chased leaders, slight mistake 9th, closed 4 out, on terms approaching straight, soon led, clear from before 3 out, stayed on well run-in, easily
soon disputed lead, a little slow 1st, slight mistake 2nd, headed 4 out, soon pushed along, on terms again briefly approaching straight, soon 2nd, no extra and jumped slightly right 3 out, one pace
towards rear, pushed along from 4 out, some headway 3 out to soon chase leaders but no impression, moderate 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace
soon disputed lead, led 4 out, pushed along and headed approaching straight, soon weakened and eased, pulled up after 3 out
disputed lead early, tracked leaders, under pressure approaching straight, soon 4th and no impression, no extra approaching 2 out, one pace
played up in preliminaries, towards rear, not fluent 5th, slight mistake 6th, some progress approaching straight, chased leaders and no impression when slight mistake 3 out, soon no extra, eased closing stages, tailed off
towards rear, detached in last and not fluent 9th, soon under pressure, eased approaching straight, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, dropped to 7th approaching 4 out, chased leaders into straight, soon no impression, jumped left 2 out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, pushed along approaching straight, soon 3rd, chased winner in 2nd from before 3 out, soon no impression, one pace
prominent, a little slow 1st, not fluent 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, soon lost place, no extra approaching straight, soon eased, completely tailed off
This is not the easiest of starts for punters. The veteran Notification followed his Listowel victory with a cracking run behind the in-form Perfect Woman at Cork while Divine Rhapsody ran his best race for a very long time when beaten a nose at Listowel. CHAMONIX, a Listed winner on the Flat, hadn't shown much before a better effort at Downpatrick where he was only caught close home. He is up 3lb but should now start paying his way and gets the verdict over The Informer, who started favourite that day and was only just behind. Russian Regent is a chaser who has had a very busy year but arrives on a massive 30lb lower mark than over fences and has to be a threat. Fennis Moll scored over fences at Stratford last time but is 6lb higher than her last success over hurdles.
Redclue (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed entering straight, under pressure in 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Kennedys Mor (10-7) at Clonmel 3m hcp gs in Oct.
Divine Rhapsody (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, closer in 3rd before halfway, progress to lead entering straight, mistake 2 out, soon ridden and headed, under pressure and kept on run-in, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Ongenstown Lad (10-10) at Listowel 3m hcp sft in Sep.
Kansas City Chief (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Towards rear, some progress after 3 out, pushed along in moderate 8th after 2 out, kept on same pace, 7th of 11, 19l behind Fletcher (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m 4f mdn sft in Jan.
Chamonix (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Led, soon clear, reduced advantage 3 out, ridden before next, joined briefly 2 out, soon regained lead and strongly pressed, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Mr Mulliner (11-13) at Downpatrick 2m 7f hcp gd in Aug.
Russian Regent (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Mistake 1st, held up in touch in rear, mistake 12th, tracked leaders on inside 3 out, went 2nd after next, 1 length down last, ridden and one pace flat, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Benbens (11-3) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Whatareudoingtome (IRE) 4-1fav (10-4) Mid-division, ridden in 7th entering straight, soon no impression, never a factor, 8th of 11, dist behind Mydor (10-9) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp sft in Jan.
Key Account (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 8th, pushed along from 3 out, one pace straight, 7th of 17, 7 1/2l behind Realta Rathcabhain (11-2) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
The Informer (IRE) 15-8fav (11-8) Tracked leader in 2nd, jumped left throughout, ridden and improved to dispute lead with every chance when jumped left and pecked on landing 2 out, soon headed, dropped to 3rd after last, no extra close home, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Mr Mulliner (11-13) at Downpatrick 2m 7f hcp gd in Aug.
Crowded Room (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Soon mid-division, 12th after 3rd, moderate 11th before straight, ridden to go 4th at last, kept on well run-in, not get to 1st 2, 3rd of 24, 1 1/4l behind Peoples Park (10-6) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Nov.
Fennis Moll (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led approaching last, hung left flat, drawing clear towards finish, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Bob Lewis (11-6) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Notification (IRE) 6-1fav (11-4) Chased leaders, 3rd with a circuit to race, took closer order from 6 out, pushed along to challenge from 3 out, switched to inner before next, no impression and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Perfect Woman (11-6) at Cork 2m 4f hcp sft in Nov.
