tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to dispute 3 out, ridden and headed entering straight, no impression in 3rd after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on one pace
always rear, never a factor, not fluent 1st, slight mistake 4th, ridden and detached after next, pulled up before 4 out
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 5th, behind and pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to lead 2 out, soon asserted and 2 lengths clear last, kept on well run-in, comfortably
always towards rear, never a factor, moderate 10th approaching 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led briefly before 3 out, soon ridden and no extra in 5th approaching straight, weakened, tailed off
led, headed approaching 3 out, soon no extra, weakened, completely tailed off
rear of mid-division, never a factor, not fluent 1st, no extra 4 out, behind and pulled up before next
rear of mid-division, not fluent 3rd, 9th halfway, no extra approaching 3 out, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress to dispute 3 out and led entering straight, pushed along and headed 2 out, kept on one pace, slight mistake last, no impression on winner run-in
mid-division, 8th halfway, no impression in 7th 3 out, no extra approaching straight, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 3rd 3 out, pushed along and no impression in 4th next, no extra approaching last, weakened
chased leaders, 7th halfway, no extra approaching 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off
Blessed King was well beaten in testing conditions here last month and may do better on quicker ground. Laid Back Luke looked one to follow when landing a Thurles bumper by 17l and though beaten by the same margin when runner-up to Arkwrisht on his hurdling debut at Tramore he'll have come on for the experience and is on the shortlist. Sizinguptheamazon won a Clonmel bumper in March and ran well for a long way on his debut over timber at Navan last month. He'll be more at home over this trip and should get into the action but it's CAPE CITY BOY who looks the one to be on. Shark Hanlon's winning bumper made a very satisfactory start in a maiden hurdle run at a very fast pace at Punchestown in November and that experience can see him get the better of Dont Tell No One, who hasn't been seen since landing a heavy ground bumper at Galway in 2013.
Blessed King (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden after 4 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 23 1/2l behind Yorkhill (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn hvy in Dec.
Brought Joe Home (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, not fluent 2nd, dropped behind from 3 out, soon eased, tailed off, 20th of 22, dist behind Arctic Skipper (11-12) at Naas 2m mdn sft in Feb.
Celtic Bright (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Prominent, not fluent 1st, ran slightly off bend approaching 3rd after loose horse, no extra from after 3 out, 16th of 22, dist behind Time For A Pint (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn gf in May.
Dont Tell No One (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Settled mid-division, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Galway 2m 2f sft in Aug beating Giantofaman (12-0) by 2 3/4l, 15 ran.
Herbiegoesbananas (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Towards rear, 9th at 4th, 10th after 8th, 9th 3 out, soon driven, moderate 8th 2 out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Ma Garrett (10-11) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct.
Laid Back Luke (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led after 2nd, slight mistake 8th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon no impression on easy winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 17l behind Arkwrisht (11-4) at Tramore 2m 5f mdn hvy in Dec.
Nendrum (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Whipped around and left at start, at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn hvy in Dec.
Red Bandit (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Led at slow pace early, headed inside first half mile, prominent, lost place 6f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Beyond The Obvious (12-0) at Navan 2m Yielding - Soft in Nov.
Returntovendor (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Soon mid-division, no extra from before 2 out, 10th of 21, dist behind Min (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 2f mdn sft in Dec.
Sizinguptheamazon (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Mid-division, 12th halfway, slight mistakes 6th and 4 out, 7th 2 out, pushed along and no impression in 8th before last, kept on one pace, 9th of 28, 10 3/4l behind Anibale Fly (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Westbury Lad (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Led and disputed, 3rd after 3rd, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon no impression and kept on one pace, 6th of 22, 37 1/4l behind Woodland Opera (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn sft in Nov.
Cape City Boy (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Soon mid-division, went distant 3rd when mistake 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 19, 15l behind Marakoush (11-7) at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn sft in Nov.
Beneficial Society (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat form 3 out, 21st of 28, dist behind Anibale Fly (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Just William (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Held up at slow pace early, detached in rear group approaching halfway, some headway and pushed along on inner over 4f out, no extra from 3f out, 9th of 11, 36 1/4l behind Beyond The Obvious (12-0) at Navan 2m Yielding - Soft in Nov.
