tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd before 5 out, ridden and no impression on winner approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress 11th, 3rd when slipped up on bend approaching 5 out, dead
tracked leader, mistake 5th, 2nd halfway, hampered and left 3rd approaching 5 out, no extra from 4 out
made all, asserted after 3 out, stayed on well, comfortably
always rear, fell 5 out, dead
Asockastar was only moderate over hurdles but his only reasonable effort in three starts over fences came over this track and trip. Wells China showed promise in his first two starts over fences in July before a poor run at Galway. He ran well when reverting to hurdles at Listowel last month which should have given him the confidence to bounce back. Winning point-to-pointer and hurdler Royal Chief has shown little in three starts over the bigger obstacles while Tikka Light ran very poorly when tackling fences last winter. POLLYWOLLYDOODLE made a bright start over fences at Wexford in June when chasing home a pair of decent rivals. She's had a nice break and looks to have more potential than these rivals so gets the vote.
Asockastar (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, hampered 1st, soon moderate 3rd, ridden in 6th 5 out, soon no extra and weakened, 6th of 10, well behind Thomond (11-12) at Listowel 2m 4f beg chs gd in Sep.
Wells China (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Mid-division, 7th halfway, progress into 2nd entering straight, ridden and slight mistake last, no impression in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Memories Of Milan (11-7) at Listowel 3m hcp hdl gd in Sep.
Royal Chief (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Raced in 3rd, slight mistake 4th, 4th with a circuit to race, improved to challenge 3 out where bad mistake and lost place, soon ridden, no extra and eased from 2 out, 5th of 11, 22l behind Obispo (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 2f beg chs gf in Sep.
Pollywollydoodle (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway and led briefly 5 out, ridden and no extra in 4th approaching last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 10l behind Shake The Bucket (11-9) at Wexford 2m 3f beg chase gf in Jun.
Tikka Light (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Disputed lead early, headed from 2nd, on terms 6 out, soon led and clear, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and joined approaching straight, soon headed, dropped to 6th 2 out, no extra, 6th of 11, 43l behind Fennis Moll (10-0) at Clonmel 3m hcap hdle gd.
