settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd 7th, ridden before 2 out, no impression and kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, ridden and no impression winner after 2 out, kept on same pace
led and disputed, 3rd and slight mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened entering straight
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, close 2nd after 5 out, ridden entering straight, no extra approaching 3 out, weakened
led and disputed, led entering straight, ridden clear after 2 out, easily
held up in rear, headway into 4th 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression and kept on one pace
Donnas Palm is the class-act here but a Grade 2 penalty for scoring over 2m1f here and an absence since March may prove too much at this stage of the campaign and he's overlooked in favour of OUR VICTORIA. Colin Bowe's mare jumps well and stays much further than this but testing ground will make this a slog and though scoring only once over fences she's ran in some decent races without disgracing herself. Imperial Shabra wasn't far behind Donnas Palm in that Grade 2 event and though no better off he has a fitness advantage having beaten Laganbank at Galway earlier this month.
Donnas Palm (IRE) 7-4 (11-12) Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed from 3 out, driven along after next, headed last and no impression on winner run-in, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Slieveardagh (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m 1f nov chs gd in Mar.
Heavenly Brook (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, 4th after 4 out, 3rd and no impression from next, dropped to moderate and kept on same pace approaching last, 4th of 11, 15l behind Carlito Brigante (11-4) at Killarney 2m 6f nov chs gd in May.
Imperial Shabra (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Made all, ridden after last, drifted right but kept on well straight, won at Galway 2m 1f nov chs sft beating Laganbank (11-6) by 5l, 5 ran.
Kingsmoss (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Soon mid-division, kept on same pace from before 3 out, 11th of 19, 29l behind Street Runner (10-2) at Down Royal 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-109 gs in Aug.
Our Victoria (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Raced towards outer, chased leaders, mistake 5th, struggling from 7 out, no impression approaching 4 out, 10th of 18, 40l behind Faltering Fullback (9-12) at Listowel 3m hcp chs hvy.
Shabra Charity (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th entering straight, close 4th last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 3l behind Silverhand (11-2) at Galway 2m 4f hdl sft.
