raced in 3rd, pushed along briefly under 6f out, 2nd from under 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong
led, pushed along approaching straight, soon headed, dropped to 3rd and no impression from under 2f out
raced in 4th, 5th and pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression, one pace
towards rear, pushed along under 6f out, soon last, no extra from before straight, tailed off
raced in 2nd, travelling smoothly and led from early straight, pushed along from 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
raced in 5th, 4th approaching straight, no impression 2f out, no extra and dropped to 6th inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, moderate 6th approaching straight and no impression, kept on final furlong
AUGUSTIN will start a short price here and should land the spoils. Willie Mullins' French-bred grey has the pedigree of a smart chaser and though not showing a great deal on his debut at Navan in January he looked the type to derive major benefit from the run. Ben Button finished runner-up in a Dromahane point-to-point in December and looked in need of a much stiffer test of stamina on his bumper debut at Leopardstown. The two newcomers, Sizinguptheamazon and Skipping On, are both bred to be chasers and unlikely to have the pace for this.
Augustin (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Soon raced in 6th on outer, 7th halfway, 5th approaching straight, challenged 3f out, 3rd from 2f out, no impression in 4th from 1f out, one pace,, 4th of 8, 7l behind Illuminati (11-7) at Navan 2m NH flat sft in Jan.
Ben Button (IRE) 7-1 (11-13) In rear, never a factor, no impression in 7th entering straight, kept on one pace into moderate 5th final furlong, 5th of 8, 21l behind Archive (11-6) at Leopardstown 2m NH flat in Feb.
Cahirconree (IRE) 50-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 7th of 25, 25l behind Rathpatrick (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hdl in Jan.
Catch My Drift (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Mid div, 6th 5out & prog 3out, fair 5th & no ex when fell last, in a race won by Alemad (11-6) at Dromahane 3m ire ptp gd in Apr, 11 ran.
Sizinguptheamazon (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Fugal Maid.
Skipping On (IRE) Westerner gelding out of Skipping Along.
All In The Head (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) In rear, pulled up and dismounted inside first 3 furlongs,, in a race won by Wildebeest (12-0) at Punchestown 2m NH flat sft in Nov, 8 ran.
