soon mid-division, weakened after 4 out
held up towards rear, headway into 6th before straight, ridden in 5th 3 out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression in 3rd last
chased leader, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, soon ridden and disputed, 2nd 2 out, no extra run-in, kept on same pace
always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out
rear of mid-division, ridden in moderate 7th before straight, 6th 3 out, no extra before next, weakened
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out, completely tailed off
mid-division, ridden in 8th before straight, no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on same pace
mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened
mid-division, headway into 5th before straight, ridden in 7th and mistake 3 out, kept on one pace
soon led, ridden and headed 3 out, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace
prominent early, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge 3 out, soon narrow lead travelling well, pushed out to assert run-in
towards rear for most, never a factor
chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Noel Meade holds a strong hand in the first juvenile hurdle of the season. Davy Condon has stepped in for some good rides for the yard since Paul Carberry's injury and has a fine opportunity here on TOP MAN MICHAEL, who has won three of his last four on the Flat including a handicap at Galway on Sunday. His stablemate Casual Creeper is still a maiden after eight starts while Southfork was behind the selection in a Wexford claimer last month. Habesh beat three rivals on fast ground at Tramore in June and ran quite well on the opening day of the Galway Festival while the lightly-raced Everything Zain has been progressing nicely, though could probably do with a stiffer test of stamina. Dragon Khan relishes soft ground and any further rain will aid his chances.
Burnell (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from 2f out, 11th of 19, 6l behind Our Conor (9-3) at Naas 1m 3yo hcp 47-75 in Jun (flat).
Danequest (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra from 1f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Packsapunch (9-8) at Tipperary 7f hcp 47-65 sft in Jul (flat).
Dragon Khan (IRE) 9-4 (8-7) Disputed early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, no extra over 2f out, weakened, last of 9, 14l behind Jimtown (9-11) at Down Royal 1m 2f 3yo hcp gs in Jul (flat).
Everything Zain (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, not match winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Our Nana Rose (9-1) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f app hcp 47-65 gd in Jul (flat).
Great Soprano (USA) Arch gelding out of Insan Mala.
Jkt Prince (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, no extra under 2f out, 10th of 16, 18l behind Wot A Shot (8-3) at Naas 1m app hcp 47-65 in Jul (flat).
Lutfen Yavas (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division for most, weakened entering straight, last of 13, 26l behind Capeslew (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Nov (flat).
Magical Moon 25-1 (9-5) Soon chased leaders, well off pace, moderate 6th over 4f out, soon no impression under pressure, 7th of 10, 41l behind Chamonix (9-5) at Killarney 1m 6f mdn stks in Jul (flat).
Reckless Romeo (IRE) Heliostatic gelding out of Ballerina Babe.
Shabra Emperor (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2 1/2f out, kept on one paced, 4th of 7, 23l behind Tandem (9-5) at Galway 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn gd (flat).
Shabra's Bertolini (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Soon tracked leader, no extra under pressure from 3f out, 5th of 6, 40l behind Pale Mimosa (9-0) at Galway 1m 4f 3yo mdn sft (flat).
Southfork 11-2 (9-2) Disputed lead, ridden in 2nd entering straight, soon no impression, dropped to moderate 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Top Man Michael (9-9) at Wexford 1m 4f 3yo clm gd in Jul (flat).
Top Man Michael (IRE) 9-2 (8-0) Chased leader in 2nd, led 5f out, ridden 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out, won at Galway 1m 4f hcp 50-80 sft beating Ancient Sands (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran (flat).
Sligo Girl (IRE) Bachelor Duke filly out of All Tied Up.
Hurricane Swift (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden into 6th 3f out, moderate 5th 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 25l behind Dougal Philps (9-5) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f mdn stks gd in Jul (flat).
Casual Creeper (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to narrow lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 9, 8l behind Jimtown (9-11) at Down Royal 1m 2f 3yo hcp gs in Jul (flat).
Habesh (IRE) 33-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, closer in 2nd at halfway, ridden entering straight, dropped to 3rd and no extra final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Sure Reef (8-12) at Galway 1m 4f 3yo hcp 60-90 gd in Jul (flat).
Lady Geronimo (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 9th and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 17, 5l behind Kashmir Peak (9-11) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo hcp 47-75 gd in May (flat).
