chased leader, disputed briefly from 2nd to 3rd, 2nd halfway, ridden 3 out, under pressure in 4th entering straight, no extra 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 3 out, improved to lead before 2 out, asserted before last, shaken up briefly run-in, easily
led, slight mistake 2nd and joined briefly, slight mistakes 5th and 6th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out where mistake, no extra before last
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression after 3 out, no extra before 2 out
held up, towards rear from 3rd, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
mid-division, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
chased leaders early, soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out
mid-division, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
held up early, soon mid-division, ridden and no impression 3 out, moderate 8th 2 out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, ran freely early, slight mistake 2nd, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened
towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, stayed on into moderate 6th 2 out, kept on same pace from before last
towards rear, weakened before halfway, soon tailed off, pulled up before 5 out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden after 3 out, no impression entering straight, kept on into 2nd last, no chance with winner
mid-division, progress in 5th after 3 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression 2 out, kept on same pace from before last
Les Arceaux, three times a winner on the Flat, started off well over timber but was then highly tried and pulled up twice. He can do much better as can his stable companion Put The Kettle On, though the latter will probably need further. MISTER BLUE SKY won four times on the Flat in the UK and has obviously been spotted as a potentially nice hurdler so he's handed the vote to make a successful debut. Room To Roam disappointed at Clonmel when tackling 2m4f but had looked a likely future winner over this trip earlier. Everybreathyoutake, a winning point-to-pointer, ran well in a Roscommon bumper but jumping will be his game so is definitely one for the short-list.
Les Arceaux (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Close up, soon 3rd, lost position approaching 3 out and ridden, soon weakened and pulled up, at Listowel 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Mister Blue Sky (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind The Statesman (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Rock On Dandy (FR) 22-1 (11-6) Prominent, soon 2nd, some slight mistakes, no extra and one pace from before last, 5th of 13, 5l behind Mandarin Monarch (11-4) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp gd in Oct.
Room To Roam (IRE) 11-8fav (11-7) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 5 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, under pressure in 2nd 2 out, no extra in 3rd last, kept on one pace run-in, 5th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Sole Pretender (11-7) at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct.
Autumn Berry (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Mid-division, mistake 1st, 7th from halfway, ridden from 4 out, no impression from next and pulled up before last, at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn Good - Yielding in Oct.
Dragon Phoenix (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division on outer, slight mistake 4th, 10th and blundered badly 3 out, not recover, 14th of 16, dist behind Stander (11-7) at Roscommon 2m mdn gd in Oct.
Everybreathyoutake (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 2nd 4f out, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, briefly edged left 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 15, 6 1/2l behind Castletown Quary (12-0) at Roscommon 2m gd in Oct.
French Furze (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Waited with, 10th approaching 3rd, not fluent 4th, slight mistake 6th, no impression from before straight, 13th of 17, dist behind Choungaya (11-4) at Tipperary 2m mdn gd in Oct.
Party Playboy (GER) 20-1 (11-7) Disputed lead, headed after 4th, dropped towards rear at 7th, not fluent next and no danger, kept on again without threatening straight, 6th of 9, 26 3/4l behind My Sister Sarah (11-0) at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct.
Sir Pimpernel (IRE) 80-1 (11-7) Raced in rear and ran freely, jumped big at 1st, mistake at 3rd, 10th after 4th, no impression, weakened after 3 out, never a factor, last of 12, dist behind Petit Tartare (11-7) at Listowel 2m mdn sft in Sep.
Janeymac (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Close up, pushed along 5f out, soon weakened, last of 13, dist behind Run For Mary (11-5) at Limerick 2m fll gd in Jul.
Musk Mallow (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, no extra over 2f out, never a factor, 17th of 18, 25 3/4l behind Gold Spinner (9-5) at Cork 1m mdn Good - Yielding in Apr.
Put The Kettle On (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Waited with, took keen hold, slightly impeded 5th, 10th at next, moderate 7th after 3 out, kept on without threatening straight, 5th of 18, 4 3/4l behind The Princetonian (10-13) at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Sep.
Roney (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, impeded soon after 4f, progress to chase leaders straight, soon no impression and one pace, 5th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Gemma's Flame (11-9) at Fairyhouse 2m gd in Oct.
Uffizy (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Always behind, weakened 6f out, completely tailed off, 13th of 15, dist behind Castletown Quary (12-0) at Roscommon 2m gd in Oct.
