dwelt, towards rear, never a factor, 9th halfway, pushed along and went moderate 6th entering straight, no extra
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th approaching straight, 5th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, 7th halfway, never a factor, pushed along and no extra in rear approaching straight
chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along to go 3rd under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon led, pushed along to assert and 5 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well, very easily
broke well, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden entering straight and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, never a factor, 6th halfway, pushed along and no extra approaching straight
always towards rear, never a factor, 8th halfway, pushed along and no extra approaching straight, weakened
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd approaching straight, no impression and dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra
BURNING SWORD made such a bright start when runner-up to the short-priced Massayan at Galway last week that it will take a very good performance to prevent him going one better, especially as the third placed was six lengths behind. Dermot Weld trains the winner and is responsible here for the newcomer Aydoun, a half-brother to five middle-distance and hurdles winners. Princely Conn is a winning bumper and hurdler who reserved the best run of his career for the Galway Hurdle in July where he finished a very close third behind Clondaw Warrior, though he was beaten eight lengths when runner-up on the Flat in July. Train Time will improve from her run at Killarney and should win races soon though, like Endless River, probably over hurdles.
Our Jerry (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leader in 2nd, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, disputed 2 out, kept on, headed and no extra closing stages of run-in, 3rd of 20, 3/4l behind Silverpockets (11-4) at Down Royal 2m hcp gd in Aug.
Princely Conn (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, 6th after 3rd, challenged and on terms from 2 out, led run-in, headed closing stages, kept on same pace and soon dropped to 3rd, 3rd of 20, 1 1/4l behind Clondaw Warrior (11-5) at Galway 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Redclue (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Soon mid-division, chased leaders straight and hit 3 out, no impression and not fluent 2 out, no extra, 8th of 15, 31l behind Steamboat Bill (11-10) at Roscommon 3m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Rathmuck Native (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Held up, impeded 2nd, no impression and impeded before straight, no extra, 14th of 20, dist behind Our Kylie (10-5) at Galway 2m hcp Yielding in Jul.
Aydoun (IRE) Mastercraftsman gelding out of Alaya.
Burning Sword (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 5th halfway, driven in 4th over 2f out, ridden approaching straight, progress to 2nd 1f out, strongly challenged leader final 100 yards, kept on, held, 2nd of 12, nk behind Massayan (9-5) at Galway 1m 4f mdn sft in Sep.
Colour Contrast (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 11th of 17, 10 1/2l behind Open House (9-5) at Navan 1m mdn gd in Aug.
Endless River Tobougg filly out of Blaeberry.
Train Time 33-1 (9-0) Slightly slow away and settled towards rear on outer, pushed along from early, ridden from 3f out, progress into 5th 1f out and kept on well into never nearer 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Shes An Art (9-0) at Killarney 1m 3f mdn fll gf in Aug.
