chased leaders in 3rd early, headway to lead halfway, clear 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed entering straight, soon weakened, eased final furlong
mid-division, headway travelling well entering straight, led under 2f out, soon ridden clear, eased close home, comfortably
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression
chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
mid-division, ridden on outer 3f out, soon weakened quickly
pushed along early and held up in rear, headway entering straight, short of room briefly 2f out, soon ridden, went moderate 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in rear, ridden entering straight, 9th 2f out, headway into 2nd under 1f out, kept on without reaching winner inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden in 7th 2f out, went 4th 1f out, no extra
mid-division, ridden in 6th over 2f out, no impression
led, headed halfway, ridden entering straight, weakened
chased leaders, led entering straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, no impression over 1f out
Mustadaam carries over a rating of 73 from his time in the UK but that was a long time ago and he's been in poor form over hurdles. ELUSIVE IN PARIS (NAP) has been unfortunate to run up against the prolific pair Burn The Boats and Hes Our Music is similar company over the winter. He won three handicaps around this time a year ago and should have few problems returning to winning ways. Indian Tomahawk scrambled home in a similar race at Clonmel last week but was five lengths behind the selection here earlier and is only a few pounds better off. Crown Pleasure landed a Wexford handicap in 2015 and hasn't had much racing subsequently so she may be capable of better while Shukhov has won four times over the course and distance but has a mountain to climb on official ratings.
Adelena (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression 1 1/2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, last of 4, 8 3/4l behind Aurora Butterfly (9-0) at Clonmel 1m 2f mdn fll gf in May.
Elusive In Paris (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) Tracked leader and progress to lead after 1f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 5 1/2l behind Burn The Boats (9-8) at Dundalk 1m pol in Apr.
Emperor Bob (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden and no impression straight, 11th of 17, 8 1/2l behind Keep Believing (8-4) at Navan 1m hcp gd in Apr.
Kookaburra Charlie (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out, weakened, last of 14, 27 1/4l behind Shelbe (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Mustadaam (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Towards rear, 11th before 4th, pushed along 3 out, soon no impression, last of 14, 26 3/4l behind Drakaina (11-5) at Wexford 2m hcp gd in May.
Shukhov (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out and 8th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 10l behind Locus Standi (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Apr.
Indian Tomahawk 11-2 (8-8) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, progress to challenge entering straight, ridden and no impression in 2nd over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead on line, won at Clonmel 1m 2f gf in May beating Specific Gravity (10-0) by hd, 7 ran.
Ben Rumson (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Towards rear, 11th halfway, progress to 7th after 3 out, pushed along in 6th after 2 out, weakened before last where mistake, 12th of 16, 27 1/2l behind Andratx (11-2) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp gd in May.
Cosmic Symbol (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra, never a factor, last of 11, 25l behind Mystery Gal (9-2) at Clonmel 1m 2f hcp gf in May.
Invincible Zeb (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Soon raced in 2nd, not fluent 3rd and 4th, lost place and under pressure from 6th, no extra when slightly impeded 2 out, 13th of 20, dist behind Ornua (11-4) at Down Royal 2m mdn gd in May.
Crown Pleasure (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd before straight, ridden 3 out, no impression 2 out, under pressure in 5th when mistake and unseated rider last, at Navan 2m hcp sft in Nov.
