rear, some progress in 10th and slight mistake 2 out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, no extra entering straight and 10th before last, kept on one pace
mid-division outer, 8th halfway, progress in 3rd 2 out, no impression early straight and 6th last, no extra
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress to dispute approaching 2 out, led briefly early straight, no impression in 3rd last, no extra run-in
chased leaders outer, 7th halfway, dropped towards rear before 2 out, progress straight and 8th before last, kept on one pace
mid-division, no extra and weakened quickly approaching 2 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra and dropped to 12th 2 out, kept on one pace straight
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, no extra and dropped towards rear before 2 out, pulled up before last
rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, no extra after 2 out, weakened, tailed off
towards rear, reminder after 4 out, progress approaching 2 out and 6th entering straight, went 2nd early run-in, no impression on winner, kept on one pace
mid-division outer, 8th 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, kept on one pace run-in
chased leaders, 9th halfway, 13th 2 out, some progress straight and 9th last, kept on one pace
mid-division, 7th 2 out, progress to lead approaching last, soon asserted and stayed on well run-in
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed approaching 2 out, headed entering straight and no extra before last, weakened
rear of mid-division, progress approaching 2 out and challenged early straight, 2nd and no impression on winner last, no extra run-in
rear of mid-division, never a factor, 14th 2 out, progress straight and 7th before last, kept on one pace
led, ran freely, slight mistake 4th, headed approaching 2 out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off
always rear, never a factor, detached 3 out, tailed off
Fosters Cross is now a teenager but is showing no sign of slowing down as he showed when beating Mrs Mac Veale comfortable at Thurles. It's almost three years since Hisaabaat was winning a Grade 1 at Punchestown and he hasn't fulfilled lofty ambitions but he's still a very useful competitor at this level. The youngster Vent De La Cote and Blue Hell are progressing nicely and can get involved and Cork winner Captain Carleton had a recent run on the Flat to put him straight. But Sort It Out is 9lb higher than when scoring at Punchestown and that was over 2m4f so he looks to have more to do. PAIROFBROWNEYES may just have been short of a run here last time after two months off and Liz Doyle's six-year-old is handed the vote in a very open contest.
Hisaabaat (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching last, under pressure and kept on well run-in, 4th of 20, 4 1/2l behind Thomas Edison (10-6) at Galway 2m hcp hdl gd in Jul.
Fosters Cross (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Mid-division, 8th halfway, progress into 3rd before 3 out, 2nd entering straight, mistake 2 out, led last, ridden and drew clear run-in, won at Thurles 2m hcp hdl hvy in Dec beating Mrs Mac Veale (10-13) by 4l, 12 ran.
Dalasiri (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Always behind, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 14th of 17, well behind Mydor (10-2) at Leopardstown 3m hcp hdl sft in Jan.
Blue Hell (FR) 7-1 (10-2) Towards rear, improved to chase leaders from before straight, ridden and not fluent 2 out, no impression in 5th at last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Pivot Bridge (9-7) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp hdl in May.
Kylestyle (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Mid-division on outer, ridden from 4 out, soon weakened, 21st of 24, well behind Katie T (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Vent De La Cote (FR) 2-1fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, improved to lead travelling smoothly 2 out, soon asserted, stayed on well, easily, won at Cork 2m mdn hdl hvy in Jan beating Investmentsuccess (11-12) by 8l, 9 ran.
Ballyadam Brook (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Led, slight mistake 3rd, slight mistake 2 out and soon ridden, headed before last, no extra, 6th of 13, 11l behind Shantou Ed (10-4) at Leopardstown 2m hcp hdl hvy in Dec.
Pulled Mussel (IRE) 13-8fav (11-8) Held up in 5th, closed to track leaders from 4 out, pushed along 3 out in a dispute of 2nd, soon no impression in 3rd, no extra from after 2 out, 3rd of 6, 28l behind Bosman Rule (11-1) at Cork 2m nov hdl 0-123 hvy in Jan.
Clonbanan Lad (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, 7th of 12, 28l behind Dick Dundee (10-9) at Gowran Park 2m 1f cond hcap hdle in Jan.
Fort Smith (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2 out, 6th at last, no extra, 8th of 24, 9l behind Katie T (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Pairofbrowneyes (IRE) 12-1 (10-3) Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2 out, soon no extra, 6th of 24, 7l behind Katie T (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Mid-division, ridden in 10th 2 out, soon no impression, 9th of 24, 11l behind Katie T (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Sort It Out (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, not clear run and switched to inner before last, stayed on to lead run-in, kept on well closing stages, won at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl sft in Dec beating Gallant Oscar (11-1) by 2l, 11 ran.
The Herds Garden 7-1 (11-3) Held up and behind in rear, pushed along briefly 4th, closer order from 4 out, 4th approaching straight, disputed 2nd 3 out, soon clear 2nd, no impression and one pace from 2 out, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Bosman Rule (11-1) at Cork 2m nov hdl 0-123 hvy in Jan.
Captain Carleton (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Mid-division, 9th after 4th, hampered 4 out, 4th approaching straight, 3rd travelling smoothly 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, soon clear, stayed on well run-in, won at Cork 2m hcp hdl in Oct beating Snapchat (10-6) by 4l, 14 ran.
To Choose (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Towards rear, 10th approaching straight, no extra in 8th before last, kept on one pace, 8th of 13, 17l behind Shemshal (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m nov hcp hdl sft in Dec.
Habesh (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Towards rear, dropped behind 5 out, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Aladdins Cave (10-13) at Galway 2m hcp hdl 8Evens23 gd in Jul '13, 20 ran.
Sardinia (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace, 7th of 12, 16l behind A Grey Matter (11-0) at Naas 2m hcp hdl sft in Jan.
