Held up mid-division, 8th 3 out, 5th when checked and switched left after next, soon pushed along and headway to challenge last, led early run-in, ridden and stayed on well op 14/1

2^nd

Justbecool

511-2

15/2

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: J S McGarvey

Mid-division, 6th 3 out, pushed along after next, ridden and briefly short of room approaching last, 4th at last, stayed on to go 2nd final 150 yards, kept on same pace, not reach winner op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

3^rd

4 ½

Lily's Gem

811-12

11/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford (7)

Held up in rear, 7th 3 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden in 5th at last, soon no impression, kept on one pace to go 3rd final 100 yards

4^th

1 ¾

Amor Verdadero

711-11

4/1f

T: Mrs D FosterJ: K M Donoghue

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, 5th 3 out, travelling well in 3rd when edged right after 2 out, ridden to challenge when pecked slightly last, soon headed and no impression in 2nd, 4th and kept on one pace final 100 yards tchd 9/2

5^th

Dasmyhoss

811-2

28/1

T: P J RothwellJ: H Morgan (5)

Disputed until led approaching 2nd, joined 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed last, headed and dropped to 3rd early run-in, soon no impression, kept on one pace op 40/1

6^th

4 ½

King's Song

1111-13

40/1

T: D BroadJ: J R Wildman (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, 6th at last, kept on one pace op 28/1

7^th

2 ½

Drop Him In

512-0

7/1

T: E DoyleJ: B J Foley (5)

Chased leaders on inner, mistake 3rd and not fluent next, 9th when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 8th when not fluent last, kept on one pace op 15/2

8^th

3 ¼

Elderado

511-13

11/2

T: G P CromwellJ: C P McNamara (3)

Chased leaders towards outer, not fluent 1st, not fluent 4 out, 4th at next, ridden and no impression when mistake 2 out, kept on one pace op 4/1

9^th

So Near So Farhh

611-13

9/2

T: C A McBratneyJ: D F O'Regan

Towards rear, pushed along briefly after 3rd, ridden approaching 4 out, no impression when mistake 2 out, kept on one pace op 6/1

10^th

9 ½

Walking In Memphis

711-8

9/1

T: Paul TraynorJ: L P Dempsey

Disputed early until headed approaching 2nd, on terms again approaching 5th, not fluent 2 out and soon headed, ridden and weakened approaching last op 11/1

11^th

3 ¾

Hopefully

611-5

28/1

T: M C GrassickJ: S D Torrens (5)

Always towards rear, ridden and no impression in moderate 10th after 2 out, no extra op 20/1

12^th

7 ½

Cloud Number Nine

510-8

50/1

T: Paul TraynorJ: D J McInerney

Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no extra from 2 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Willyouwalkwithme¹⁴⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: H Smyth J: Reserve 1

Monsieur Bagot¹⁴²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Reserve 3

Golden Ferret¹⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P Stafford J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.10Pl:£3.80, £2.30, £1.90EX:£120.80Trifecta:£872.70Tricast:£759.88SF:£129.31

Forecasts

Amor Verdadero (4/1), So Near So Farhh (9/2), Lily's Gem (11/2), Elderado (11/2), Drop Him In (7/1), Justbecool (15/2), Willyouwalkwithme (8/1), Golden Ferret (8/1), Walking In Memphis (9/1), My Manekineko (16/1), Dasmyhoss (28/1), Hopefully (28/1), King's Song (40/1), Cloud Number Nine (50/1), Monsieur Bagot (66/1)

AMOR VERDADERO looked set to go close before unseating 2 out at Leopardstown 14 days ago and could well prove up to gaining compensation from an unchanged mark. Justbecool makes some appeal switched to handicaps for a new stable and Lily's Gem warrants respect having returned to form last time.

AMOR VERDADERO (IRE)
JUSTBECOOL (IRE)
LILY'S GEM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Benefit North

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 9

J: D F O'Regan | T: C A McBratney

20/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00