towards rear, moderate 7th 3 out, soon no impression
soon led, jumped left 6 out, headed before next, 3rd approaching straight, soon no extra
chased leaders, well off pace, closed 3 out, travelling well straight, no extra under pressure and drifted left run-in
reminder 4th, soon towards rear, no extra and pulled up after 4 out
prominent in chasing group, a bit slow in jumping more than once, closed 3 out, led before last and stayed on well run-in
prominent, slight mistake 6th, led before 5 out, reduced lead 3 out, strongly pressed 2 out, headed before last where mistake, rallied and kept on well run-in, not get back to winner
towards rear, closer in moderate 5th 5 out, soon 6th, no impression approaching straight
chased leaders, well off pace, lost place 5 out, moderate 5th 3 out, kept on same pace without threatening
slow jump 4th and unseated rider 5th
Prince Of Milan is the only C&D winner here but he's now a massive 19lb higher than for his victory in October. Toomdeely gained his only victory over fences at Listowel in September but he's been well beaten in all subsequent starts. Code Of The West just hung on at Down Royal last time in very testing conditions and a 6lb rise won't help so this can be fought out by Sumkindasuprstar and LUSIAD. The pair occupied the places behind Profit Margin at Fairyhouse last month when the latter came out on top. He's since run poorly at Down Royal but it's about time he was winning over fences and this looks a good opportunity.
Prince Of Milan (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway into 6th 4 out, 5th 3 out, ridden into 2nd 2 out, challenged briefly after last, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Last Time D'albain (10-9) at Navan 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 hvy in Dec.
Toomdeely (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Led, headed approaching 5 out, dropped to 4th approaching straight, no extra in last from before 2 out, last of 5, 19l behind Leanne (11-2) at Clonmel 2m 4f chs hvy.
Code Of The West (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, good headway to challenge 2 out, soon led and driven out to assert run-in, diminishing lead closing stages, won at Down Royal 2m 4f cnd hcp chs (0-109) hvy beating Vardas Supreme (9-8) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Saville Row (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Jumped right 2nd, tracked leaders, moderate 2nd from 7 out, 3rd approaching 4 out, soon no impression, mistake and kept on same pace from 3 out, 3rd of 12, 36l behind Berties Dream (11-12) at Thurles 3m beg chase hvy in Jan.
Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Always prominent, no impression approaching straight, moderate 3rd and kept on same pace from before 2 out, 3rd of 16, 26l behind Come To The Party (11-7) at Limerick 3m hcp chs 0-116 hvy in Jan.
The Book Thief (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Mistake 1st, 7th after 3 out, soon no impression, 7th of 16, 39l behind Come To The Party (11-7) at Limerick 3m hcp chs 0-116 hvy in Jan.
Lusiad (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Prominent early, dropped to rear of mid-division before halfway, driven along 6 out, no threat in straight, 7th of 10, 42l behind Code Of The West (11-8) at Down Royal 2m 4f cnd hcp chs (0-109) hvy.
Dun Masc (IRE) 7-2fav (11-0) Soon chased leaders, lost place 4 out, towards rear next, no extra and kept on same pace from before 2 out, 8th of 13, 25l behind Lead Kindly Light (11-0) at Naas 2m hcp chs 0-109 in Jan.
Steady Ed (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Mid-division best, moderate 8th approaching 5 out, soon no danger, kept on, 7th of 13, well behind Odonimee (11-5) at Clonmel 2m beg chase hvy.
