led, headed 6f out, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leader, led 6f out, ridden and rider lost whip 2 1/2f out, headed 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders early, 7th halfway, ridden into 6th 2f out, stayed on in 4th 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders early, 8th halfway, weakened over 6f out, tailed off
towards rear for most, never a factor, kept on one pace straight
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression leader in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, no extra in 4th over 2f out, weakened
settled mid-division early, 5th halfway, headway in 3rd 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on strongly
held up, 6th halfway, ridden in 7th 5f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off
SOUL OF ARAN attracted major support on his racecourse debut at Down Royal last month but never really looked like winning. However, he stayed on well enough to finish third and should have come on enough to take this. Hildisvini, who was sixth, looks held. True Character has been looking one-paced but this won't take much winning and he's likely to get involved but winning point-to-pointers Spiker The Biker, Some Fool and Mr Caveman are all likely to do better when getting a stiffer test of stamina over obstacles.
Mr Caveman (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Alw pr, disp final cct, rdn up from 2out, 3l down & fell last in 4th, in a race won by Whatnow Whatnext (12-0) at Maralin 3m ire ptp sft in Nov, 9 ran.
Some Fool (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 7th 4f out, soon no extra, 9th of 14, 30l behind Band Leader (11-7) at Thurles 2m N H flat sft in Mar.
Spiker The Biker (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Ww, gd prog to ldrs 3out, disp 2out, sn outpcd, renewed eff last, no ex late, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Whatnow Whatnext (12-0) at Maralin 3m ire ptp sft in Nov.
Ballytrain Native (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Fell 1st, in a race won by Jack Danoli (11-7) at Maralin 3m ire ptp gd in Mar, 6 ran.
Coin River (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Clipped heels and slipped up shortly after start, in a race won by Sword Of Destiny (11-11) at Gowran Park 2m nhf hvy in Nov, 16 ran.
Hildisvini (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Mid-division early, 6th halfway, ridden 3f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 10l behind Bayross (11-7) at Down Royal 2m N H flat sft in Nov.
Soul Of Aran (CAN) 7-4fav (11-11) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no impression over 2f out, kept on same pace to 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Bayross (11-7) at Down Royal 2m N H flat sft in Nov.
True Character (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Towards rear, progress to track leaders and ridden over 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 3rd of 16, 9l behind Sword Of Destiny (11-11) at Gowran Park 2m nhf hvy in Nov.
Misty Queen (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, weakened 6f out, completely tailed off from before straight, last of 16, well behind Clonbur (11-11) at Down Royal 2m N H flat gd in Mar.
Jack The Hat (IRE) Dr Massini gelding out of Aunt Rose.
