chased leaders, soon well off pace in rear, pushed along briefly 8th, disputed poor 2nd at 9th, soon chased clear leader, pushed along from 3 out, closed before 2 out, challenged last, led run-in and stayed on best
chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, soon poor 2nd, under pressure 9th, not fluent 3 out, soon disputed last, dropped to rear straight and no extra, hit last
soon led, a little keen, slight mistake 3rd, went on from 4th, soon well clear, mainly not fluent jumping from 8th onwards, reduced lead before 2 out and ridden, pressed last, headed run-in and no extra
led briefly early, chased leader, slight mistake 8th, dropped to last at 9th, poor 3rd straight, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening after
MASTER OF VERSE was a big disappointment in bumpers but put that behind him on his hurdling debut at Fairyhouse in April with a very convincing victory. This is tougher but he'll improve again and looks the one to beat. Black Warrior enjoyed the step up to 2m3f and good ground at Clonmel and there's more to come while Consharon Boy was making his hurdling debut when landing a maiden at Killarney where he stayed on strongly over the 2m4f trip. High Nellie produced easily her best run to date at Punchestown, though that was over 3m which looks her sort of trip.
Black Warrior (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along to challenge 2 out, soon led, clear before last, kept on strongly, comfortably, won at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn gd in May beating Walkers Point (11-12) by 11l, 12 ran.
Consharon Boy (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Chased leader, led before 3rd where slight mistake, disputed from 5 out, led before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, pressed 2 out, kept on under pressure from last, won at Killarney 2m 4f mdn gd in May beating Buckeye Shan (11-4) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Crosshue Boy (IRE) 15-8 (11-12) Prominent, led from 1st, jumped slightly left 2nd, headed before 3rd, tracked leaders, 3rd after 10th, jumped slightly left 2 out, led approaching last where slightly slow, pushed out to assert run-in, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Punchestown 3m mdn gd in May beating High Nellie (11-5) by 5 1/2l, 15 ran.
Master Of Verse (IRE) 10-11fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 2 out, improved to lead before last, pushed out to assert run-in, easily, won at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Yielding in Apr beating Troublesombrothers (11-4) by 8 1/2l, 14 ran.
High Nellie (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Prominent, a little keen early, 2nd after 10th, on terms from 3 out, led from early straight, headed approaching last and switched left, one pace, 2nd of 15, 5 1/2l behind Crosshue Boy (11-12) at Punchestown 3m mdn gd in May.
