mostly 2nd, led briefly from before 8th to 10th, slight mistake 5 out, ridden to chase winner from 3 out, every chance approaching last, no extra run-in, kept on
raced in 3rd, not fluent early, effort and no impression 3 out, mistake 2 out, virtually pulled up, tailed off
always in rear, lost touch before 4 out, trailing when pulled up before 2 out
made most, raced wide and headed after 7th, led again from before 10th, edged clear 4 out, reduced advantage and ridden 2 out, hard ridden from last, all out
Wellforth makes a swift reappearance after fading close home in the Kerry National on Wednesday but will struggle to give weight to his four rivals. Last year's winner FINGER ONTHE PULSE may still have enough ability to end the winning run of Kalellshan. Tom Taaffe's 11-year-old was far from disgraced on his latest start at Galway and generally competes at a higher level. Kalellshan has done nothing wrong, however, though this will be his first appearance on genuinely heavy ground while Northern Alliance will probably need this. Shakervilz was only beaten half-a-length over 3m at Kilbeggan on his reappearance and will strip fitter here, though has a little bit to find on official ratings.
Wellforth (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Raced towards outer, soon prominent, moderate 2nd 7 out, left in lead from 4 out, still in lead approaching straight, soon headed and no extra from before 2 out, 7th of 18, 20l behind Faltering Fullback (9-12) at Listowel 3m hcp chs hvy.
Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Held up, 9th halfway, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th and no impression after last, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 13l behind Pride Of The Artic (10-13) at Galway 2m 6f chs sft in Jul.
Northern Alliance (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Rear of mid-division, no impression when fell 3 out, in a race won by Salsify (11-11) at Leopardstown 3m hts chs gs in Feb, 17 ran.
Shakervilz (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 4th 5 out, progress into 3rd after 3 out, 2nd under pressure 2 out, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Let The Show Begin (10-3) at Kilbeggan 3m hdl gd.
Kalellshan (IRE) 9-4fav (10-7) Made all, pushed out to go clear after 2 out, easily, won at Killarney 2m 4f hcp chs sft in Aug beating Orpheus Valley (9-10) by 11l, 11 ran.
