held up, a little keen, 8th from 6th, progress 3 out, no extra from before straight, virtually pulled up run-in, completely tailed off
led, soon clear, reduced lead from 6th, pressed 3 out where slight mistake, soon joined, led again approaching last where headed, kept on same pace run-in
soon chased leaders, 6th from 6th, under pressure from 3 out, 5th into straight, still 5th at last and no impression, kept on run-in
prominent, 3rd from 6th, travelling smoothly before straight, challenged from before last where led, stayed on best run-in
held up, soon in rear, pushed along and progress before straight, soon 6th, chased leaders from 2 out, disputed 3rd at last and no impression, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, 5th from 6th, lost place approaching 3 out, no extra and eased from before straight, completely tailed off
prominent, 4th from 6th, close up 3 out, soon on terms, dropped to dispute 3rd at last, no extra
prominent, a little keen, 2nd from 6th, close up 3 out, dropped to 8th into straight, soon no extra
held up, 9th from 6th, pushed along after 3 out, 4th into straight, soon no impression
held up, a little keen, 10th from 6th, pushed along and no impression from 3 out, no extra and eased straight
soon mid-division, a little keen, 7th from 6th, pushed along after 3 out, 9th into straight, soon no extra
Followmeuptocarlow has been running well over fences and can revert to hurdling on a 15lb lower mark so he has to be on the short-list. Horendus Hulabaloo couldn't quite get to Golden Plan at Thurles and has been raised 3lb but any further rain would aid his cause while Rathpatrick makes his handicap debut after beating a big field of maidens at Navan, though this is much tougher. Viaduct Joey has been going well on the Flat but, in a tight-looking handicap, it's SHUILAMACH who is handed the vote. She went up 7lb for scoring at Cork and couldn't quite cope over an extra two furlongs at Thurles, though it looked more like the longer trip was responsible rather than the extra weight. Balkinstown has some decent form over shorter and, if staying the trip, should go well with his light weight.
Followmeuptocarlow (IRE) 10-3 (11-6) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 5 out, ridden after 2 out and no impression in 5th last, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind Los Amigos (11-3) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f chs in Jan.
Horendus Hulabaloo (IRE) 15-8fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out and 5th next, ridden to go 3rd before last, kept on under pressure run-in, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Golden Plan (10-11) at Thurles 2m 4f hcp hdl in Jan.
Rathpatrick (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 6th 3 out, close 4th 2 out, soon pushed along, improved into 2nd when not fluent at last, ridden and led after last, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hdl in Jan beating Oscar Knight (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 25 ran.
Follow The Sign (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened from next, 19th of 24, 48l behind Katie T (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Roll It Out (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden and no extra entering straight, 14th of 23, 47l behind Lite Duties (10-6) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl in Dec.
Viaduct Joey (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Always towards rear, weakened 5 out, tailed off, 14th of 18, well behind Federici (11-3) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp chs sft in Nov.
Dantes Firth (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Led early, prominent, not fluent and lost a little ground 4th, on terms 6th, led 3 out, joined next, headed straight, soon 3rd and no extra, hampered last, one pace run-in, 4th of 22, 14l behind Mount Corkish Girl (11-7) at Punchestown 2m mares mdn hdl sft in Jan.
Top Spin (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Prominent, led 1st, headed after 2nd, led and disputed from 5th, dropped to rear 4 out, no extra next, weakened and tailed off, last of 6, well behind Kitten Rock (11-4) at Naas 2m 3f hdl Gr3 (1) sft in Jan.
Earlson Gray (FR) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division early, towards rear and slight mistake 4th, mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression next, 10th of 12, 27l behind A Grey Matter (11-0) at Naas 2m hcp hdl sft in Jan.
Run For Firth (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Soon led, jumped a little left at times, joined approaching 2 out where in front again, ridden before straight, strongly pressed and stayed on well from last, won at Galway 2m mdn hdl gf in Sep '13 beating Donatis Comet (11-9) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Balkinstown (IRE) 4-1fav (10-10) Led, ridden 2 out, headed after last, dropped to 3rd and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind High Expectations (10-7) at Naas 2m cond hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Shuilamach (IRE) 4-1fav (10-8) Chased leaders, travelling smoothly before straight, on terms 2 out, dropped to 3rd between horses at last where bumped rival, kept on same pace run-in,, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Really Unique (10-13) at Thurles 2m 6f hcap hdle hvy in Jan.
Vicangelome (FR) 6-1 (10-13) Mid-division, nudged along 3 out, soon dropped behind, 10th of 12, 48l behind Frontline (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl sft in Jan.
Whipper's Boy (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Soon mid-division, reminders from 4th where 20th, improved to challenge 2 out, 5th and no impression at last where not fluent, one pace and not much room between horses run-in,, 4th of 24, 7l behind Oscar Sam (9-13) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Jan.
