held up behind leaders and soon well off pace, left disputing moderate 2nd at 6th, closer briefly 3 out where mistake, ridden and no impression next, edged moderate 2nd run-in
chased leader, left in lead and well clear at 6th, reduced advantage 3 out, asserted again next, not extended, eased close home
held up behind leaders and soon well off pace, left disputing moderate 2nd at 6th, closer briefly 3 out, ridden and no impression next, held for moderate 2nd run-in
Dicosimo has undoubtedly been disappointing and once again made mistakes when beaten a long way by Alamein at Fairyhouse, though the winner looked a smart prospect. GENERAL PRINCIPLE ran well behind Bachasson here and had a tough task in a strong handicap at Naas last time so he'll appreciate the drop in class and gets the vote. Double Scores didn't enjoy testing ground at Clonmel and conditions won't be much better here while five-times hurdles winner Cloudy Morning has yet to shine over fences.
Cloudy Morning (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Led, joined from 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 5, 16 1/2l behind Suas Sios (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f hvy in Mar.
Dicosimo (FR) 7-4 (11-12) Led, raced towards outer, joined before 4th, soon headed and raced in 2nd, slight mistake 5 out, not go with winner when mistake 2 out, slight mistake last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 9, 8 1/2l behind Alamein (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hvy in Feb.
General Principle (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 2nd, closer in 4th halfway, lost place and pushed along 5 out, closer entering straight, challenged before 2 out, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 25 1/2l behind Edwulf (11-10) at Naas 2m 4f hcp hvy in Feb.
Theturnofthesun (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway entering straight, ridden in 5th 2 out, 4th at last, no extra run-in, 4th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Miles To Memphis (11-7) at Navan 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Cappacurry Zak (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Held up, mainly mid-division, progress into 5th entering straight, disputed 2 out, ridden last, headed run-in and no extra in 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 12, 11l behind Mick The Jiver (10-10) at Naas 3m hcp hvy in Feb.
Double Scores (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Held up, moderate 4th from before 5th, ridden in 5th and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace run-in to go moderate 3rd, 3rd of 8, 33l behind Goulane Chosen (11-4) at Clonmel 2m 1f hvy in Mar.
