reared up and unseated rider in parade ring, led and disputed, in front and pressed straight, edged slightly left before last where joined, soon headed and one pace, finished 2nd, disqualified and placed last, jockey deemed to have ridden dangerously
tracked leaders, a little slow in jumping early, 3rd after 5th, one pace from before last, finished 4th, promoted to 3rd
soon tracked leaders, 4th after 5th, slight mistake 6th, one pace from before last, finished 3rd, promoted to 2nd
chased leaders, 5th after 5th, closed on inner straight, tight for room from before last where on terms, pushed out to lead and assert run-in, stayed on well
soon close up and disputed, slight mistake 4th, not fluent 4 out, weakened straight
held up, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, detached in rear and slight mistake 7th, soon no danger
towards rear, 6th after 7th, pushed along briefly from 4 out, chased leaders and kept on same pace straight, finished 5th, promoted to 4th
towards rear, 7th after 7th, not go with leaders from 3 out, kept on same pace from before straight, finished 6th, promoted to 5th
Gordon Elliott won this a year ago and, with the stable now firing on all cylinders, Crezic looks certain to go well after making all at Kilbeggan though this will be the first time he's tackled good ground. Commander Won also scored on the same track, beating an odds-on chance in the process, and his rider's claim is a plus, while One In All In battled on to gain a surprise victory at Down Royal. Leap Dearg is much better known as a chaser having won three times over the bigger obstacles but likes this ground and only just failed over timber at Clonmel last month. Kerosin has been running well on the Flat and isn't without a chance but EXCHANGE RATE looks a very smart prospect having won a Downpatrick bumper in July and scored on the Flat at Galway the following month.
Commander Won (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Made all, strongly pressed at last, asserted run-in, driven out, comfortably, won at Kilbeggan 2m mdn gd in Jun beating Santiago de Cuba (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Crezic (FR) 7-4 (11-2) Led early, mistake at 1st, headed 3rd, improved to lead 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Kilbeggan 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Apr beating Amschel (10-9) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
One In All In (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Raced in 7th early, closed up from before 2 out, improved to challenge and almost on terms from before last, gained narrow lead and edged left run-in, stayed on well to just prevail, won at Down Royal 2m mdn gd in May beating State Of Nirvana (10-11) by shd, 18 ran.
Exchange Rate (GER) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, went 2nd entering straight, led under 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Galway 1m 4f mdn Yielding in Aug beating Great Trango (11-12) by 2 1/4l, 17 ran.
Kerosin (GER) 10-1 (9-12) Led or disputed early, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and headway to lead over 2f out, under pressure 1f out and headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Alcatraz (8-9) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun.
Knock On Steel (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Soon led and ran freely, headed under 3f out, soon under pressure and weakened, 6th of 8, 15 1/2l behind Forty One Winks (12-0) at Kilbeggan 2m gd in Jun.
Leap Dearg (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Always behind, trailing 5th, pulled up before 4 out, at Punchestown 2m hcp gd in Jun.
Rockview Emperor (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Mid-division, moderate 8th 4 out, headway into moderate 6th entering straight, pushed along in 5th after 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in, never nearer, 4th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Ballybrowney Jack (11-4) at Wexford 2m mdn gd in Jun.
