soon raced in moderate 6th, inclined to slightly jump right, moderate 4th at last, kept on into 3rd close home
took keen hold, soon raced in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, jumped left at times, bad mistake and unseated rider 8th
towards rear, pushed along from 9th, soon no danger, pulled up before last
soon raced in moderate 3rd, 2nd from 8th, 3rd again 4 out, good headway to challenge run-in and soon led, stayed on well to draw clear
led, soon clear, slight mistakes 6th and 7th, slightly reduced lead from before straight, mistake last, soon pressed and headed, no extra and dropped to 4th close home
in rear, slightly impeded 8th, slight mistake 5 out, soon no danger
took keen hold, soon raced in moderate 5th, inclined to jump slightly right, slight mistake 5 out, soon no impression, still moderate 5th when not fluent last, no extra
soon raced in moderate 4th, slightly impeded 8th, moderate 2nd 4 out, closed to challenge and got on terms run-in, soon headed and no chance with winner, one pace
Henry De Bromhead saddles three here. Tisamystery needs quicker ground and Never Complain has disappointed after a promising start while Treacey Hotels Boy was beaten a long way at Clonmel last time. Speckled Wood fell at the last when fading at Leopardstown in December, though that was over further and this looks more her trip. Like It A Lot could do with more rain as it was very testing when he scored at Thurles in January and Sword Fish stays extreme distances so could find this on the short side. WINTER MAGIC has won three times between the flags and, though he's about as high as he wants to go in the handicap, this isn't a strong race so he can take this for the Mangan family.
Speckled Wood (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Rear of mid-division, 10th entering straight, no extra early straight, fell last, in a race won by Usuel Smurfer (10-8) at Leopardstown 3m hcp hdl sft in Dec, 21 ran.
Kylecrue (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) In rear early, progress into mid-division on outer halfway, not fluent 7 out, ridden and weakened from 4 out, 6th of 9, 27l behind Dushrembrandt (11-7) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs gd.
Sword Fish (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 5th 2 out, no extra in 7th approaching last, 7th of 9, 14l behind Embracing Change (10-6) at Punchestown 3m 4f hcap ch sft in Feb.
Never Complain (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 3 out, no impression from next, mistake at last, 5th of 9, 23l behind Boher Call (9-10) at Navan 2m 4f hcp chs hvy in Mar.
Miradane 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, challenged 4th, led before next, clear before 6th, reduced advantage 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, 5th last and kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 25l behind Up Sluggarh (9-8) at Wexford 2m 3f hcp chs gd.
Tisamystery (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Disputed lead early, led from 2nd, headed and ridden before 3 out, moderate 3rd from next, kept on one paced, 3rd of 6, 39l behind Sin Miedo (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m beg chs in Nov.
Treacy Hotels Boy (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Soon mid-division, moderate 6th from 4th, moderate 7th 3 out, no impression and one pace from before straight,, 5th of 14, 36l behind Deano (11-12) at Clonmel 2m beg chase sft.
Bendala Bleu 25-1 (10-8) Mid-division, 10th with a circuit to race, squeezed for room and hampered after 8th, progressed into 8th before 10th, ridden in 5th approaching 2 out and kept on without threatening from before the last,, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Mallards In Flight (10-11) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp chs 0-109 sft.
Like It A Lot 14-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, 8th halfway, blundered and rider lost irons 10th, behind and pulled up before next, in a race won by Aurora Bell (11-1) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f nov hcp chs sft, 12 ran.
Fahamore 9-1 (11-3) Rear of mid-division, 7th 5 out, pushed along 3 out, no impression from next, 6th of 9, 23l behind Boher Call (9-10) at Navan 2m 4f hcp chs hvy in Mar.
Winter Magic (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Mid-division, 4th with a circuit to race, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, improved to challenge on inner before 2 out, 3rd when fell last, in a race won by Moss Grove (9-13) at Limerick 3m hcp chs 0-109 in Mar, 8 ran.
