tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 3f out and pushed along approaching straight, 2nd and ridden early final furlong, kept on well
always rear, detached soon after halfway and no extra under 5f out, weakened, completely tailed off
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed lead over 4f out, pushed along and led approaching straight, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place 4f out, detached under 3f out, soon no extra, tailed off
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra and detached under 3f out, weakened, completely tailed off
led, joined over 4f out, pushed along and headed approaching straight, soon ridden, 3rd and edged right inside final furlong, no extra closing stages
mid-division, 6th halfway, 4th and pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace into 3rd final 100 yards
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th and pushed along under 3f out, soon ridden and no extra approaching straight, weakened
Gigginstown paid £220,000 for Rainbow Trail after he finished second Corbeagh House in December though the form of the race hasn't worked out as well as expected. Alvaniy only faded in the closing stages at Limerick in December while Backtonormal got outpaced on heavy ground at Cork though stayed on. Lazer Wolf probably needs further but LUCID DREAMS showed good pace when sent to Fakenham for a maiden hurdle and should be suited by this bumper. Our Uncle Jack should do better when having a set of obstacles to jump.
Alvaniy (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Towards rear, 6th halfway, 5th over 6f out, 4th over 4f out, ridden into 2nd under 2f out, dropped to 3rd and no impression over 1f out, one paced inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Largy Hill (12-0) at Limerick 2m Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Ask Berlioz (IRE) 200-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, pushed along and detached before 3 out, weakened, well behind and pulled up before last, at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Backtonormal (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Held up behind leaders, moderate 5th halfway, closer 6f out, 4th 5f out, ridden 3f out, no impression on leaders over 2f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Blizzard Of Oz (11-12) at Cork 2m hvy in Mar.
Gambling Glory (IRE) 150-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th 3f out, no extra, 5th of 7, at Punchestown 2m Yielding in Nov.
Jackevan (IRE) Beat Hollow gelding out of Tarziyma.
Lazer Wolf (IRE) 40-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, improved to dispute briefly before halfway, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5f out, 2nd entering straight and led over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 11, 19 1/4l behind Tullyhill (12-0) at Gowran Park 2m 2f hvy in Mar.
Lucid Dreams (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Close up, tracked leader3 out, led next, ridden and headed soon after, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Nothingtochance (10-13) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Younowhatimean (IRE) Jet Away gelding out of First Beauty.
After The Drama (IRE) 300-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, ran freely and headway into 7th halfway, no impression after 3 out and soon no extra, weakened, tailed off, 12th of 16, dist behind Tophill Low (11-5) at Thurles 2m mdn sft in Mar.
Our Uncle Jack (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Ran freely, soon disputed, tracked leader after 1 1/2f, 3rd halfway, disputed briefly over 4f out, ridden in 3rd and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 23l behind Kiki Badger (12-0) at Tipperary 2m Good - Yielding in Oct.
Rainbow Trail (FR) 5-2 (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 2nd 1/2 way, prog brfly ld bef 2out, hdd & 1l dwn last where qckr jmp to ld, hdd cl hm, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Mint Boy (11-6) at Corbeagh House 3m mdn Yielding - Soft in Dec.
