made all, strongly pressed from before last, stayed on best run-in to soon assert
held up, 8th from early, much closer order approaching straight, chased winner from 2 out, challenged and every chance before last, kept on without matching winner run-in, no extra and one pace close home
raced in 3rd early, 4th at 3rd, one pace under pressure 2 out
tracked leader, pushed along after 5th, dropped to 5th and one pace from before last
raced in 6th early, 5th at 3rd, one pace under pressure 2 out
raced in 4th early, 3rd at 3rd, still 3rd and one pace from before last
held up towards rear, a little keen, one pace under pressure 2 out
raced in 7th early, 6th at 3rd, one pace in 4th from before last
held up and detached in rear, headway 5th, no impression in 6th and kept on from before last
raced in 5th early, slight mistake 3rd, soon 7th, under pressure and no impression 2 out
Game Puppeteer landed a touch at Tramore last month then put a moderate effort on this track behind him to score on a return visit three weeks ago. He's only up 4lb and though this a slightly better race he should get into the mix. Wild Sam had shown nothing at huge prices before attracting support at Ballinrobe where he produced his best run, though still finished 11 lengths behind the winner. CANNY TOM (NAP) has yet to win despite threatening to do so on several occasions after travelling well. He won't get many better opportunities than this so can finally get off the mark. Catcheragain is also a maiden and she didn't run well at Punchestown last time but her two previous runs would put her in the picture but Dr Waluigi's one decent run came on testing ground so more rain would aid his cause.
Catcheragain (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, 4th early, not much room briefly and improved from 7th to be close up, on terms 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra and one pace straight, 10th of 18, 22 3/4l behind Rolling Revenge (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
Canny Tom (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Held up, 11th from 3rd, progress halfway, hit 5 out, 4th before straight, challenged and on terms at last where slight mistake, soon headed and one pace, 3rd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Tintown Robin (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp gd in Nov.
Conna Cross (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Raced 5th, improved to 4th approaching straight, soon driven, dropped to 7th 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace, 7th of 11, dist behind Hard To Call (11-12) at Limerick 2m mdn hvy in Apr.
Dr Waluigi (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, closer in 4th before 4 out, ridden in 7th after 3 out, soon no impression, 9th of 20, 37l behind Spider Web (11-7) at Tipperary 2m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.
Wild Sam (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, ran freely, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression on winner entering straight, slight mistake last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 11l behind Buachaill Maith (11-4) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f mdn gd in Aug.
Game Puppeteer (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, ridden in 9th 2 out, stayed on into 4th last, kept on well run-in to lead last strides, won at Thurles 2m hcp gd in Nov beating Millen Dollar Man (10-11) by hd, 18 ran.
Be My Vinnie (IRE) 40-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 10th, ridden into 6th before straight, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Burndown (11-12) at Wexford 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct.
Ted (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression next, no extra from last, 6th of 7, 16 3/4l behind Presenting Percy (11-8) at Punchestown 2m hcp sft in Nov.
French Ambassador (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Set off behind at start, detached in rear, made some ground approaching 3 out, soon no danger, kept on same pace, 9th of 15, 29l behind Tintown Robin (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp gd in Nov.
Coho (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, 7th from 8th, no impression and not fluent 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, one pace, 7th of 13, 18l behind Forjoethepainter (10-13) at Roscommon 2m 4f hcp hvy in Oct.
