held up, towards rear halfway, slow 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leader, led 2nd, ridden and headed entering straight, under pressure in 2nd 2 out, 3rd and no extra run-in, kept on same pace
mid-division early, chased leaders from 5th, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th before straight, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace
soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd entering straight, kept on into 2nd run-in, stayed on and rider dropped left rein closing stages, pressed leader close home, just failed
mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 2nd
ridden early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th before straight, under pressure in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace from last
held up early, mid-division from 3rd, ridden and no impression before 3 out, no extra before straight
led and jumped left 1st, chased leader in 2nd from next, challenged after 3 out, led entering straight, ridden after 2 out, hampered by loose horse before last, kept on run-in, all out close home, just held on
chased leaders, slight mistake 1st, bad mistake 2nd, soon dropped to rear, behind and reminder 5th, no extra before 5 out
held up towards rear, ridden in 7th 4 out, soon no extra and weakened
Jack Dillinger, a winner at Thurles in December, was in touch with every chance when falling two out on a return visit in February. His stable companion Argumental, a winning hurdler, ran his best race to date over fences at Gowran last month while Fill The Tank makes a quick reappearance after a decent third at Cork on Monday. Getaday gained his first success over fences at Thurles when taking advantage of a mistake from Great Khan at the last. The latter could boost the form in the previous race and the winner holds fourth-placed Champagne Beauty, though she should get closer at the revised weights. NOTICE TO CLOSE had his winning run ended at Naas though that was a better race than this and he could bounce back so gets the nod.
Jack Dillinger (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, fell 2 out, at Thurles 2m 1f hcp hvy in Feb.
Notice To Close 4-1fav (11-9) Led, jumped slightly left 5th, joined before next, slight mistake 4 out, headed before straight, soon weakened and pulled up before last, at Naas 2m 4f hcp hvy in Jan.
Key Commander (IRE) 28-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, 8th halfway, bad mistake 3 out and rider briefly lost iron, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace, 8th of 12, 31 3/4l behind Stormy Judge (10-5) at Navan 3m hcp hvy in Mar.
The Echo Boy (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, not fluent at 4th, ridden and headed before 3 out, dropped to 5th and left moderate 4th 2 out, no impression, 4th of 6, 22 1/2l behind Samurai Cracker (11-5) at Down Royal 2m 4f Yielding in Mar.
Diamond Turf (FR) 18-1 (11-10) Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, left moderate 5th and mistake 2 out, 5th of 6, 23 3/4l behind Samurai Cracker (11-5) at Down Royal 2m 4f Yielding in Mar.
Getaday (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Led, headed before 1st, 4th before 4th, 5th before 7th, progress in 4th after 3 out, improved to 2nd before last, ridden to lead closing stages, kept on well, won at Thurles 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Mar beating Great Khan (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Fauguernon (FR) 7-1 (12-0) Chased leaders on outer, niggled along before halfway, pushed along and no impression in 8th entering straight, mistake last, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 32 3/4l behind Duc D'Allier (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hvy in Jan.
Champagne Beauty (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Rear of mid-division, soon dropped to rear, 14th before 7th, headway after 4 out, no impression on leaders in 4th before last, ran on without threatening, 4th of 14, 9l behind Getaday (11-3) at Thurles 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Mar.
Fill The Tank (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Waited with towards rear, last and pushed along briefly 3rd, some headway approaching straight but off pace, jumped right and not fluent 2 out and bumped rival, moderate 3rd and right again last, kept on run-in, just failed for 2nd, 3rd of 8, 10 1/4l behind Goulane Chosen (11-10) at Cork 2m 1f hcp gd in Apr.
Tyrrell's Succes (FR) 14-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, 6th 4 out and lost place before next, no threat in straight, 9th of 13, 24 3/4l behind The Chapel Field (12-0) at Thurles 2m 2f Yielding in Nov.
Argumental (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 4 out, no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Weihnachts (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Buttons And Bows (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders and 6th from halfway, not fluent 5 out, soon lost place and weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Clonmel 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Bitview Colin (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Waited with, mistake 1st, 11th after 8th, slight mistake 5 out, no impression approaching straight, soon weakened, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Kruzhlinin (10-10) at Navan 3m hcp sft in Mar.
Our Friend (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, 5th at 5th, switched right after 2 out, pushed along and no impression when short of room approaching last, ridden and stayed on after last to go 4th close home, just failed for 3rd, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Donkey Years (11-8) at Navan 2m 1f hcp hvy in Mar.
