soon tracked leader in 2nd, jumped right 4th, fell next
led, hampered approaching 3 out and headed, soon ridden, no impression on winner before last, dropped to 3rd and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd from 5th, mistake next, not fluent 4 out, dropped to 5th 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd inside final furlong
mid-division, slight mistake 4 out, moderate 6th after 3 out, soon no impression
always towards rear, no impression straight, never a factor
in rear, slight mistake 4 out, some progress into 5th on outer 2 out, pushed along in 5th when fell next
tracked leader in 2nd when bad mistake 1st, 3rd from next, left 2nd at 5th, headway to lead approaching 3 out, ridden from next, stayed on well run-in
held up off pace in rear, good headway after 4 out, 3rd 3 out, pushed along next, soon no impression, moderate at run-in
rear of mid-division, moderate 7th after 4 out, soon pushed along, left remote 5th from 2 out, no impression
mid-division, weakened from 4 out, soon trailing
in rear when jumped left and unseated rider 1st
Winning bumper MISS MARDAN showed the benefit of her opening run over hurdles with an excellent second in a big field at Naas last month and there's more to come from her. She can take advantage of the mares' allowance she receives from Broken Soul, who took seven runs to get off the mark in a bumper before making an encouraging debut over timber behind the impressive Melon at Leopardstown. Not A Whisper, the winner of a bumper and over 7f on the level, looks best of the remainder after a fair hurdling debut behind Toe The Line at Leopardstown.
Ballyhowne (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Always towards rear, no impression 5f out, weakened, 10th of 11, dist behind Broken Soul (12-0) at Down Royal 2m sft in Dec.
Broken Soul (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Led and soon went on, hit 2 out and reduced lead, joined from before straight, soon headed, no extra approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 13, 10l behind Melon (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m mdn gd in Jan.
King's War (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Soon mid-division, wandered slightly before 2nd, 10th before 5th, one pace from 3 out, 7th of 20, dist behind Turcagua (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn Yielding - Soft in Dec.
Ned's Island (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 3f out, 5th 2f out, weakened, 6th of 9, 22 1/2l behind Last Minute Man (11-12) at Down Royal 2m Soft - Heavy in Jan.
Ben Rumson (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 4th at 4th, jumped left 4 out, moderate 6th approaching straight, no impression and not fluent 3 out, one pace, 9th of 16, dist behind Light That (11-7) at Cork 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Stole The Show (IRE) 33-1 (11-13) Led, joined 5f out, soon headed, weakened, eased from before straight, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Planet Nine (11-13) at Thurles 2m sft in Feb.
Miss Mardan (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Soon mid-division, 11th early, improved to track leaders straight, mistake 2 out, on terms last, soon headed and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 21, 3l behind Augustin (11-12) at Naas 2m 3f mdn Yielding - Soft in Jan.
Not A Whisper (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Held up, soon in rear, a little keen, closer order 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, went 6th approaching last and no impression, kept on, 6th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Toe The Line (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m mdn gd in Jan.
Sunset Sadie (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Towards rear, no impression from 4 out, never a factor, 8th of 15, dist behind Coquine D'aunou (10-13) at Limerick 2m 2f mdn hvy in Dec.
Bold Sky (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 4 out, at Naas 2m mdn sft in Feb.
Galloping Anger 20-1 (8-5) Rear of mid-division on outer, no impression from 3f out, went 10th 1f out, kept on one paced, 7th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Coolfighter (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 6f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
