held up in rear, headway to go 2nd entering straight, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
disputed lead, headed approaching straight and ridden in rear over 2f out, no extra
led or disputed lead, led approaching straight and ridden to assert 1f out, driven out and kept on well
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden early straight and no impression from well over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced in 4th, ridden and no extra early straight, kept on one pace
BRIAR HILL will be at short odds and owner Graham Wylie will be keen to recoup some of the £100,000 outlay at the Doncaster Sales after the five-year-old won between the flags at Necarne in May. In The Gate has shown very little in two bumper starts so Cyras Love, who has his first start in a bumper after a couple of reasonable efforts over timber, looks the main threat. Boondooma won a point at Lemonfield in March but was tailed off on his bumper debut at Fairyhouse while it's difficult to know what to make of the newcomer The Gotfor Man, whose dam was a winning sprinter in Italy.
Boondooma (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Waited with in rear, closer in 7th 1 mile out, niggled along from 5f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 7th of 9, well behind Defy Logic (11-11) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f N H flat sft in Nov.
The Gotfor Man (IRE) Whitmore's Conn gelding out of Dea Vesta.
Briar Hill (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Ww, gd prog 4th 2out, gd prog to ld last, row, won at Necarne 3m ire ptp sft in May beating Malapie (11-7) by 3l, 11 ran.
In The Gate (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Soon tracked leaders, ridden in the centre of the track and no impression from over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 30l behind Way Up In The Air (10-7) at Cork 2m N H flat hvy in Nov.
Cyras Love (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Towards rear, closer in 6th after 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before next, 6th of 11, 19l behind Chasing Shadows (10-8) at Tramore 2m mdn hdl hvy in Dec.
