prominent, improved to dispute lead briefly 2 out until rider briefly lost iron, soon ridden and headed, dropped to 4th at last, no extra
in rear, moderate 10th 2 out, ridden and progress on outer 2f out, moderate 5th at last, kept on same pace
prominent early, lost position from 5th, ridden and weakened from 3 out
mid-division on inner, closer in 5th 4 out, ridden from 2 out, no impression
mid-division, bad mistake and unseated rider 4th
mid-division, closer in 4th 4 out, ridden from 2 out, soon weakened
led, joined briefly 2 out, soon ridden, headed after last, dropped to 3rd and no extra close home
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up quickly before 2 out
mid-division, progress on outer to track leaders 5th, dropped to 7th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
mid-division, rider briefly lost iron after 1st, ridden in 7th 2 out, soon no impression
held up towards rear and pulled hard, clipped heels and stumbled after 2nd, headway from 3 out, went 4th next, ridden in 2nd before last, improved to lead after last, stayed on well
always towards rear, no impression from 2 out, never a factor
towards rear, 9th 4 out, progress into 6th and ridden 2 out, went 3rd at last, kept on without threatening to go 2nd close home
Love On Top landed a Gowran handicap on heavy going in November and would be suited if the ground turns testing. MISTY LADY has been in fine form and still looks well handicapped despite climbing the weights. She has already scored twice this year and though she pulled too hard at Killarney last time she wasn't beaten far in a better race than this. Urtheoneiwant won a maiden here in August and a couple of recent runs will have put her straight while I'm All You Need faced a daunting task in a Grade 3 when last seen in March and this should be more to her liking. Catimini is running well though she's gone up in the weights without winning while Autumn Shades won a maiden on this sort of ground at Downpatrick before chasing home Hard Bought at Tipperary and looks on the upgrade. The Nutcracker has been very unfortunate not to lose her maiden tag in her last two starts and makes her handicap debut from what could prove a very lenient mark.
Morga (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Soon mid-division, kept on same pace under pressure straight, 13th of 25, 13l behind Some Article (10-5) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl in Apr.
Queen Alphabet (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden before last, no impression, 5th of 21, 4l behind Astre De La Cour (10-10) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Love On Top (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden before 3 out where 3rd and mistake, no impression before next where slight mistake, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Kates Benefit (11-2) at Killarney 2m 1f hdl.
Misty Lady (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led and disputed, ran freely early, slight mistake and ridden 3 out, headed before next, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 14, 6l behind Waxies Dargle (10-8) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp hdl.
Urtheoneiwant (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Led, slight mistake 1st, mistake 7th and soon headed, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ellaway Rose (11-2) at Wexford 2m 3f mrs beg chs gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Sunday Serenade (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Soon rear of mid-division, took keen hold, improved to lead before 4th, not fluent 5 out, headed approaching straight, soon dropped to 8th, no extra and eased from 2 out, 10th of 11, 29l behind Ask Vic (10-6) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp hdl gd in Sep.
I'm All You Need (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Settled behind leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd after 4th, ridden approaching straight and weakened before last, 6th of 7, 19l behind Keppols Queen (10-12) at Limerick 2m mrs nov hdl G3 (1) in Mar.
Catimini (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 8th with a circuit to race, improved to take closer order from 3 out, ridden before next where left 2nd, kept on well run-in without troubling winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Lucky Pat (11-5) at Kilbeggan 2m hcp hdl 80-116.
Hurricane Jojo (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Led, headed after 4 out, ridden and dropped to 6th 2 out, no impression when mistake last, no extra, 9th of 16, 14l behind Portrade (10-0) at Listowel 2m hcp hdl gd in Sep.
Autumn Shades (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Soon prominent in chasing group, closed and travelling smoothly from 3 out, on terms approaching straight, not fluent 2 out, narrowly headed and kept on without quite matching winner closing stages,, 2nd of 16, nk behind Hard Bought (11-6) at Tipperary 2m hcp hdl 80-109 gd in Apr.
The Nutcracker (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Soon mid-division, progress and switched left between last 2, soon challenged between horses and led, wandered approaching last where not fluent, headed run-in, rallied, rider lost reins close home, kept on well, just failed, 2nd of 20, hd behind Space Ship (11-12) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl.
Nurse Ryan (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden after 3 out, stayed on strongly from 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 15, 5l behind The Game Changer (11-5) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp hdl gd in Aug.
Supreme Vic (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, progress into 8th after 3 out, 4th before straight, ridden entering straight, no extra before 2 out, 7th of 18, 23l behind Key Account (11-7) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 gd.
