The vote goes to MOCKING, who shaped with plenty of promise in finishing fourth of 16 upped to 1¼m on his seasonal reappearance/handicap debut at Leopardstown, leaving the strong impression that this further increase in trip will be right up his street. Birdie Time also shaped as though ready for this stiffer test when a never-nearer sixth in the same Leopardstown handicap and she is second choice of Ballydoyle handicap debutante Happiest and What's Your Game.