held up towards rear, reached at 3rd, not fluent next, outpaced before 3 out, no impression
held up in rear, headway 3 out, not clear run after last and switched right, stayed on well and edged left, every chance towards finish, just denied
chased leaders, jumped right 3 out, led after jumping right 2 out, jumped right last, edged left flat, hard pressed towards finish, just prevailed
held up towards rear of mid-division, not much room when closing before 3 out, not much room before 2 out, edged right after last, soon carried left and short of room, switched right after, stayed on, challenged towards finish, just denied
led, clear early, headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd or 7th, stumbled on landing 3 out, weakened from 2 out, tailed off
mid-division, not clear run when looking to close after 3 out, switched right after 2 out, no impression before last, went 4th flat
chased leader, not fluent 6th, headed before 3 out, jumped left 2 out, soon headed, no extra and lost 4th flat
Beacon Edge (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Disputed lead, pushed along and headed soon after 2 out, hit last, weakened flat, 9th of 21, 16 3/4l behind Langer Dan (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Bob Olinger (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Held up in touch in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway on outer approaching straight, 3rd entering straight, pushed along when bumped rival over 1f out, soon ridden in 2nd and no impression, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 5 1/2l behind State Man (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m (1) sft in Feb.
Impaire Et Passe (FR) 10-3 (11-12) Led, jumped right, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out), headed entering straight, ridden and no impression in 2nd when edged right and bumped rival over 1f out, soon 3rd, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 10 1/2l behind State Man (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m (1) sft in Feb.
Langer Dan (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) In touch, good headway 2 out, led next, ridden and ran on, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar beating Ballyadam (12-0) by 3 1/2l, 21 ran.
Mahons Glory (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Made all, clear from home turn, hit 2 out, 6 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Emailandy (11-3) by 11l, 7 ran.
Nemean Lion (GER) 12-1 (11-10) Disputed lead until 1st, prominent, not fluent 3rd, led after 5th, ridden and headed after final bend, soon well held, weakened and lost 5th flat, 6th of 8, 17 1/2l behind State Man (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (1) hvy in Mar.
Luccia 33-1 (11-3) Prominent on outside, lost place 2nd, headway before 4th, went 3rd before last, lacked pace to get on terms with front pair, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind State Man (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (1) hvy in Mar.
Marie's Rock (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Wore hood to post,mid-division on inside, closer tracking leaders 5th, bad mistake and weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before the last, at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) hvy in Mar.
