tracked leaders, 5th halfway, good headway 4 out and challenged briefly 2 out, pushed along early run-in, 3rd and ridden 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace
in rear, never a factor, pushed along approaching 2 out and no impression early run-in, went moderate 6th over 1f out, no extra
rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, some headway before 3 out, 5th and pushed along early run-in, soon ridden and no impression final furlong, kept on one pace
prominent, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute lead briefly after 3 out, ridden and dropped to 6th early run-in, soon no extra, weakened
towards rear, 6th halfway, in touch approaching 2 out, slight mistake last, pushed along and no extra early run-in
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 9th, headway to challenge early run-in, soon ridden and disputed lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure, just failed
led, headed 3rd, led again briefly halfway, disputed lead after 3 out and led early run-in, ridden and joined over 1f out, kept on under pressure, led on line
prominent, led 3rd, headed briefly halfway, joined after 3 out, pushed along and headed early run-in, 4th and ridden 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace
Winter Escape is 2lb lower than his last winning mark and has a 7lb claimer on board though his connections are also represented by TESSERACT (NAP). Seven-times a career winner, he looked back to something like form when just failing to concede 9lb to She Tops The Lot at Tipperary and can go one better. The Dabbler has had to overcome mistakes to complete a recent double and a better round of jumping should see him make a bold bid to defy a 3lb rise. Theatre World would probably have won at Listowel but for unseating at the last and is an obvious threat.
Winter Escape (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, not fluent early, 4th halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression before next, left moderate 4th 2 out, 3rd and no impression entering straight, 3rd of 8, 23 1/2l behind Bridge Native (11-10) at Galway 2m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Dromore Lad (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) In touch, not fluent at 7th, 6th after 9th, lost place at 11th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Limerick 3m hcp sft in Oct.
Peaches And Cream (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden and no extra after 4 out, behind when pulled up before next, at Roscommon 3m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Bois De Clamart (FR) 16-1 (11-1) Mid-division early, 6th at 4th, pushed along from 3 out, soon no impression, 10th of 13, 31l behind Rhythm Divine (11-1) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp sft in Feb.
Tesseract (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Waited with in mid-division, slight mistake 4 out, 4th 3 out, pushed along and went 2nd entering straight, soon challenged, led 2 out, ridden and pressed at last, headed 75 yards out, kept on same pace, not match winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind She Tops The Lot (11-8) at Tipperary 2m 1f hcp sft in Oct.
The Dabbler (IRE) 5-4fav (11-9) Disputed lead early, soon raced in 3rd, improved and on terms before 3 out where bad mistake, soon narrowly headed, gained narrow lead from last and stayed on best, won at Gowran Park 3m 1f gd in Oct beating Clondaw Secret (11-5) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Theatre World (IRE) 17-2 (10-2) Prominent, disputed lead 2nd, led next, pushed along and joined 2 out, soon ridden and led again narrowly until mistake and unseated rider last, at Listowel 2m 6f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Ennemi Public (FR) 9-2 (12-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 4th, slight mistake 3 out and dropped to 3rd, soon ridden, no impression on leaders after 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 14 1/2l behind Presenting Bonnie (11-7) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f gd in Sep.
Fill The Tank (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Chased leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out, pulled up before next, at Fairyhouse 3m hcp gd in Oct.
