chased leaders, not fluent 3rd and 4th, closed to be prominent from next, slight mistake 7th, soon 3rd, not fluent 4 out, no impression in 4th from 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
prominent early, soon chased leaders, slightly impeded 3rd, then towards rear, no danger soon after 7th, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, 4th and slight mistake 9th, 2nd from 3 out, pushed along approaching straight, challenged 2 out, on terms last, soon led and stayed on best
soon led, not fluent 3 out and headed, soon 3rd and no impression, weakened, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, lost place and pushed along 5th, soon reminders, slight mistake 6th, 10th from 7th, pulled up before 10th
prominent, 7th from 7th, no extra and very slow jump 8th, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, a little slow 1st, not fluent 7th, soon 6th, moderate 6th when bad mistake 8th, not fluent 9th, no impression from 4 out, went remote 3rd approaching straight, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 5th from 7th, no impression from 8th, mistake 9th, pulled up before 10th
held up towards rear, 8th from 7th, moderate 5th from 9th, no impression from 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, closed to be prominent at 3rd, not fluent next, soon 2nd, slight mistake 7th, led 3 out travelling smoothly, pressed 2 out, joined last, soon headed and kept on without matching winner
chased leaders, towards rear from 5th, slight mistake 6th, pushed along and no danger from 7th in last, pulled up before 9th
AD IDEM was placed at Punchestown on his penultimate start and a repeat should see him thereabouts in this company. Shamiran won over hurdles at the latter track early this year but has yet to score over fences in 11 attempts and Bothair Clei is preferred on his nose defeat at Naas off today's mark back in March. Chestnut Charlie has failed to threaten in three starts so far this year though is getting closer while Montana Slim has a shout on his second at Leopardstown at this time last year.
Ad Idem 14-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, ridden in 9th 4 out, no impression next, 7th and slight mistake last, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Sumos Novios (10-7) at Punchestown 2m 6f hcp hvy in Dec.
Shamiran (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden towards rear 3f out, kept on one pace straight, 9th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Eye Of The Tiger (10-0) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Sep.
Bothair Clei (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 4 out, 10th of 14, 33 1/2l behind Sumos Novios (10-7) at Punchestown 2m 6f hcp hvy in Dec.
Jadanli (IRE) 12-1 (12-1) Mid div, mod 6th by 5th, dropped mod 7th by 8th, rddn 6out & mstk 4out, to last bef 3out, pu aftr 2out, at Boulta 3m sft in Nov.
Telenor 5-1 (11-4) Pr, 2nd 1/2way, 2l 2nd 3out, rdn to chse ldr apr str, ev ch 2out, placed prospects when b mstk & ur last, at Durrow 3m sft in Mar.
Stony Grey Soil (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, mistakes 3rd and 4th, slight mistake 7th and soon dropped to rear, no extra, pulled up after next, at Tipperary 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Chestnut Charlie (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Soon mid-division, towards rear at 11th, improved to chase leaders when bad mistake 2 out, no impression after, kept on, 5th of 15, 17l behind Winter Magic (11-7) at Punchestown 3m 1f hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Kilmurry Kid (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Led and clear, reduced lead from 7th, joined from 10th, headed approaching 4 out, soon lost place, weakened and not fluent 2 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Colms Dream (11-8) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
Clashnabrook (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Jumped left 1st, took keen hold, chased leaders, 4th after 2nd, moderate 4th approaching straight, soon closed, no extra from before last where not fluent, 7th of 9, 32l behind Leap Dearg (11-3) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Nov.
Montana Slim (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 3 out, soon no impression, never a factor, 7th of 14, 21 3/4l behind Forever Gold (10-10) at Navan 2m 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in Feb.
Captain Luke (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Towards rear, 11th with a circuit to race, not fluent 9th, closer in 6th after 3 out, ridden and no impression from before last, 5th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Killeen Elegance (10-8) at Downpatrick 2m 7f hcp gd in Sep.
