tracked leaders early, led after 3f, joined 5f out, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
in rear, headway into 8th 3f out, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden in close 2nd 1f out, 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead briefly 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened
tracked leaders, disputed lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, dropped to 6th 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 4th 3f out, 2nd 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened
tracked leaders, short of room and bumped rival over 2f out, soon pushed along ridden in 2nd 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
led early, headed after 3f and raced 2nd, disputed lead 5f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon ridden, 3rd 2f out, no impression final furlong
towards rear, ridden in 10th 3f out, no impression
rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 3f out, soon no impression, eased over 1f out
rear of mid-division, headway entering straight, checked over 2f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening
in rear, ridden in 11th 3f out, soon no impression
prominent and raced alone along inside rail, mid-division at halfway, ridden 4f out, weakened
always behind, weakened straight, never a factor
mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened
Don Chalant has moved to Willie Mullins after finishing third over 2m3f at Tipperary in March so improvement will be expected. Nonbinding was beaten half-a-length when runner-up to Killer Mode at Naas in December while Hartur D'arc went for £125,000 after landing a Loughanmore point in October by 17l. Tag Man will improve for his Leopardstown run and though it's a long time since Secret Artist ran he's one for market watchers. JOYEUX MACHIN may have won between the flags on his debut but for falling two out then came across a very smart winner on his bumper debut at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day so he looks the one to beat.
Don Chalant (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Chased leaders on outer, 3rd 7f out and closer 4f out, pushed along early straight and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Iron Bridge (12-2) at Tipperary 2m 3f sft in Mar.
Fiston De Becon (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Mid-division early, no impression from 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, kept on without threatening, 7th of 17, 13 1/2l behind Lynwood Gold (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn hvy in Mar.
Francis Marion (IRE) 50-1 (12-2) Soon mid-division, 6th approaching halfway, closed up and on terms into straight, soon headed and kept on same pace from under 2f out, 4th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Carrarea (11-8) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in May.
Free Handshake (FR) 4-1 (12-2) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, soon no extra, 11th of 17, 19 1/2l behind Scorpion's Revenge (12-2) at Cork 2m 3f gd in Apr.
Hartur D'arc (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Mid-div, 6th 1/2way, prog into 5th aftr 3out, went 3rd aftr 2out, sn ld, 6l adv last, sn in command, easily, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn gd in Oct beating Chilinlikeavillain (11-11) by 17l, 13 ran.
Jet Street (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Mid-div best, 8th from 4th, wknd well aftr 4out, trotted home, 10th of 15, dist behind Inch House (11-11) at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Joyeux Machin (FR) 18-1 (11-11) Waited with in mid-division on outer, closer halfway, 3rd over 3f out, ridden in 2nd and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Facile Vega (11-11) at Leopardstown 2m sft in Dec.
Nonbinding (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and headway to challenge over 1f out, 2nd and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Killer Mode (12-2) at Naas 2m Yielding in Dec.
Secret Artist (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division on outer, 8th on outer 4f out, ridden on outer 2f out, soon edged left under pressure, moderate 5th 1f out, no extra, 5th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Thedevilscoachman (11-7) at Naas 2m Good - Yielding in Jan.
Sizing Mauritius (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Led, joined halfway, headed 5f out, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off, 14th of 16, dist behind Facile Vega (11-11) at Leopardstown 2m sft in Dec.
Tag Man (IRE) 11-1 (12-2) Rear, 6th halfway, took closer order over 4f out, progress over 2f out, improved to 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 6, 7 1/2l behind Redemption Day (12-2) at Leopardstown 2m sft in Dec.
Butty O Brien (IRE) (11-6) Rr of mid-div, not fluent jumping, under pressure from 4out, ko without threatening str, 6th of 10, 22l behind Fashion's Model (11-11) at Tinahely 3m mdn hvy in Nov.
Carrigeen Konini (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Led or disputed lead, headed briefly after 6f, pushed along and headed approaching straight, soon no extra, weakened, 8th of 11, 32l behind Dorans Weir (11-11) at Thurles 2m Good - Yielding in Dec.
Indy System (IRE) 80-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and no extra under 2f out, 12th of 14, 22 3/4l behind Killer Mode (12-2) at Naas 2m Yielding in Dec.
Kernan Star (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders on outer, ridden 4f out, weakened, 9th of 10, dist behind Jeremys Jewel (11-11) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul.
