chased leaders, lost place from 6f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 4f out
soon mid-division, pushed along after halfway, 8th 6f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
led, joined 6f out, headed under 4f out, dropped to moderate 6th and kept on same pace from before straight
chased leaders, 7th 5f out, struggling and no impression from 4f out, kept on same pace
waited with towards rear, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening from under 4f out
prominent, on terms 6f out, pushed along 5f out, soon led and ridden clear before straight, reduced lead over 1f out where headed, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong
slipped saddle and pulled up before halfway
soon tracked leaders, struggling approaching straight until strong run to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
waited with towards rear, headway 5f out, soon prominent, struggling from before straight, no impression and kept on same pace from under 2f out
tracked leaders, dropped to moderate 4th before straight, soon no extra
tracked leaders, under pressure and lost place after halfway, headway to be prominent again from 5f out, struggling approaching straight, moderate 4th 2f out, ran on to hold a chance inside final furlong, not get to winner
Once again these are mainly jumpers and GALIANNA, who won this in 2010, looks set to score again. He's been in fine form over timber recently beating a big field at Navan before a cracking run in a Wexford handicap and looks on a fair mark. Hunting Tower hasn't been seen since October but landed a Newcastle handicap over this trip the previous month and has to be considered despite the absence. Headford Flyer won over fences at Wexford last month but Concrete And Clay has been going very well over hurdles and has to be considered back on the level where he has won three times. Idarah won a handicap over hurdles at Naas in February and though well beaten in two subsequent starts they were at Cheltenham and Aintree.
Plato (JPN) 7-1 (9-9) Led early, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind Never Can Tell (9-7) at Chester 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Mister Carter (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight, 7th of 16, 10l behind Royal Diamond (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Idarah (USA) 8-1 (11-0) Attempted to make all, joined 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Pittoni (11-4) at Listowel 1m 6f am stks (4yo+) hvy in Sep.
Galianna (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Held up, 11th approaching straight, 6th and headway 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Vivacious Vivienne (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 4f fll hcp gf in Sep '10.
Hayzoom 10-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 18, 10l behind Gulf of Naples (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Scots Gaelic (IRE) 13-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 3rd early straight, no extra from over 1f out, weakened, 10th of 13, 12l behind Navy List (9-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f app hcp pol in Sep.
Lovers Peace (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Prominent and led after 3f, headed halfway, 4th approaching straight, soon ridden and weakened quickly from 2f out, 15th of 16, 30l behind Royal Diamond (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Headford Flyer (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, no extra entering straight, 10th of 14, 18l behind Shop Dj (9-6) at Dundalk 2m mdn stks pol in Feb.
Raggletagglegypsy (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, some modest progress entering straight, kept on without threatening leaders from 2f out, 5th of 16, 20l behind Olympiad (9-7) at Gowran Park 1m 4f mdn stks sft in Apr.
Regal Tramp (USA) 8-1 (7-13) Led early, 3rd halfway, 2nd approaching straight and challenged briefly 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 13th of 16, 15l behind Royal Diamond (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Beau Michael 25-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd and ridden early straight, no impression on easy winner from over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 16, 9l behind Royal Diamond (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp gd in Apr.
Hunting Tower 11-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased, last of 4, 41l behind River Dragon (9-2) at Ayr 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct.
Concrete And Clay 14-1 (7-13) Chased clear leaders, moderate 8th halfway, much closer 5f out, ridden along in 6th entering straight, no extra over 1f out, 9th of 19, 15l behind Minsk (8-9) at Curragh 2m hcp sft in Oct.
