towards rear, badly hampered by falling loose horse and unseated rider 2nd
held up in mid-division, progress into 5th after 3 out, ridden into 3rd entering straight, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace closing stages
towards rear for most, dropped behind from 7th, weakened 4 out, completely tailed off
disputing when pecked and unseated rider 1st
prominent and disputed at times, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute 3 out, ridden and headed last, no extra entering straight
mid-division, hampered, stumbled and unseated rider after 4th
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, moderate 8th before 2 out, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden from last, under pressure in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, mistake 4th, rider unbalanced and veered right, mistake and unseated rider next
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 7th, ridden from last, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no impression on leaders final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, disputed briefly from 4th to 5th, remained close up, close 3rd halfway, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden and pressed 1f out, kept on well closing stages
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, no extra before next
led and disputed, ridden and headed last, no extra in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 7th, improved into 2nd after last, ridden and pressed leader 1f out, no extra closing stages and kept on same pace
Henry De Bromhead has won this twice in recent years but Gangster has been very disappointing since his excellent early form over fences. Useful hurdler Carrig Cathal got no further than the first on his chasing bow at Thurles in October so CHATEAU CONTI can take this despite making his chasing debut as he has a smart pedigree for jumping fences and ran very well on his reappearance over hurdles last month. Morgan has made too many mistakes in his two runs over fences but has plenty of time on his side and should do better and Gusty Rocky made a fine debut over the bigger obstacles at Killarney and wouldn't need much more to get involved. St Stephens Green has won six of his 18 starts on the level and over hurdles and he's an interesting entry on his chasing bow from a yard that can get one ready.
A Plein Temps (FR) 100-1 (11-12) Soon towards rear, never a factor, fell 7th, at Thurles 2m sft in Feb.
Carrig Cathal 9-1 (11-6) Held up in last, headway into 2nd 3 out, soon ridden and no impression on winner, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 4, 25l behind Voix Du Reve (11-6) at Bellewstown 2m 4f gf in Jul.
Ceide Fields 20-1 (11-12) Ran freely in rear early, 10th after 7th, detached and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Limerick 2m 2f gd in Jul.
Chateau Conti (FR) 10-3 (11-12) Chased leaders, not always fluent jumping, kept on well without reaching 1st 2 run-in, 3rd of 8, 1l behind The Game Changer (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f gd in Jun.
Gangster (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, no impression from 3 out, one pace, 5th of 13, 32 1/2l behind Ornua (11-12) at Wexford 2m gd in Jun.
Gusty Rocky (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up, slightly impeded 5th, closer in 4th after next, pushed along 3 out, challenged 2 out and on terms, slight mistake last, headed and kept on without matching winner closing stages, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind The Last Marju (11-12) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Inis Meain (USA) 25-1 (10-3) Towards rear, 10th at 6th, mistake and unseated rider at 7th, at Limerick 2m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Lean And Keen (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden and bumped from 4f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 9th of 17, 9 3/4l behind High Kicker (9-5) at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp gf in Jun.
Morgan (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, very bad mistake 5th, soon dropped to rear and pulled up after next, at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Niven (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 2nd 2 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd run-in, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Political Policy (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 1f gd in Jul.
St Stephens Green (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway travelling well into 5th 3f out, led 1 1/2f out and soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Curragh 2m hcp gf in May beating Clongowes (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Successor (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Towards rear, slight mistake at 7th and dropped to rear, detached in 10th and under pressure after 3 out, progress to moderate 6th 2 out, kept on without threatening in 5th run-in, 5th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Classic Theatre (11-5) at Limerick 2m 2f gd in Jul.
The Irregular (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Soon disputed lead, headed after 4f and dropped to 3rd after 6f, pushed along and ridden in 4th from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 14 1/2l behind Legal Spin (9-5) at Killarney 1m 6f mdn gd in Jul.
Veneziano Springs (FR) 12-1 (11-1) In rear, 6th before 8th, closed on outer from 4 out to chase leaders, not fluent 3 out and 2 out, kept on into 2nd without troubling winner close home, 2nd of 9, 15l behind Viking Hoard (9-12) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Winter Escape (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Held up off the pace in 3rd, took closer order approaching 7th, struggling 5 out, soon weakened and tailed off, remote 3rd, 3rd of 4, dist behind Brain Power (11-0) at Kempton 2m 2f (4) gs in Nov.
