tracked leader until ridden approaching 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake at hurdle, soon weakened
led, ridden when not fluent 2 out, jumped right and headed last, no impression towards finish
held up in last, not fluent 3rd, mistakes 7th and 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, not fluent last, hard ridden and stayed on final 100 yards
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, driven out
I C Gold, second at Downpatrick last month, will be fancied to resume winning ways. But she's a stayer and, with only four runners, there might be a false pace in this so PLAN AGAIN can use his speed to good effect despite racing for the first time since May. Ourbeautifuldream ran poorly at Roscommon last time while Dumbarton hasn't won for two years and has gone up in the weights again since his second at Sedgefield.
Plan Again (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leader, challenged 2 out, led before last, driven out, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May beating Snowed In (10-9) by 3l, 4 ran.
Ourbeautifuldream (IRE) 13-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, ridden and weakened from next, 10th of 12, 30l behind Hell Cat Maggie (11-10) at Roscommon 2m 4f mares hcp hdl 80-109 gf in Aug.
Dumbarton (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, unable to challenge, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Right To Rule (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
I C Gold (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, 8th 4 out, progress on outer after next, ridden in 3rd when jumped left 2 out, soon 2nd, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Bose Ikard (12-1) at Down Royal 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-109 gf in Aug.
