towards rear, ridden in moderate 6th entering straight, no impression
towards rear, reminders and reluctant to race from 2nd, trailing when rider lost iron 3rd, pulled up after next
towards rear, ridden in moderate 5th entering straight, moderate 4th from 2 out, left moderate 3rd at last
mid-division, 7th 6 out, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
led and disputed, led briefly 7th, ridden and disputed lead again briefly 3 out, soon headed, moderate 3rd from 2 out, left moderate 2nd at last, no extra
tracked leaders, closer in 3rd entering straight, went 2nd and ridden 2 out, disputed lead and every chance when fell heavily last, dead
led to start, tracked leaders, 4th 4 out, soon ridden, moderate 5th 2 out, left moderate 4th at last
tracked leaders,. 3rd 6 out, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, 6th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 3 out
in rear, reminders 8th, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
made most, headed briefly 7th, joined briefly again and ridden from 3 out, strongly pressed when left in clear lead at last, kept on run-in
Hairy Molly at last returned to form at Kilbeggan but the handicapper has reacted by putting him on his highest ever mark. Streets Of Gold prefers some give in the ground and conditions were ideal when he scored at Kilbeggan. It's unlikely the going will be soft enough for him here but DECOY DADDY will love the conditions and Anthony Mullins found him an ideal prep race for this on the level at Tramore last week. He looks to have as good a chance of any in an open contest though Schelm is an obvious threat as he has won four times over fences and isn't on a bad mark. After landing his first two races over fences in the spring, Hampstead Heath blotted his copybook in the Galway Plate by refusing to race but a return to that previous form would see him involved.
Schelm (GER) 3-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd 2 out, led before last, driven clear run-in, easily, won at Killarney 2m 1f chs gd in Jul beating Killenaule Boy (10-11) by 3l, 7 ran.
Hampstead Heath (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Refused to race, in a race won by Finger Onthe Pulse (10-12) at Galway 2m 6f hcp chs gd in Jul, 22 ran.
Swift Counsel (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 4th approaching 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 21l behind Away We Go (11-7) at Wexford 2m 3f chs gd.
Valain (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway into 8th 2 out, ridden in 7th last, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 11l behind Banna Man (9-3) at Galway 2m 1f hcp chs gf.
Decoy Daddy (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Close up, dropped to 5th 4 out, no impression and kept on same pace straight, 4th of 6, 28l behind Slievecorragh (11-2) at Cork 2m 2f hdl.
Hairy Molly (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, on terms 3 out, soon led, strongly pressed last, kept on well run-in with reducing advantage at line, won at Kilbeggan 2m 4f hcp chs gd beating Sarteano (11-5) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Manhattan Boy (GER) 11-1 (11-1) Chased leader in moderate 2nd, improved to lead 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace, 9th of 17, 14l behind Silverhand (11-3) at Galway 2m 6f hcp hdl gf in Jul.
Streets Of Gold (IRE) 8-11fav (11-12) Always prominent, on terms approaching 3 out, led before next, stayed on well under pressure to go clear from before last, won at Kilbeggan 2m 4f beg chs gd beating Bumble Beet (11-9) by 7l, 13 ran.
Banna Man (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Towards rear, some progress into 7th approaching 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 11, 28l behind Hairy Molly (10-11) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f hcp chs gd.
Chaussettes (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway in 4th before straight, 2nd 3 out, ridden in 3rd and no extra 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Macs Mandalus (11-12) at Roscommon 2m 5f beg chs gf.
Head Waiter (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Close up, on terms from 6th, headed before straight, soon no impression, 7th of 20, 14l behind Hoopy (11-1) at Galway 3m hcp hdl 88-130 gd in Jul.
Archie Boy (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Killenaule Boy (9-11) at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp chs fm in Jun, 11 ran.
Keelaghan (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway into 8th before 2 out, ridden 2 out, under pressure in 6th entering straight, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Banna Man (9-3) at Galway 2m 1f hcp chs gf.
