mid-division, 10th halfway, headway into 5th 2 out, travelled well to lead last, not extended
always towards rear, tailed off
mid-division, 9th halfway, 6th 5 out, ridden and no extra entering straight
chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra approaching last, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge in 2nd entering straight, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, no extra and kept on same pace
rear of mid-division, ridden into 9th 2 out, stayed on in 6th last, kept on same pace run-in
held up towards rear, good headway into 4th entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight, no extra from 2 out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra and weakened
mid-division, 8th 5 out, headway into 3rd entering straight, ridden in 7th and no extra 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, 11th halfway, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out
led, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
held up towards rear, headway into 8th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last
chased leaders, 7th halfway, lost place before 5 out, towards rear 3 out, kept on one pace straight
chased leaders early, 8th halfway, ridden into 4th 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace
Potential followers of ARCTIC MICK are taking a chance that his new-found form over fences can be transferred to hurdles but if it has then he looks a very strong candidate here. Michael O'Hare's charge turned a handicap chase at Navan into a procession on Tuesday and he's on a 15lb lower mark over timber. Chino Valdes appeared to disappoint over the C&D last time but must have struck into himself during the race as he came in sore. He's better than that and can run well despite a big weight. Media Baron returned from a break to run well at Thurles and showed the benefit with a battling success at Limerick a month ago. That was only his seventh start over timber and he can improve again. Winning point-to-pointer Andrea's Answer ran her best race over timber to date behind Kylebeg Krystle at Cork recently and definitely has the scope for further progress.
Chino Valdes (IRE) 7-2fav (11-5) Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, headway into 7th entering straight, ridden in 6th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace (lame post-race), 4th of 15, 20l behind Drive On Jim (11-6) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 hvy.
Tingamajig (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from 3 out, 8th of 15, 23l behind Instant Pur (10-0) at Cork 2m mdn hdl sft.
Got The Urge (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division best, no impression from 4 out, 10th of 13, well behind Pallasmore (11-7) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp chs 0-109 gd in May.
Andrea's Answer (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, 4th on outer halfway, mistake 3 out, 3rd when not fluent next, close 4th under pressure at last, no impression on winner run-in but kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Kylebeg Krystle (11-9) at Cork 2m 4f Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (4yo+) sft.
Kings Army (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division best, no impression before 3 out, 12th of 20, 32l behind Monastrell (11-12) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl sft in Nov.
Mr Pernickety (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd when slipped up on bend before 4 out, in a race won by Ardglen (12-0) at Tramore 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 hvy in Dec, 11 ran.
Top Four (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Settled in mid-division, distant 8th halfway, no extra in straight, 11th of 15, 42l behind Trendelenburg (10-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp hdl 8Evens16.
Clara More (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Towards rear, moderate 8th 3 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 27l behind Sir Vincent (11-12) at Tramore 2m mdn hdl hvy.
Media Baron (USA) 9-4fav (10-10) Soon chased leaders, moderate 3rd from 3 out, closed in 2nd 2 out, led before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Dec beating Guestofthenation (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Short Grass (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, no impression and kept on same pace from after 3 out, 5th of 13, 14l behind Media Baron (10-10) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Dec.
Stylos Ace (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 7th, soon lost place and no extra, tailed off, 12th of 16, well behind King Ali (11-5) at Galway 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 hvy in Aug '09.
Hillman (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, moderate 8th before 5 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 8th of 15, well behind The Burrow Vic (11-4) at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn hdl hvy in Feb.
Right Choice (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 13th of 17, well behind Drive On Jim (10-5) at Limerick 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-102 sft in Dec.
Bold Present (IRE) 5-1fav (11-2) Towards rear, progress to chase leaders after 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from next, 6th of 20, 16l behind Meadows Thyne (11-7) at Gowran Park 3m hcp hdl 80-95 in Apr.
Lady Luselle (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, progress 4 out, moderate 5th next, no impression from before 2 out, 5th of 13, 29l behind Givemeabuzz (10-9) at Tramore 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 hvy.
Arctic Mick (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway into 6th after 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, led travelling best approaching next, drew clear from before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Navan 2m 4f Conditional Handicap Chase (0-102) (5yo+) hvy beating Supreme Builder (11-8) by 10l, 20 ran.
Easy Vic (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 6th approaching 6 out, 9th approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 7th of 18, 15l behind Thepartysover (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-95 gd in May.
Waterloolane (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Led, clear 3rd, reduced advantage approaching 4 out, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra, 9th of 21, 17l behind Cayo Levantado (11-1) at Navan 2m 7f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Nov.
Ebony Shades (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Led early, chased leader in 2nd after 1st, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off, 18th of 20, well behind Turner Brown (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-116 hvy.
