held up in rear, progress into 4th at 9th, close up entering straight, 5th and bad mistake 2 out, ridden and good headway to lead at last, stayed on well run-in
held up behind leaders, improved to lead 3 out, joined after next, ridden and headed at last, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, progress into close 3rd entering straight, ridden to dispute lead after 2 out, headed at last, no extra in 2nd run-in
tracked leader in 2nd, some mistakes, weakened from 9th, trailing when pulled up before 3 out
led and jumped left early, headed 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon 4th and no impression
held up towards rear, close enough 5th 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression from next
always trailing, no impression from 9th out, refused 5 out
Cara's Oscar is rated 130 over hurdles after three victories, all on ground with some give. He should make a chaser and will make a bold bid to get off to a successful start though he hasn't been seen since July. Gordon Elliott was unable to get a race out of FORT SMITH over hurdles and the six-year-old became very frustrating. He has a pedigree best suited by fences and can start making up for lost time. Jarob has to be a threat after a fine effort behind a couple of potentially decent rivals here a couple of weeks ago. He'll be better for the run - his first since October - and the ground shouldn't be a problem.
Cara's Oscar (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before straight, weakened and pulled up before last, in a race won by Giant's Quest (11-2) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp hdl gd in Jul, 14 ran.
Fort Smith (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) Not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, 6th early, not fluent 6th, slight mistake 3 out, no extra from next, 6th of 20, 32l behind Delvin Road (10-11) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl in Mar.
Jarob 12-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved into 2nd at 6th, disputed briefly next, challenged 4 out, close 2nd entering straight, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed leader 2 out, no extra in 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Upazo (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f beg chs sft.
Time Catcher (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, impeded 2nd and 3rd, slightly slow 6th, 4th at 8th, not fluent 11th, mistake 4 out, bad mistake 3 out, soon no extra, tailed off, 5th of 7, 44l behind Boxing Along (11-12) at Thurles 2m 6f beg chase in Mar.
Valentino's Choice (IRE) 12-1 (12-2) Ld/disp until 3rd frm 6th, 4th 6out & wknd qckly bef 5out, to when pu bef 4out, in a race won by Seventh Sign (12-2) at Boulta 3m ire ptp in Nov, 13 ran.
Killeen Elegance (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, jumped left, mistake 4th, hampered 7th, behind next, soon no danger, 4th of 6, 47l behind Annie Oakley (11-5) at Down Royal 2m 4f beg chase in Mar.
Patom (IRE) Zaha gelding out of Isserkelly.
