led and disputed, ridden entering straight, headed approaching last, no extra run-in and kept on same pace in 4th closing stages
chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 4th entering straight, ridden before last, no impression in 5th run-in, kept on same pace
settled behind leaders, mistake 3rd, slightly slow 5th and soon mid-division, left 6th and slightly hampered 2 out, pushed along entering straight, stayed on into 4th last, ridden and ran on well run-in to lead close home
mid-division, slight mistake 6th and soon towards rear, no impression from 4 out, weakened
mid-division, slight mistake and ridden 4 out, no impression next, no extra before 2 out
mid-division early, closer in 5th 4 out, progress into 3rd entering straight, ridden into 2nd last, no extra run-in and kept on same pace in 3rd closing stages
prominent early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved into 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, kept on run-in, headed close home
prominent and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra in 6th before last, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, just behind leaders in 5th when fell 2 out
always towards rear, no impression from 4 out, mistake 2 out
always towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, mistake 5th, weakened before 4 out
Acapella Bourgeois, a dual Grade 2 winner over hurdles, fell at the first on his chasing debut before a very good run behind Martello Tower at Fairyhouse. Jessica Harrington has three entries and Grade 1 winning hurdler Don't Touch It should prove best of them though he'll need to run better than he did behind Belshill on his chasing debut at Gowran. Gwencily Berbas has come up against a couple of smart novices in his two starts over fences and is likely to do so again but Gangster ran a tremendous race behind American Tom at Punchestown and, with further progress certain, he'll be in the shake-up. That winner is trained by Willie Mullins who has two engaged here. Bosman Rule was a decent novice over timber without hitting the heights and hasn't run since March of last year but BLEU ET ROUGE could prove a different proposition. A Grade 1 novice winner over timber, he's only five and lightly-raced but his pedigree is all about chasing and he gets the nod in what should be a highly informative contest.
Acapella Bourgeois (FR) 3-1 (11-12) Wandered before 1st, soon disputed lead, led from 3rd, slight mistakes 4 out and 3 out, joined between last 2, headed from last, soon one pace in 3rd, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Martello Tower (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f Yielding in Dec.
Blackmail (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Held up, moderate 7th from 4th, never a factor, 7th of 9, dist behind Martello Tower (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f Yielding in Dec.
Bleu Et Rouge (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 3 out, ridden and chasing leaders next, soon unable to quicken, one pace and beaten after, 5th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Buveur D'air (11-4) at Aintree 2m (1) gs in Apr.
Bosman Rule (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent at 3rd, niggled along after 7th, 4th at 8th, soon ridden, dropped to 5th after 4 out, slow jump in 6th 3 out, no extra, completely tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Velocity Boy (11-6) at Limerick 2m 4f hvy in Mar.
Bright Tomorrow (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up, bad mistake 3rd, 7th from 5th, mistake 8th, impeded 4 out, no extra and pulled up before 3 out, at Navan 2m 4f Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Don't Touch It (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, closed up straight, no extra and one pace from before 2 out, 3rd of 12, 27l behind Bellshill (11-12) at Gowran Park 2m 4f Yielding - Soft in Nov.
Gangster (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Raced in 2nd for much, ridden to chase winner into straight, closed 2 out and almost on terms, kept on well without matching winner run-in, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind American Tom (11-12) at Punchestown 2m Yielding - Soft in Dec.
Gwencily Berbas (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 4th 5 out, close 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd next, 3rd and left 2nd at last, kept on without threatening winner, 2nd of 14, 11l behind Our Duke (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f Yielding - Soft in Dec.
Jett (IRE) 5-1jfav (10-10) Mid-division, closer in 5th 4 out, ridden after next, soon no impression, 6th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Jury Duty (10-4) at Navan 2m 7f hcp Yielding - Soft in Nov.
The Church Gate (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Towards rear, no impression from 4 out, some modest late progress, 9th of 17, 33l behind Min (11-12) at Navan 2m 1f Yielding - Soft in Nov.
Scripturient (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Held up, 8th from 5th, slight mistake 9th, no impression from 10th, no extra from before 3 out, 7th of 11, dist behind Total Recall (11-3) at Navan 2m 4f Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Joxer (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Ran 5th, 4th at 5th, improved to 3rd before 7th, 4th 4 out, no impression on leader, left moderate 3rd at last where badly hampered, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 28 1/2l behind Royal Caviar (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f sft in Dec.
