settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to disputed before 2 out, ridden after 2 out and ran around slightly, narrowly headed last, kept on same pace run-in, drifted right under pressure
chased leader, disputed after 4th, 2nd 5 out, ridden to dispute and slight bump before 2 out, under pressure in 3rd when slight mistake last, kept on same pace
held up in mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened
chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra entering straight
mid-division, 7th halfway, closer in 5th 4 out, closed up behind leaders 2 out, soon ridden, no impression in 5th last, kept on same pace
always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened and tailed off
chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd and slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out, closer 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace
mid-division, progress in 6th entering straight, ridden to challenge on outer approaching 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, kept on same pace
mid-division best, towards rear 4 out, ridden and no extra next, weakened
led and disputed, ridden and joined before 2 out, soon edged left, narrow lead last, kept on well run-in to assert
held up in mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra
towards rear, some progress into 9th 3 out, ridden and no impression before straight, fell 2 out
Gordon Elliott has two entries here. Thunder Down Under is penalised for a bumper victory at Fairyhouse and didn't jump very well on last month's hurdling debut at Galway while Braeside kept reaching a place between the flags and in bumpers though looks much more likely to do better over timber. Henry De Bromhead is also double handed with Rachael Blackmore on board ARAHECAN, who made a promising hurdling bow at Killarney and wasn't right on his next start at Wexford. He just gets the nod over Email Rose, who was beaten when odds-on for his debut over timber at Tramore but will be better suited by this longer trip. Willie Mullins is represented by two ex-French performers and the fact that Paul Townend is on board K'chou Du Pecos Aa rather than Vis Ta Loi suggests the former may be the more forward of the pair at this stage.
Thunder Down Under (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake at 1st and soon 3rd, 4th over 4f out, no impression on leaders in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace in moderate 4th before last, 4th of 20, 23 1/2l behind Latest Exhibition (11-12) at Galway 2m mdn sft in Oct.
Arahecan (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, ridden and weakened quickly next, pulled up before 2 out, at Wexford 2m mdn gd in Jun.
Braeside (IRE) 6-4fav (12-0) Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, soon pushed along and no impression 5f out, ridden approaching straight and no extra on outer in 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go moderate 4th close home, 4th of 16, 13l behind Pont Aval (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 2f gd in Apr.
Campo Viego (IRE) 100-1 (11-8) Soon raced off pace in rear of mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, no impression, weakened and eased before last, 8th of 11, dist behind Gold Speed (11-8) at Galway 2m mdn sft in Oct.
Da Big Fella (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along under 4f out, no impression before straight, one pace, 4th of 7, 16l behind Shanwalla (12-0) at Listowel 2m 4f Yielding in Sep.
Email Rose (FR) 4-5fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, headway to lead before 2 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner at last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 9 1/2l behind Alfa Mix (11-8) at Tramore 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Imperial Man (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, nt qkcn in mod 5th from 3out, v slw jmp 2out, pu well bef last, at Castletown-Geoghegan 3m mdn sft in Oct.
K'chou Du Pecos Aa (FR) 7-4fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, soon 4th, 6th halfway, soon progress, pushed along under 4f out, moderate 3rd before straight, no extra and one pace after, 4th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Neptune (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Dec.
Millen To One (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Waited with, 15th approaching halfway, no impression from 6th, some headway from before 3 out and kept on without threatening straight, 4th of 19, 27l behind Beacon Edge (11-12) at Punchestown 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
More Music (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Soon well off pace towards rear, not fluent 1st, never a factor, 12th of 15, dist behind Daylight Katie (11-5) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Vis Ta Loi (FR) (10-5) 3rd of 18, 3l behind Grand Banks (10-10) at Compiegne 2m 2f hvy in Apr.
Direct Image (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Waited with, 7th early, 6th from 5th, no danger 5 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Dancing On My Own (11-4) at Wexford 2m 1f mdn hvy in Oct.
Monty's Mission (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, under pressure and lost place 5f out, soon weakened quickly, completely tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Darrens Hope (11-9) at Cork 2m Good - Yielding in Apr.
