chased clear leader, 4th halfway, ridden 6f out and soon rear, no extra, eased straight, tailed off
chased clear leader, 6th halfway, pushed along and closer in 4th approaching straight, 2nd 2f and soon ridden, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
led early, chased leader, moderate 2nd halfway, pushed along and closer approaching straight, no impression in 4th 2f out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, 8th halfway, some progress in 6th entering straight, soon pushed along and no extra under 2f out, eased inside final furlong
pushed along early and soon led, clear leader and increased advantage to 10 lengths halfway, reduced lead approaching straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
in rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression in 8th approaching straight, kept on one pace into moderate 5th close home
chased clear leader, 7th halfway, closer approaching straight and went 3rd 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased clear leader, 3rd halfway, closer approaching straight, no impression in 5th 2f out, weakened
chased clear leader, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 7th entering straight, eased over 1f out
CAPTAINOFTHEFLEET won this in 2013 and completed a double over hurdles in the spring before finding Jezki and company too hot at Punchestown last week. It's surprising to find him on a 4lb lower mark than two years ago so can complete a long-range double. Hisaabaat has never come anywhere near repeating his heroics of 2012 when he won two Grade 1 juvenile hurdles but Taglietelle has been in superb form over timber and gained his fourth victory in his last six starts in a Grade 3 handicap at Aintree a month ago. Hazariban's last two runs on the Flat have resulted in victories at Navan though he hasn't done as well as expected over hurdles. Point The Toes stays extreme distances as he showed when scoring over 2m5f at Pontefract while Prince Kup has enormous potential having scored over this trip on heavy ground at Longchamp last summer.
Hisaabaat (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Led early, soon joined, headed after about 4f, raced in 2nd after until led again from early straight, headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 22, 1 1/2l behind Clondaw Warrior (8-8) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp in Oct.
Taglietelle 16-1 (11-1) Soon chased leaders, pushed along from 4f out, no impression from before straight, 12th of 20, 13l behind Quick Jack (10-11) at Galway 2m am hcp 70-100 gd in Jul.
Captainofthefleet (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, no impression from 2f out, 9th of 14, 16l behind Cliff House (9-3) at Roscommon 1m 4f hcap in May '14.
Saint Gervais (IRE) 33-1 (7-11) Ran loose before start, towards rear, 20th before straight, improved into 9th but no impression under pressure from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 10th of 21, 8l behind El Salvador (9-5) at Curragh 2m hcp in Oct.
Face Value 8-1 (8-6) Pushed along early, soon tracked leaders, on terms inside first half mile, headed from 4f out, moderate 5th 3f out, soon no impression, kept on, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Ceylon (9-0) at Sligo 1m 4f hcp hvy.
Point The Toes (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Dwelt, held up, smooth headway to track leaders over 3f out, joined leaders on bit over 1f out, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, edged left and idled inside final furlong, won at Pontefract 2m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr beating Stickleback (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Hazariban (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, progress to lead approaching straight, asserted under 3f out and soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on, won at Navan 1m 5f hcp sft in Oct beating The Fox Tully (9-2) by hd, 16 ran.
Atan (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride and in rear, no impression from 3f out, kept on one paced, never a factor, 10th of 18, 8l behind Hidden Universe (9-13) at Galway 2m hcp 55-80 gd in Jul.
Prince Kup (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, kept on same pace to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Katie T (10-0) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp 50-80 sft in Apr.
