led 2nd, headed 4 out, ridden and no extra before straight, 6th entering straight, weakening and left moderate 5th 2 out
rear of mid-division, no extra towards rear before 5 out, weakened
chased leaders, bad mistake 3rd, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, moderate 4th 2 out, kept on to 3rd run-in
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged and slight mistake 7 out, led 4 out, ridden before 2 out where challenged, narrowly headed before last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden in 11th 3 out, no impression before straight
mid-division, slight mistake 6 out, ridden in 9th 3 out, no impression before straight
held up towards rear, no impression 4 out, poor 12th entering straight, kept on one pace
disputed early, headed before 2nd, chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 6 out, improved to 2nd before straight, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th run-in
mid-division, pushed along in 7th 3 out, kept on one pace into moderate 5th before 2 out, no impression when fell 2 out
always towards rear, mistake 5 out, behind when veered left and unseated rider 4 out
chased leaders, 7th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened next
settled behind leaders early, closer in 5th halfway, headway into 3rd before straight, challenged 2 out, narrow led before last, ridden and asserted run-in, kept on well
held up towards rear, no impression before 4 out, weakened
mid-division, ridden in 8th 3 out, no impression before straight
mistake 1st, always behind, hampered 4 out, weakened
THE PAPARRAZI KID can make a winning start over fthe larger obstacles. He ended last season with a superb victory in a very tough Punchestown handicap hurdle and his pedigree suggests he should do even better over fences. He had earlier been beaten five lengths by today's rival Call Rog at Fairyhouse but was conceding 7lb to the winner, who had a recent run over fences where he looked in need of the experience. Kandinski has had nine races under Rules, finishing runner-up on seven occasions. He's a winning point-to-pointer and made a promising start over fences at Sligo so must be on the short-list. Castle Wings has disappointed over fences after a bright start and a bigger threat may arrive in the shape of Moscow Chief, who was very well supported to land a Cork maiden hurdle in May.
