mid-division, 7th 4 out, 6th 2 out, soon ridden, no extra before last
tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, 4th and progress 2 out, 2nd and challenged on inner last, kept on well under pressure to lead close home
tracked leaders in 4th, 5th 3 out, ridden and dropped to 7th 2 out, soon no extra and eased
mid-division on outer, 7th 3 out, soon driven along, weakened approaching 2 out
held up in rear, no impression from 3 out
held up towards rear, 8th after 3 out, no extra from next
led, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed early straight, dropped to 4th before last, no extra
close up in 2nd, ridden to challenge 2 out, 3rd and one pace from last
tracked leaders in 6th, progress into 5th 2 out, ridden and kept on from before last
close up in 3rd, challenged travelling well after 2 out, led early straight, strongly pressed from last, headed close home
held up towards rear, no extra from before 2 out, behind when fell last
FOOL'S WILDCAT is a great credit to Gordon Elliott and once again showed his battling qualities with an excellent victory in a tough novices' handicap here on Tuesday. A 6lb penalty makes life more difficult but a promising claimer has been booked and a quick double looks on the cards. Miss Fancy Pants isn't the most reliable of characters and she's on a high enough mark while Derinlaur appeared to find the 8lb rise for his Naas victory beyond him when running moderately at Navan. After scoring at Ballinrobe in September and producing an excellent run behind Anshan Dreams at Cork, Michelle's Express started favourite for a minor event at Musselburgh but ran poorly and that could not have been her true form. Concrete And Clay has been running reasonably well, though he owes his supporters a favour after attracting good support at Navan.
Michelle's Express (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 13th of 14, 42l behind Dica (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Ned Of The Hill (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, no impression and kept on same pace under pressure from before 2 out, 7th of 18, 34l behind Gimli's Rock (11-7) at Punchestown 2m 4yo hdl gd in Apr.
Fool's Wildcat (USA) 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, good headway on outer to dispute lead 2 out, narrow advantage approaching last where not fluent, drew clear under pressure run-in, won at Leopardstown 2m Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) (4yo+) beating Harold's Cross (10-3) by 5l, 13 ran.
Miss Fancy Pants 5-1 (11-5) Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway in 5th 3 out, ridden to challenge in 4th 2 out, under pressure in close 3rd last, drifted right, no extra and kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Lucky Spring (11-1) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 80-109 sft.
Ready To Rocknroll (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Always rear, well behind when eased from before 2 out, last of 4, well behind Slievecorragh (11-12) at Wexford 2m hdl gd in Mar.
Carlowsantana (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 8th 3 out, no extra before 2 out, 10th of 16, 26l behind Dafarabad (10-12) at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 8Evens09 gd in May.
Derinlaur (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Led, clear until reduced advantage before 5 out, strongly pressed early straight, headed under pressure after 3 out, no impression in 4th before last, 5th of 18, 15l behind Tilly Ann (9-12) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 sft in Nov.
Ferry Point (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, weakened before 3 out, 15th of 17, 42l behind Osirixamix (10-12) at Cork 2m hcp hdl 80-116 sft.
Barneys Honour (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway in 4th entering straight, ridden to challenge after 3 out, no extra in 4th last, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 4l behind Lucky Spring (11-1) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 80-109 sft.
Concrete And Clay 3-1fav (10-10) Mid-division, headway approaching straight, went 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace, 3rd of 18, 9l behind Tilly Ann (9-12) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 sft in Nov.
Abbey Glen (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, 12th before halfway, kept on same pace from before straight, 9th of 20, 22l behind Max Almighty (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Mar.
