mid-division on inside, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
mid-division, headway under pressure to challenge 2 out, upsides last, led flat, stayed on well
led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last
rear of mid-division, struggling home turn, pulled up before 2 out
chased leader on inside, pushed along and weakened 2 out
mid-division, struggling and dropped towards rear home turn, pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway under pressure behind leaders 2 out, went 3rd last, stayed on well flat, not reach winner
rear of mid-division, fell 3 out when still going okay
in rear, not fluent 5 out, pulled up after 2 out when behind
held up, green early, not fluent 1st, pushed along and made no impression approaching 2 out
mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened approaching 2 out
prominent, mistake 1st, led going well approaching 2 out, ridden and challenged last, soon headed, kept on flat, not reach winner
ELOI DU PUY and Strike Of Lighting came home one-two over course and distance latest and the latter is now a couple of pounds better off for a beating of just over a length. There should be little between them on that evidence but the former is taken to confirm placings as he suggests that he has greater scope for further improvement, The latter remains the obvious threat however, Ballyquin Bay failed to get his head in front for Gordon Elliott and has not shown a great deal since moving to his current yard, but he is dropping pretty rapidly down the weights and could be one to keep an eye on. Boundsy Boy is another possible despite performing disappointingly last time as previous runs indicated he is more than capable of getting involved in an ordinary handicap such as this.
Carrigeen Castle (IRE) 13-2 (12-2) Ww, 6th 1/2way, went 5th 3out, rdn aftr 2out & ko into btn 3rd appr str, drpd to 4th run-in, 4th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Ballymackie (12-2) at Loughanmore 3m Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Eloi Du Puy (FR) 5-2 (11-8) Prominent, raced keenly, led before 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, rallied and led again last where mistake, ran on well, won at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Strike Of Lighting (10-7) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Ballyquin Bay (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Led narrowly, headed 2 out, soon ridden and dropped away, 8th of 12, 22 1/4l behind Zwicky (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Boundsy Boy 22-1 (10-11) Mid-division, struggling and dropped towards rear approaching 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 15, dist behind Caithness (12-2) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Shantou Moon (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Towards rear, jumped right 1st, headway 4 out, weakened and mistake 3 out, 7th of 14, 31l behind Ribeye (11-4) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Pure Surf (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced after 4 out, weakened before next, 6th of 8, 27 1/2l behind Sunshine Girl (10-12) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Millie Of Mayo 7-1 (10-8) Disputed lead, headed before 6th, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, soon weakened, kept on one pace approaching last, 7th of 11, 33 3/4l behind The Longest Day (10-8) at Perth 3m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Point Of Honour (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) In rear, mid-division 3rd, mistake and unseated rider 3 out, at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Internet Biddy (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway to be prominent before 7th, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, tailed off before last, 5th of 9, dist behind Everyonesgame (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Strike Of Lighting (IRE) 7-2 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway before 2 out where pressed leaders, soon ridden and every chance last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Eloi Du Puy (11-8) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Ginger Pointe (FR) 11-4fav (10-7) Chased leaders, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Arnica (10-12) at Perth 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Eden Mill (IRE) 3-1fav (10-5) Chased leaders, lost place after 7th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
