led, jumped right throughout, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed after last, rallied under pressure, led again on line
in rear, slight mistake 3rd, some progress after 2 out, no impression from before last
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden after 2 out, soon dropped to 4th, no extra before last
tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 5th under pressure before 2 out, weakened
held up in touch, 4th 4 out, smooth headway after 2 out, led after last, pushed out, caught on line
tracked leaders in 5th, progress into 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, no extra from last
Racecourse executives will be delighted with the turnout here and CUAN NA GRAI is sure to be popular. Paul Nolan's charge has won two of his four starts over fences and gained an impressive victory over Blazing Tempo at Limerick last time. He had earlier finished a long way in front of Bobs Pride when successful at Punchestown and Dermot Weld's charge has been a little disappointing over fences. Don't Be Bitin is in cracking form though he may have been fortunate at Wexford last week as the strong challenging Mahrajaan fell at the last. The veteran Reisk Superman is still capable of producing the goods on fast ground as he did when beating Emotional Article over 2m4f at Navan last September.
Don't Be Bitin (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, led 5 out, ridden 2 out, strongly pressed when left clear at last, kept on run-in, won at Wexford 2m 1f hcp chs gd beating Dreamy Gent (11-10) by 8l, 11 ran.
Reisk Superman (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, 14th of 23, 49l behind Battlefront (9-10) at Punchestown 2m hcp chs 0-140 gd in Apr.
Rock Street (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Mid-division, went close 5th on inner after 3 out, 3rd and no extra from before last, 4th of 11, 13l behind Dirar (11-9) at Listowel 2m hcp hdl 8Evens23 gf.
Ballyhoctor (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Towards rear when pecked 1st, slight mistake 3rd, closer in 8th 5 out, 4th next, no impression and kept on same pace approaching 2 out, 6th of 13, 15l behind Lightening Sky (10-10) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp chs 0-95 gd.
Bobs Pride (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, good headway into 5th approaching 3 out, went 3rd next, soon no impression under pressure, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 16l behind Cuan Na Grai (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 2f nov chs gd in Apr.
Who's Deal (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, closed up from 3 out, soon on terms, led and stayed on well from before last, won at Tramore 2m hcp chs 0-109 fm beating Sense Of Awareness (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Cuan Na Grai (IRE) 4-5fav (11-10) Led and disputed, in front when slight mistake 4 out, asserted from before 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Limerick 2m 4f hdl gd in May beating Blazing Tempo (11-5) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
