held up early, closer behind leaders from 4th, slight mistakes 7th and 8th, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, weakened and mistake next, soon eased and pulled up
close up and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on again to challenge last, led run-in, kept on well closing stages
slightly slow 1st, led and disputed, ridden and narrowly headed before 2 out, narrow advantage 2 out where landed awkwardly, soon headed, close up again last, no extra in 3rd run-in, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute after 3 out, ridden in narow lead approaching 2 out, narrowly headed 2 out, soon regained lead, strongly pressed last, headed run-in, kept on same pace close home
held up towards rear early, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th after 4 out, no extra before next, weakened and completely tailed off
mid-division early, towards rear and pushed along after 6th, slight mistake 9th and soon trailing, mistake 10th and ridden, slightly slow 11th, soon weakened, completely tailed off
disputed early, tracked leaders after 3rd, dropped towards rear before 10th where mistake, slightly slow 11th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
NonRunner
History Of Fashion (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division, mistake 7th, reminder 9th, headway into 4th 4 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd after 2 out, regained 2nd at last, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 18, 3l behind Street Value (10-6) at Fairyhouse 3m 6f hcp lst (1) sft in Dec.
Daily Present (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 5 out, never a factor, 7th of 11, dist behind Gaelic Warrior (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 3f sft in Nov.
Joshua Webb (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Prominent, disputed from 2nd and led 5th, not fluent and reminder 3 out, joined next, ridden when jumped right last, headed run-in, no impression, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Ask Anything (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f sft in Dec.
Positive Thinker (IRE) 11-4fav (10-11) Prominent, dropped to 4th at 6th, 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, improved into 2nd and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well to strongly press winner to line, 2nd of 9, shd behind Emancipator (10-11) at Fairyhouse 3m hcp hvy in Dec.
Young Dev (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Towards rear, mistake at 1st, 5th before 10th, 4th before 11th, improved to 3rd before 4 out, no impression on leaders and weakened 2 out, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Hardwired (10-8) at Punchestown 2m 7f hcp sft in Jan.
Fiveaftermidnight (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, mistake 4th, 4th when slight mistake 7th, ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd when not fluent next, no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 4 1/4l behind R'evelyn Pleasure (10-8) at Limerick 2m 7f hcp hvy in Dec.
Cala Di Volpe (FR) 66-1 (11-9) Mid-division on outer, headway after 1st, lost place before 4th, 8th before 5th, lost place and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Navan 2m 4f hcp sft in Dec.
Magnium (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led at 3rd, joined after 5th, headed after 7th, not fluent in 3rd at 9th and soon 4th, lost place 3 out where fell, at Naas 2m 4f hcp sft in Nov.
