waited with towards rear, some headway in poor 6th from 3 out, ridden to close in 4th at last, stayed on well run-in to lead near finish
waited with towards rear, niggled along 5 out, no extra 3 out
tracked leaders, on terms and went clear from 3 out, reduced lead last, caught and dropped to 3rd near finish
tracked leaders, struggling in 3rd from 3 out, closed at last, every chance run-in, not quite match winner near finish
niggled along from early, always towards rear, no extra 3 out
waited with, closed to track leaders before 4 out, collided with rail before next and soon poor 4th, no impression and kept on same pace 2 out
waited with in mid-division, 7th before 5 out, 9th before next, no impression and kept on same pace from 3 out
prominent, 3rd before 5 out, no extra next, pulled up before 2 out
led and disputed, clear from 3 out, reduced lead and headed last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in
tracked leaders, 8th before 5 out, no extra next
soon mid-division, 8th before 4 out, no extra 3 out
tracked leaders, dropped behind 5 out, pulled up 3 out
soon rear of mid-division, niggled along 5th, headway 5 out, 6th before 4 out, no extra 3 out
soon close up and disputed lead, headed before 3 out, soon no extra
Pigeon Creek has been in good form over fences and can revert to hurdles on a much lower mark so has to be on the short-list along with Kilcross Boy, who was runner-up in a Limerick handicap in July from today's mark. The winner that day, Cerveza Dinero, has been in poor form though his stable has been going well so he shouldn't be totally discounted. SCOUTING PARTY won a Thurles handicap in April and has gone well enough subsequently from a much higher mark to be handed the vote. Excellent As Usual likes it around here and may do best of the remainder.
Akatara (IRE) 9-2 (10-6) Led and disputed, headed before 3 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 13l behind Cherish The Pear (10-11) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f mdn hdl sft in May.
Scouting Party (GER) 13-2 (11-6) Mid-division, headway into 3rd after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra and kept on same pace, 3rd of 22, 11l behind Cool Oscar (11-5) at Punchestown 3m hcp hdl 80-102 gd in May.
Excellent As Usual (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, a bit slow 6 out, soon lost place and no extra, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Our Girl Lucy (11-5) at Tramore 2m 6f beg chs sft in Oct, 15 ran.
Mimi And Bow 3-1 (10-13) Led early, prominent, niggled along 4th, ridden in 3rd 4 out, dropped to 7th and no impression 2 out, kept on well without threatening from last, 5th of 11, 8l behind Miss Palm (10-13) at Sligo 2m mdn hdl hvy in May.
Golan Guy (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Towards rear, off the pace in last 6 out, bad mistake and unseated rider 5 out, in a race won by Wise Oscar (11-8) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp chs 0-123 sft in May, 12 ran.
Kilcross Boy (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, headway into 7th passing 4 out, ridden in 5th 3 out, 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th last, kept on same pace, 4th of 20, 7l behind Samantha Jones (10-7) at Cork 3m hcp hdl 80-109 gd in May.
Western Man (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, headway into 5th after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace, 9th of 22, 28l behind Cool Oscar (11-5) at Punchestown 3m hcp hdl 80-102 gd in May.
Face The Music (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Ld/disp, hdd 4out, qckly no ex, wknd 2out, 6th of 15, 23l behind Bang On Time (11-4) at Stradbally 3m ire ptp in Apr.
Derrinlanna (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out where brought down, in a race won by Followmeuptocarlow (10-10) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 hvy in Nov, 13 ran.
Golden Alou (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Mistake 1st, tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, reminders 7th, soon lost place, mistake 9th, towards rear and ridden before mistake 6 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Hillman (11-4) at Limerick 3m hcp chs 0-109 sft in May, 15 ran.
Pj's Dream (IRE) 20-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, ridden and no impression before next, left moderate 4th last, 4th of 13, 29l behind Clara Mc Cloud (10-11) at Tramore 2m 5f mdn hdl sft in Apr.
The Bard O Tully (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Led, ran a bit off bend approaching 4th, joined approaching 4 out, headed from before 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 33l behind I Never Knew That (11-3) at Sligo 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 hvy in May.
Ournativecity (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Soon mid-division, kept on same pace from after 3 out, 10th of 18, 38l behind Kims Dream (11-10) at Clonmel 2m hcp hdl 80-95 gf in May.
Play Back Part Two (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Led and disputed, headed and ridden 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off, 9th of 14, well behind Backinthere (11-11) at Clonmel 3m hcp hdl 80-109 hvy in Mar.
Ballyquin Queen (IRE) 6-1fav (11-0) Always towards rear, ridden 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Backinthere (11-11) at Clonmel 3m hcp hdl 80-109 hvy in Mar, 14 ran.
Pigeon Creek (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, some mistakes, close up 3 out, not fluent next, soon 2nd, not match winner and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Wise Oscar (11-8) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp chs 0-123 sft in May.
Cerveza Dinero 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 15th of 20, well behind Samantha Jones (10-7) at Cork 3m hcp hdl 80-109 gd in May.
Baby's Hot (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 4 out, ridden 3 out, no extra 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 20, 8l behind Samantha Jones (10-7) at Cork 3m hcp hdl 80-109 gd in May.
Cherryantor (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Chased leaders early, mid-division and ridden halfway, weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Ballyreesode (11-9) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Apr, 12 ran.
