jumped left, made all, mistake 5th, not fluent 2 out, clear last, easily
chased winner until 2nd, went 2nd again 6th until 8th, went 2nd again before 2 out, no impression last
last pair, headway after 8th, no impression in 4th before 2 out, went 3rd after 2 out
not fluent 1st, chased winner 2nd until 6th, outpaced after 8th, soon weakened
last pair, progress to chase winner 8th, lost 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened
Busty Boy hasn’t shown much under Rules so far but is 3-4 between flags. GIOVINCO and Largy Shark were both impressive winners on hurdling debut but Lucinda Russell’s charge has the more recent form so gets the nod. The others are all facing stiff tasks on what they’ve shown so far.
Giovinco (IRE) 8-15fav (11-0) Made all, went clear going easily from 2 out, unchallenged, won at Ayr 2m 4f (4) gd in Mar beating Our Zebo (10-2) by 11l, 3 ran.
Busty Boy (IRE) 5-4 (12-2) Mid-div, 5th from 4th, clsr in 4th 5out, ld well bef 2out, in command with 2l adv bef last, ko flat, won at Ballyvodock 3m sft in Jan beating Sir Rock (12-2) by 3l, 7 ran.
Wearelongterm (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Close up, pushed along 2 out, ridden and weakened next, 6th of 9, 26l behind Kingston Bridge (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Alien Encounter 250-1 (11-0) Led, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly thereafter, 7th of 9, 35l behind Windtothelightning (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f (4) gd in Mar.
Theirshegoes (IRE) 80-1 (11-0) Held up, pushed along and made no impression from 3 out, 5th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Windtothelightning (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f (4) gd in Mar.
Largy Shark 10-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear on outside, closed from 4 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, stayed on well, clear towards finish, won at Ayr 2m 3f (4) sft in Nov beating Gaillimh A Stor (11-7) by 4l, 7 ran.