held up in rear of mid-division, took keen hold, 6th halfway, some headway before 2 out, soon no impression and moderate 4th entering straight, no extra, left 3rd at last
led, jumped left 3rd, joined briefly 5th, headed after 4 out, prominent when slight mistake next, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, mistake 5th, headway to dispute briefly 3 out, pushed along and weakened quickly after next, left remote 4th at last
mid-division, 4th halfway, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden and no impression on winner approaching last, moderate 2nd when fell last
tracked leader, disputed briefly 5th and led briefly after 4 out, headed after next and weakened quickly from 2 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, 7th halfway, some headway 2 out and went moderate 3rd entering straight, kept on one pace and left 2nd at last
held up in rear, in touch when pulled up quickly after 4 out
tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, pushed along to lead entering straight and ridden to assert approaching last, left well clear after last and kept on well
Paloma Blue has been chasing, landing a decent race at Leopardstown before well beaten at Cheltenham. He's a horse that hasn't delivered as much as expected and is up against some potentially useful types. VISION D'HONNEUR has finished behind Klassical Dream three times but beat a big field of maidens here in good style and looks the one to be on, though Harry Fry's dual bumper winner Caribert is surely better than he showed at Exeter on his hurdling debut. Days Without End won a bumper on his racecourse debut in 2017 and has been operating on the Flat subsequently, scoring at Dundalk on his final start in December. It's difficult to know what to make of Willie Mullins' Crack Mome, who hasn't run for two years, and Crack Tiepy, who has an even longer absence to overcome, but the stable's Elimay would have a chance on her narrow defeat in a Grade 3 at Leopardstown in December.
Crack Mome (FR) 11-1 (11-7) Mid-division, lost place 2 out, weakened before last, 13th of 14, 36 3/4l behind Labaik (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) gs in Mar.
Paloma Blue (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Not always fluent, tracked leaders and raced keenly early stages, mistake 6th, slightly hampered 4 out, outpaced after, weakened 2 out, 6th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Duc Des Genievres (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Valdieu (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Hit 1st, slight mistake 2nd, soon chased leaders in 4th, closed approaching 3 out where not fluent, soon pushed along and dropped to rear, kept on without threatening from 2 out into moderate 3rd near line, 3rd of 6, 18 3/4l behind Mister Blue Sky (11-4) at Fairyhouse 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Vision D'Honneur (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Mid-division, chased leaders before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened approaching last, 9th of 16, 28 1/4l behind Klassical Dream (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Caribert (FR) Evensfav (11-4) Chased leader, chased winner on long run after 4 out, well held from next, finished tired, 2nd of 18, 8l behind Greaneteen (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Days Without End (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Prominent, 3rd before halfway, led under 2f out, soon strongly pressed, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Dec beating Dawn Trouper (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Crack Tiepy (FR) 4-9fav (10-9) Tracked leaders on inner, went 3rd 4 out, headway to lead travelling well approaching 2 out, jumped slightly right 2 out and soon stretched clear, jumped slightly right again at last, stayed on strongly, not extended, easily, won at Wexford 2m 4f Soft - Heavy in Nov beating Moonshine Lad (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Elimay (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division on inside, outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, 6th of 14, 21 1/2l behind Roksana (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
