chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th and no extra entering straight, kept on one pace
chased leaders, led after 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, no extra in 3rd entering straight, kept on one pace
led, headed after 2nd, mistake 3rd, 5th halfway, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off
mid-division, 7th halfway, headway into 5th 4 out, ridden 3 out, no extra entering straight
mid-division, 8th halfway, no impression from 4 out
held up, towards rear halfway, headway into 7th 4 out, ridden into 4th entering straight, 2nd before last, kept on same pace, not reach winner
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge and slight mistake 3 out, soon led, ridden and kept on well from before last
always towards rear, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway into moderate 6th 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, 4th before last, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, ridden in 2nd and no extra entering straight, 3rd before last, kept on same pace
chased leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened before 3 out
Blindspin was thrown in at the deep end on his chasing debut in a Grade 3 at Galway but ran an astonishing race, leading at the last but eventually finishing tailed off. He'd previously shown little over hurdles and that may have been a fluke. Charlie Swan runs both Regal Ambition and Second Glance with preference for the latter who has produced fair efforts over fences at Sligo and Wexford, jumping nicely on both occasions. Point-to-point winner Romanesco showed enough ability over timber to suggest he can do well over the bigger obstacles but this may go to CODE OF THE WEST, who is bred for chasing and his three decent runs over hurdles will have set him up nicely for a crack at fences.
Best Result (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Ld & clr, red adv 4out, hdd 3out, lft fair 2nd 2out until 3rd at last, 3rd of 10, 18l behind Kilmurry Kid (12-0) at Glenbane 3m ire ptp gd in Oct.
Blindspin 40-1 (11-0) Led, disputed briefly before 4 out, challenged 2 out, slight mistake and headed last, ridden and weakened, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Head Of The Posse (11-1) at Galway 2m 1f nov chs (1) gd in Oct.
Buachaill Ban (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Led, ridden and headed 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Whats Up Gorden (11-5) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-102 fm in Sep, 13 ran.
Code Of The West (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th 4 out, driven along entering straight, 3rd and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 18, 8l behind Lend A Hand Son (11-7) at Listowel 2m 5yo mdn hdl gf in Jun.
Dukes Mutiny (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 15th of 18, well behind Clarkey (11-4) at Thurles 2m 2f mdn hdl gd in Mar '09.
Jolly Jingles (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, ridden and no impression before next, 7th of 18, 17l behind Savitha (11-7) at Punchestown 2m chs gd in Oct '07.
Mountmassey (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 14, 33l behind Knocknagow Leader (11-12) at Sligo 2m 1f beg chs in Sep.
Romanesco (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 6th after 4 out, no impression under pressure from next, 9th of 20, 27l behind Pozyc (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m 4f mdn hdl in Apr.
Stretch Junior (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, 15th of 18, well behind Thegreatjohnbrowne (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f beg chs in Oct.
Western Island (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Soon mid-division, closer in 6th after 3 out, no extra from next, 13th of 20, 36l behind Barney King (11-2) at Down Royal 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 80-95 gd in Mar.
Dew On The Grass (IRE) 20-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, niggled along halfway, fell 5 out, in a race won by Benefit Of Porter (11-12) at Tramore 2m 4f mare hcp hdl 8Evens09 fm in Aug, 16 ran.
Second Glance (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, kept on into moderate 3rd before last, 3rd of 15, 13l behind More Claret (10-8) at Wexford 2m 1f beg chs in Oct.
Regal Ambition (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, trailing 5 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Noble Prince (11-12) at Punchestown 2m beg chs in Oct.
