always behind, tailed off
prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd 3 out, no extra from next, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute 3 out, led entering straight and soon ridden, strongly pressed last and headed early run-in, soon dropped to 3rd, rallied closing stages without reaching winner
towards rear on inner, never on terms, 6th entering straight, no extra before last
rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, 7th 3 out, ridden along in 5th entering straight, no extra before last
chased leaders on outer, 8th halfway, no extra after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, led from 3rd, tended to jump right, headed after 3 out, 4th when pecked badly on landing next, weakened quickly and pulled up before last
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th entering straight, headway to challenge last and led briefly early run-in, soon headed under pressure and lost 2nd close home
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd approaching straight, challenged last and led run-in, kept on under pressure
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to dispute approaching 2 out, headed entering straight and no impression under pressure in 4th before last, no extra run-in
led early, headed 3rd, mistake 5th and dropped to 7th halfway, towards rear when mistake 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
Denis Hogan has proved on numerous occasions to be an excellent placer of his horses and he won't be too perturbed that Luke's Benefit is up 5lb for his recent success over today's rival Uncle Tom Cobley at Naas. The runner-up doesn't look to have enough in the tank to reverse the form unlike SENIOR AGAIN, who was conceding 12lb when just over 4l behind at Punchestown on New Year's Eve and races from level weights here. Fran Flood's lightly-raced gelding can take his revenge and gain his second success over fences. Jigalo's consistency hasn't allowed the assessor to drop him and he's won just once in 20 starts over fences though he's closely matched with Just Friends and I Hear A Symphony on recent running.
Made In Taipan (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Always behind, no threat from before 2 out, 10th of 11, 36l behind Arklow Ger (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Dec.
I Hear A Symphony (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slow 2 out and lost place, no extra when mistake last, 8th of 11, 8l behind Arklow Ger (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Dec.
Uncle Tom Cobley (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Bad mistake 1st, soon led, headed before 5 out, 2nd after, struggling approaching last, chance again run-in, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Luke's Benefit (10-4) at Naas 2m hcp chs 0-130.
Jigalo (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer and went 3rd after 2 out, challenged at last and led early run-in, no extra under pressure and headed close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Arklow Ger (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Dec.
Westmeath (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Soon prominent, 2nd approaching 5 out, lost place from next, soon no extra and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Flemenstar (11-8) at Naas 2m nov chs, 6 ran.
Majestic Oak (FR) 8-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden approaching straight, no impression from last and kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 4l behind Arklow Ger (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Dec.
Just Friends (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Prominent, led after 2nd and soon clear, reduced advantage after halfway, strongly pressed last and headed early run-in, no impression and kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Arklow Ger (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Dec.
Arkendale (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Towards rear, 10th after 4 out, ridden in 8th and no impression approaching 2 out, 8th of 15, 49l behind Jack Absolute (11-0) at Cork 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 hvy.
Senior Again (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Held up early, 4th halfway, 3rd 2 out, ridden entering straight, kept on in 2nd last, not reach winner run-in, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Luke's Benefit (10-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp chs 0-116 hvy in Dec.
Luke's Benefit (IRE) 11-4 (10-4) Soon tracked leader, led before 5 out, went a little right next, went on approaching last, reduced lead and pressed run-in, stayed on well, won at Naas 2m hcp chs 0-130 beating Uncle Tom Cobley (11-4) by 2l, 8 ran.
Ransom (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Led, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by The Bosses Nephew (10-10) at Limerick 2m 6f Handicap Chase (0-123) (9yo+) hvy in Dec, 12 ran.
