soon tracked clear leader in 2nd, took closer order after 5th, not fluent 3 out and dropped to 3rd, soon pushed along, no impression on leaders, one paced before 2 out
soon led, clear after 1st, reduced advantage after 5th, increased advantage after 8th, not fluent at 10th, reduced advantage 4 out, headed approaching home bend, no impression, one paced after 2 out
detached in rear early, niggled along after 1st, closed up on field at 6th, under pressure and detached after 9th, one paced from 4 out, never a factor
ran 4th, no impression before 9th, detached after 9th, one paced from 4 out
held up 3rd, progress to 2nd after 3 out, soon closed, travelled well to lead approaching home bend, asserted before 2 out, kept on well, easily
Neverushacon scored over fences at the Galway Festival last August and has since been racing in strong company over fences and hurdles. He's also had a couple of recent runs on the Flat and it will be a surprise if he's not involved. Draycott Place is ideally suited by this sort of trip and ground as he showed at Kilbeggan and will make a bold bid to complete a double though THE GAME CHANGER will find this less daunting than the Grade 3 he ran in at Tipperary on Thursday. Gordon Elliott's prolific winner had earlier won over hurdles at Down Royal and has the class to gain his 14th career victory. Attribution has run poorly in two starts since beating three rivals here in October.
Attribution 20-1 (11-9) Mid-division best, dropped towards rear and ridden 5 out, no extra 3 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Draycott Place (10-7) at Listowel 2m 3f hcp gd in Jun.
The Game Changer (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Held up in rear of mid-division, some headway 4 out, soon pushed along and lost place after next, no impression in 9th when mistake 2 out, no extra, eased run-in, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Joey Sasa (11-0) at Tipperary 2m (1) gd in Jul.
Cable 100-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders early, soon in rear, no extra from before 3 out, weakened, last of 5, dist behind A Genie In Abottle (11-12) at Galway 2m 7f sft in Oct.
Draycott Place (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Made all, strongly pressed 2 out, ridden before last, asserted run-in, driven out, won at Kilbeggan 2m 4f hcp gd in Jun beating Eiri Na Casca (10-6) by 2l, 10 ran.
Neverushacon (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Disputed lead early, soon tracked leaders, led approaching halfway, pressed from 4f out, joined over 2f out, soon headed and no extra, 11th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Low Sun (9-6) at Curragh 2m hcp gf in Jun.
Presenting Mahler (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Soon led narrowly, headed before 2nd, 4th after 5th, lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, 8th of 12, 26 1/2l behind Treasure Chest (10-3) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp gd in Jun.
