tracked leader, 3rd at 6th where not fluent, 2nd at 8th, ridden and dropped to 4th before 2 out, no extra
rear of mid-division, 5th after 6th, 4th at 8th, not fluent 4 out and lost place, progress to 3rd after 3 out, good headway to lead narrowly 2 out, asserted before last, kept on well
chased leader, progress to lead narrowly at 4th, 2 lengths clear at 8th, pressed before 2 out where headed, ridden after 2 out, no impression on leader, one paced
in rear, 9th after 6th, 7th at 8th, took closer order in 6th after 3 out, no extra before 2 out
led, headed at 4th, mistake in 2nd at 7th and dropped towards rear, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
close up, 4th after 4th, 3rd at 8th, slight mistake 4 out, lost place 3 out, soon detached and ridden, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, 8th after 6th, 6th at 8th, progress to 4th after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, no impression, kept on same pace
towards rear, bad mistake at 1st and dropped to 10th, detached after 7th, mistake at 8th and soon pulled up
mid-division, 6th after 6th, 5th at 8th, niggled along after 3 out, dropped to 6th and ridden approaching straight, no extra
rear of mid-division, bad mistake in 5th at 6th and rider lost irons briefly, soon 7th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
Steamboat Quay jumped poorly on his third start over fences at Clonmel and was beaten when falling at the last. CAPPACURRY ZAK has had ten starts over fences and finished second in half of those runs. His latest effort when just failing to concede 1lb to Simple Steps in a Thurles handicap would be good enough for this so he's taken to finally get off the mark. Fiddlers Bow has been running well over shorter trips without quite getting there so the step-up could suit but Oscar Lantern has failed to reach a place in nine starts over fences. The four-year-old Peculiar Genius made a promising start over the bigger obstacles at Thurles and wouldn't need to improve much to take a hand.
Asitsohappens (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, 4th after 3rd, pecked slightly 7th, under pressure 8th, soon no extra, pulled up before 3 out, at Navan 2m 1f hcp hvy in Dec.
Cappacurry Zak (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, 4th at 7th, progress to 2nd 4 out, headway to lead 3 out, ridden and headed before last where not fluent, kept on same pace, 2nd of 18, 1 3/4l behind Simple Steps (10-7) at Thurles 3m 1f hcp hvy in Dec.
Fiddlers Bow (IRE) 10-3fav (11-9) Held up, 7th after 6th, improved into 2nd approaching straight, quickly on terms, soon led and wandered slightly, headed approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Surrogate Lad (10-1) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp sft in Nov.
Matin D'Anjou (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Disputed lead, headed 3rd, soon tracked leaders, fell 6th, at Tramore 2m 5f hvy in Dec.
Moores Road (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Led, not fluent 2nd, headed approaching 4 out, soon no extra, weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Clonmel 3m hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Nomanbehind (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, led at 8th, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 35 1/4l behind Al Boum Photo (11-12) at Navan 2m 1f Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Oscar Lantern (IRE) 6-1 (10-10) Mid-division, 6th at 4th, not fluent at 5th, mistake and unseated rider at 8th, at Thurles 2m 4f hcp hvy in Dec.
Steamboat Quay (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up, mistake 6th, closed up into 5th into straight, slight mistake 2 out, no impression when fell last, at Clonmel 2m hvy in Dec.
Take The Cash (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Rear, 15th at 7th, slightly hampered at 9th, progress to 10th after 4 out, no impression on leaders in 6th before last where not fluent, kept on one pace in 5th, 5th of 18, 10 1/4l behind Simple Steps (10-7) at Thurles 3m 1f hcp hvy in Dec.
Peculiar Genius (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, joined leader 7th, ridden in 5th entering straight, no impression from 2 out, soon no extra, 6th of 16, 15 3/4l behind Solar Heat (11-5) at Thurles 2m 2f Yielding in Nov.
