waited with, 5th after 4th, not fluent 6th and slightly impeded, pushed along from 3 out, soon no extra
prominent, 4th after 4th, soon 2nd, closed up travelling smoothly approaching straight, led before 2 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed and edged slightly right and stayed on best closing stages
waited with, last after 4th but well in touch, pushed along briefly from next and at stages after, impeded 6th and no impression
prominent, 2nd after 4th, 4th and bad mistake and unseated rider 6th
led, a little keen, slight mistakes 3rd and 6th, headed before 2 out, soon dropped to 3rd and no extra, mistake last
waited with, 6th after 4th, soon raced in 5th, impeded 6th and pushed along, soon no impression
prominent, slightly slow 4th, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along approaching straight, effort in 2nd from 2 out, carried slightly right and kept on without matching winner closing stages
A very strong entry for the money with nothing ruled out. Arthurian Fame beat Santana Plessis off levels at Kilbeggan in July but that was over 2m4f. The latter is 6lb better off and better over this trip as he showed on a return visit last week. The winner also scored over 2m3f at Galway where Railway Hurricane didn't quite seem to last home having won over this trip at Bellewstown earlier. Lignou scored over 2m4f at Gowran but led from halfway so shouldn't be inconvenienced by the drop in trip. The Little Yank produced his best run in a 2m5f Listed contest at Limerick but point-to-point winner VISIONARIAN showed surprising pace to win very easily over this trip on good ground at Gowran and will take some beating. Robinnia enters the could be anything category after cantering home over 2m4f at Punchestown.
Arthurian Fame (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th and slightly hampered 2 out, some headway and not clear run before last, ridden and squeezed through gap on inner run-in, led inside final 100 yards and kept on well, won at Galway 2m 3f sft in Oct beating Behind The Curtain (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Railway Hurricane (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and disputed lead after 2 out, headed last, ridden and edged right run-in, 3rd and no impression inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Arthurian Fame (12-0) at Galway 2m 3f sft in Oct.
Fitzhenry (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Towards rear, driven and headway before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never nearer, 6th of 23, 9l behind Milan Native (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Lignou (FR) 5-1 (12-0) Disputed lead early, prominent, slight mistake 6th, on terms from 7th, left in lead 9th, mistake 3 out, soon joined, led again 2 out, stayed on well run-in, won at Gowran Park 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct beating Fest Deiz (12-0) by 6l, 9 ran.
Robinnia (IRE) 1-2fav (11-9) Prominent, mistake 2 out, travelling smoothly and led before straight, soon went on, stayed on well run-in, easily, won at Punchestown 2m 5f mdn gd in Sep beating Conquering Tara (11-9) by 12l, 15 ran.
The Little Yank (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up, closer in 5th 6 out, ridden into 3rd before 2 out, under pressure and mistake last, soon slightly hampered, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Formal Order (10-13) at Limerick 2m 5f lst (1) sft in Oct.
Visionarian (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Chased leaders, 2nd from halfway, closed on clear leader from 3 out and led next, stretched clear run-in, easily, won at Gowran Park 2m mdn gd in Oct beating Mac Suibhne (12-0) by 13l, 11 ran.
Santana Plessis (FR) 11-4jfav (11-11) Tracked leader in 2nd, closed after 2 out, travelled well to lead before last, asserted run-in, comfortably, won at Kilbeggan 2m sft in Oct beating Funky Dady (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
