led, pushed along over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along in straight, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out and soon asserted, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace
always rear, closer 5f out, soon pushed along and no extra entering straight, weakened
DEATH DUTY's two bumper victories earn him a 7lb penalty but the latest was in a Listed contest at Navan and he should be capable of completing a hat-trick. Willie Mullins had four entered at the early stage and is represented by Blow By Blow, who was an impressive winner over Jett on testing ground at Navan. Better going should be in his favour and he will give the selection a race. Sunni May had shown plenty of potential on this track before scoring at Leopardstown and there's plenty more to come from him. The remaining pair will need to make major progress to get involved.
Death Duty (IRE) 5-4fav (11-8) Made all, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden 1f out and kept on under pressure final 100 yards, won at Navan 2m lst (1) hvy in Dec beating Our Duke (11-11) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Blow By Blow (IRE) 2-7fav (11-13) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead 3f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, asserted closing stages, comfortably, won at Navan 2m hvy in Feb beating Jett (11-13) by 4l, 5 ran.
Sunni May (IRE) 10-3 (11-13) Mid-division, headway to chase leader 2f out, challenged and led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Leopardstown 2m hvy in Feb beating Some Neck (11-13) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Jaime Sommers (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Towards rear, pushed along after halfway, soon no danger, eased straight, completely tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind The Sneaky Punter (11-7) at Limerick 2m hvy in Mar.
Bomba Stick (FR) 20-1 (11-11) Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along entering straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Gurteen (12-0) at Leopardstown 2m hvy in Dec.
