led, headed inside the first half mile, prominent, dropped to last 4f out, soon no extra under pressure
raced in rear, 5th 4f out, ridden to chase leaders from 3f out, no impression from 2f out, kept on without threatening
prominent, niggled along 6f out, challenged 2f out, no impression 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace
held up, closed to track leaders 6f out, challenged and led from 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, comfortably
held up, closed 4f out, challenged 2f out, struggling in 3rd over 1f out, soon 2nd and kept on same pace
led inside the first half mile, strongly pressed and headed from 2f out, soon no extra
Adrienne Foley has won this twice in the past five years and today's mount Mr Clyde was runner-up a year ago. He hasn't been in the best of form recently and will need to do much better. Kusadasi has been chasing without much luck and would need testing conditions to show his best while Streets Of Newyork, disqualified after finishing third in a Naas bumper, will also need significant improvement. Connemara Kate hasn't shown much to date so this looks between CLARACH and Benefit Of Porter, who finished 1-2 over timber at the Galway Festival with the former given the vote to confirm the form despite a hefty pull in the weights for the runner-up.
Kusadasi (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Casey Top (11-6) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f nov chs gf in Jun, 9 ran.
Mr Clyde (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) In rear, struggling from 4f out, soon no impression, 6th of 7, 17l behind End Of The Affair (9-7) at Clonmel 2m hcp 60-90 gd in Apr.
Streets Of Newyork 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th and no impression entering straight, stayed on in 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong to 3rd close home (rider failed to draw correct weight), in a race won by Springfield Way (12-0) at Naas 2m 3f N H flat gf, 14 ran.
Benefit Of Porter (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight, went 4th early final furlong, kept on well under pressure, just failed, 2nd of 7, hd behind Red Calima (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn stks gf in Jul.
Clarach (IRE) 2-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead under 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, rider briefly eased mount inside final furlong, caught for 2nd near finish, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Giant's Quest (9-7) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f mdn stks gd in Jul.
Connemara Kate (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Led, headed 2 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 14l behind Sean Airgead (11-0) at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 80-102 gd.
