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind The Tartan Spartan (9-9) at Down Royal 1m 6f lst (1) Good - Yielding in Jul.
Savannah Storm 6-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression in 7th 2f out, no extra final furlong, never a factor, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind The Tartan Spartan (9-9) at Down Royal 1m 6f lst (1) Good - Yielding in Jul.
Vigil (IRE) 4-7fav (11-12) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, disputed again 2 out, kept on and upsides when fell last, at Clonmel 2m Yielding in Nov.
Benkei (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Mid-division early, 8th approaching halfway, kept on same pace from before straight, 8th of 20, 6l behind Whiskey Sour (11-3) at Galway 2m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
Digeanta (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Soon towards rear, pushed along and progress approaching straight, stayed on well without threatening final furlong, 4th of 20, 2 3/4l behind Whiskey Sour (11-3) at Galway 2m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
Ted Veale (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up, 12th after 3rd, 14th approaching 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before straight, 10th of 20, 8 1/2l behind Clondaw Warrior (11-5) at Galway 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
