chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, closer 6 out, ridden before 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, kept on same pace run-in to 3rd close home
made all, ridden 2 out, kept on well from last
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 3 out, no extra entering straight, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden into 4th after 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, ridden in 6th after 3 out, stayed on into 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home
held up in 4th, closer 6 out, 2nd after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression on winner from last, kept on same pace
always towards rear, jumped slightly left, weakened 5 out, tailed off
Une Lavandiere carries a penalty for her narrow victory on very heavy ground at Listowel a fortnight ago and may not be up to conceding weight to A SIZING NETWORK, though the latter has become very frustrating. A winning point-to-pointer and hurdler, he's still a maiden after 15 starts over regulation fences but he's been coming up against some smart opposition and can finally get off the mark. Sir Abbot is another long-time maiden over the bigger obstacles but ran very well over hurdles last time which should have given him a confidence booster. Burndown looked a progressive stayer when runner-up in a 2m6f Tramore handicap and didn't go quite as well over shorter at Kilbeggan while Na Trachtalai Abu was behind the selection on that track last month.
Une Lavandiere (FR) 11-4jfav (11-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 9th, improved to dispute briefly 4 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, stayed on to challenge 2 out, led before last where mistake, strongly pressed run-in, kept on under pressure, all out, won at Listowel 2m 6f hvy in Sep beating Red River Gold (11-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
A Sizing Network (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Disputed early, headed 3rd and chased leader, disputed briefly 7th, ridden in 3rd after 4 out, soon under pressure, stayed on to dispute 2nd last, 2nd and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 11, 9l behind Call The Taxie (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f Yielding in Sep.
Burndown (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no impression, 4th of 11, 8l behind Rosie Alice (11-5) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f sft in Sep.
Cloudy Morning (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Soon mid-division, 7th at 8th, headway 3 out, one pace next, 9th of 13, 15l behind Blixt (11-7) at Clonmel 3m hcp gd in Sep.
Na Trachtalai Abu (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, progress into 8th 3 out, ridden into 5th 2 out, no impression last, no extra run-in, 9th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Thanks For Tea (11-7) at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Aug.
Sir Abbot (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 7th 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, headway into moderate 2nd before last, kept on under hands and heels run-in, not trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Jaime Sommers (11-6) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp sft in Sep.
The Ballyboys (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up, 14th from 5th, closed up approaching straight, chased leaders and kept on same pace from after 2 out, 5th of 18, 10 3/4l behind Granny Biddy (11-3) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp hvy in Sep.
