led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
held up in touch, took closer order over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, soon dropped to rear, tailed off
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
Cloudy Joker has his first run for Donald McCain since landing an Irish point-to-point in April and is obviously one to take careful note of having joined such a high-profile operation, However, DEFINITE ROW is compiling a very consistent record in bumper company and is very much at home on the prevailing ground conditions. She only succumbed to a well-backed Irish newcomer at this venue last time, previously having scored with plenty in hand at Hexham. Her overall profile makes her the one to beat and she can complete a good day for the Elliott team. Anything Peter Bowen runs at the moment needs to be taken seriously so Henllan Harri requires a market check on his racecourse debut.
Cloudy Joker (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Chsd ldrs, 2l 2nd 1/2way, jnd ldr appr 2out, wo sn after & qcknd 3l clr, gd jmp last, kow, won at Tallanstown 3m ire ptp gd in Apr beating Bacher Son (12-0) by 4l, 9 ran.
Dalstontosiloth (IRE) Gamut gelding out of The Boss's Dance.
Henllan Harri (IRE) King's Theatre gelding out of Told You So.
Thehoodlum 125-1 (10-9) Always in rear, lost touch 6f out, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Clever Cookie (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m NH flat (6) gd in Nov.
Definite Row (IRE) 11-8fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, challenged over 2f out, held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Mike Mccann (11-2) at Perth 2m NH flat (5) gd.
