Race conditions really suit SWEET MY LORD, who won a beginners' chase here in August and has been competing at a much higher level, though it has to be said without showing much. He'll appreciate the drop in grade and can get the better of Total Excitement. Like the selection he went to Cheltenham but didn't do himself justice and is better judged on earlier efforts here and at Kilbeggan. Annie Other needs quick ground as she showed when scoring at Wexford in July and providing the rain stays away she should be in the mix along with Mazuri Cowboy, who won a beginners' chase here in December, and Crash, who has generally competed at a higher level.
Character Actor (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway into 8th before last, mistake last, soon ridden and no extra, 9th of 14, well behind Competitive Edge (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs 0-123 hvy in Jan.
Crash (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, led 3 out (normal 4 out), headed before straight, soon 3rd, no impression and kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Immediate Response (11-8) at Clonmel 2m 4f chs in Mar.
Fort George (IRE) 7-4 (12-0) Ld to 3rd, 2nd until ld 6out, mstk 4out, chall 3out, hdd 2out, 8l 2nd & no ch with wnr bef last, ko onepcd, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Rudi Trucker (12-0) at Lismore 3m ire ptp gd in Mar.
Mazuri Cowboy (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Led and disputed, 3rd halfway, slightly hampered 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, 9th of 14, 15l behind Gold Bullet (11-5) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens30 gd.
Sweet My Lord (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Always behind, struggling 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Carrickboy (10-5) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Mar, 22 ran.
Bachelor Affair 9-1 (10-10) Rear of mid-division on outer, never a factor, behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by Alf Wright (10-6) at Wexford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 gd in Oct, 15 ran.
Annie Other (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Held up, 5th and headway 4 out, close 2nd from 3 out, soon ridden to challenge, mistake last, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 7, nk behind Blazing Tempo (11-7) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hdl gd in Sep.
Special Token (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Towards rear when badly hampered and unseated rider 5th, in a race won by Hazariban (10-4) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109, 18 ran.
Lord Lir (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Always towards rear, ridden and no extra after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Noras Fancy (11-6) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp chs 0-116 hvy in Dec, 9 ran.
Total Excitement (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, plugged on from last, never involved, 8th of 21, 30l behind Buck Magic (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Mee Chohk (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Alw pr, cl up 3out, sn not qckn, ko onepce, 4th of 12, 18l behind Camnor Grand (11-7) at Castletown-Geoghegan 3m ire ptp.
