tracked leaders and 4th halfway, lost place and dropped towards rear from 3f out, ridden and no extra from over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along from 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon dropped to 4th, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, lost place from over 3f out, ridden and no extra in rear from 2f out
mid-division and 6th halfway, took closer order from 5f out, pushed along on inner over 1f out and soon ridden in 2nd, no impression on winner and kept on same pace close home
led, pressed and pushed along over 1f out, soon headed and dropped to 3rd, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division and 5th halfway, took closer order from 5f out, progress to challenge on outer over 1f out and soon led, stretched clear inside final furlong, comfortably
slightly slow into stride and raced in rear, pushed along from 2f out and briefly went 6th, no extra from over 1f out
towards rear and 7th halfway, some progress on outer from 3f out, ridden and no extra in 5th from 1f out
NonRunner
Fireworks, a winner in the UK and France, has shown no ability over hurdles since switching to Shark Hanlon. Gordon Elliott has won this twice in recent years and PARTY CENTRAL can take this for the yard. A dual bumper winner and twice a Listed winner over hurdles, she won a Gowran maiden on her only start under Flat Rules and can boost her already excellent strike-rate. Jesse Evans is another very smart hurdler who was narrowly beaten in last year's Galway Hurdle. That's likely to be her target again and she hasn't run since November. Baltic Bird has only shown moderate ability over timber since transferring from the Gosden yard and Michigan State hasn't run since scoring at Wolverhampton in November 2021.
Fireworks (FR) 20-1 (11-13) Prominent, reluctant to jump 1st and hampered rival, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 10, dist behind Bergentown (10-13) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Baltic Bird 12-1 (11-7) Soon settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th entering straight, no impression in 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Custom Of The Sea (10-13) at Killarney 2m 1f mdn Good - Yielding in May.
Department Of War (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, never a factor, 13th of 15, dist behind Winner Takes Itall (10-3) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Jesse Evans (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st and 5th, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra before last, last of 4, 18 3/4l behind State Man (11-12) at Punchestown 2m (1) Yielding in Nov.
Michigan State (FR) 28-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Resumption (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Party Central (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 3rd halfway, improved into 2nd entering straight, mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 3rd, no extra in 4th after next, 4th of 7, 10 3/4l behind Shecouldbeanything (11-7) at Killarney 2m 1f lst (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Patrick Joseph 300-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight and some headway on outer over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 8th of 17, 19l behind Enniskerry (11-7) at Leopardstown 1m 7f mdn gd in Jun.
You Make Me Smile (IRE) 200-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra from 2f out, last of 12, 28l behind Sugaree (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Jun.
Final Endeavour (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, disputed 5f out, led narrowly over 4f out, ridden under 3f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra, 10th of 23, 12 3/4l behind Joupe (9-11) at Curragh 1m 6f hcp Soft - Heavy in Oct.
