held up towards rear, headway after 3 out and went 3rd before next, pushed along approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in
rear of mid-division, headway approaching straight and 4th 2 out, ridden before last and no impression run-in
led, slow 1st and headed, led again 4th, joined 4 out and headed next, no extra approaching next, soon eased, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway on outer halfway, disputed 4 out, travelled well approaching 2 out, pushed along to lead before last, ridden and kept on run-in
tracked leaders, pushed along entering straight and 5th 2 out, no impression before last, no extra
mid-division, dropped towards rear 5th, pecked 3 out, soon pushed along and no extra before next, eased, tailed off
mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, no impression in 6th 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace
always prominent, led 1st, slight mistake and headed 4th, disputed again from 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, ridden and headed before last where slight mistake, under pressure and kept on well run-in, not reach winner
tracked leaders, pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, no extra 2 out
tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out and no extra before next, kept on one pace
The bottom four are out of the handicap and this looks tough enough without having to carry extra and Denham Sound is probably better over further. Prospectus, a winner on the Flat and twice over hurdles, hasn't run since Cheltenham in March but looks a nice prospect as does EX PATRIOT and it's Ellmarie Hoden's charge who gets the nod. He's only won once in five starts over timber but he's been placed at Grade level and ran a superb race to finish fourth in the Triumph Hurdle. Law Girl easily beat a big field at Roscommon though was slightly disappointing at Galway later but Unicorn put a couple of moderate runs behind him to land a Downpatrick maiden and is the type to make significant progress.
Ex Patriot (IRE) 13-8fav (11-0) Waited with early, soon tracked leaders on outer, travelling smoothly in 3rd before straight, soon pushed along to challenge and every chance, slight mistake 2 out, no extra in 3rd and one pace close home, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Project Bluebook (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Prospectus 14-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent and ridden 4th, soon behind, pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Law Girl (FR) 11-8fav (10-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th and 4th halfway, headway into 2nd 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression run-in, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Housesofparliament (10-13) at Galway 2m gd in Aug.
On The Go Again (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden and progress towards inner into 5th 1 1/2f out, challenged 1f out, narrow lead inside final 150 yards, kept on well under pressure, won at Bellewstown 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug beating Thunder Crash (8-11) by shd, 15 ran.
Penneys Hun (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Tracked leader in 2nd, on terms 2 out, ridden and asserted before last, driven out, comfortably, won at Tramore 2m mdn Yielding in Aug beating Skeaping (11-7) by 7 1/2l, 9 ran.
Unicorn (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Chased leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 5 out, not fluent last and ridden to challenge between horses run-in, soon led and kept on well closing stages, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn gd in Aug beating Iolani (11-12) by 4l, 9 ran.
Denham Sound 14-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, progress into mid-division before 5 out, 6th 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon disputed, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Lasoscar (10-2) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp gd in Aug.
Mischievious Max (IRE) 5-2 (11-6) Chased leader in 2nd, not fluent 2nd, improved to dispute lead before 3 out and not fluent next, soon led, ridden and kept on well run-in, won at Downpatrick 2m 6f mdn gd in Aug beating Mountain Rock (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
From Eden (USA) 10-1 (11-3) Soon disputed lead, headed under 3f out, soon no impression, no extra and dropped to last inside final furlong, last of 5, 27 3/4l behind Walkabout (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Bold Emperor (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden and no extra over 3f out, 10th of 13, 27 1/4l behind All's Quiet (9-7) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f mdn gd in Jul.
