soon led, joined approaching 4th, soon led again, went on from before straight, mistake last, kept on well under pressure run-in
soon raced in 3rd, slight mistake 6th, not fluent next and reminders, not fluent 3 out, soon no impression, jumped left last
soon tracked leader, on terms approaching 4th, soon 2nd again, not fluent 2 out, no impression from before straight, kept on same pace from last
in touch, mistake 3rd and in rear, slight mistake 5th, pushed along briefly approaching 8th, soon under pressure and no impression
Fenlon's Hill had been giving notice of an imminent victory before landing a Galway handicap last week. He has a penalty to carry which should hand the advantage to BILKO, who was in second place when falling at the last in a much stronger handicap at Listowel earlier this month. He wouldn't have won but his earlier form in tougher contests than this give him the edge. Some Drama also has extra to carry for his one victory in 17 starts over fences but he's been running really well in handicaps though over longer trips.Theturnofthesun has run poorly since easily landing a beginners' event at Downpatrick in May and it's a long time since Golden Plan showed any sign of life.
Some Drama (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders on inner, mistake 1st, slight mistake and reminder 5th, 2nd and mistake 9th, ridden and disputed lead 2 out, headed approaching last, 3rd at last, no extra run-in, 3rd of 11, 9 3/4l behind Rock On Fruity (11-2) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp sft in Sep.
Theturnofthesun (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Towards rear, mistake 8th and reminders in 8th after next, pushed along in 7th before 3 out and soon no extra, 7th of 11, dist behind Swingbridge (11-1) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Bilko (FR) 5-1 (10-3) Rear of mid-division, improved to 4th after 5th, 3rd after 8th, progress to 2nd before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, 2 lengths down when mistake and fell at last, at Listowel 2m 4f hcp hvy in Sep.
Golden Plan (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace straight, 10th of 16, 32 1/2l behind Gold Smoke (10-12) at Listowel 3m hcp hvy in Sep.
Fenlon's Hill (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge entering straight, disputed inside final furlong, edged ahead close home, won at Galway 2m 2f hcp sft in Sep beating Bellgrove (11-11) by 1l, 8 ran.
