chased leaders, slight mistake 6th and ridden along, soon raced in 5th, dropped towards rear before 8th, no extra 3 out, soon pulled up
soon led, pressed and jumped slightly left last 2, stayed on well run-in to hold on
held up, slightly slow 2nd, hampered and unseated rider 4th
held up, slight mistake 5th, 6th from 6th, slight mistake 8th, soon ridden along towards rear, mistake and trailing 4 out, pulled up from next
a little keen, held up, 8th from 6th, went 5th from 3 out, not much room briefly early straight, soon no impression and one pace, bad mistake last
chased leaders, 4th from 6th, not much room briefly early straight, headway 2 out, kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in
tracked leaders, jumped left 1st, bad mistake 4th and lost place, soon in rear, not fluent 4 out, 6th from next, headway on outer from before straight, no impression and jumped left 2 out, bad mistake last and no extra
soon prominent, 2nd from 6th, challenged straight, kept on well without matching winner run-in, not quite get there
held up, slight mistake 3rd, 7th from 6th, slight mistake 8th, slow jump 3 out and no extra, tailed off
prominent, some slight mistakes, 3rd from 6th, not fluent 8th, no impression 2 out, soon no extra
Hard Bought is the only course and distance winner in the line-up having gained a hard-fought victory in November but he ran poorly on his only subsequent start. De Benno has never won in 14 starts over fences though he's produced the occasional good run and dropped to a fair mark. Dual winning hurdler Vicky's Charm has only had three runs over fences and been a beaten favourite in two of them so this should go to ALL THE CHIMNEYS. He was in fine form over hurdles last spring and though showing nothing in earlier runs over fences has improved out of all recognition and won with something in hand at Navan last month. An 8lb rise doesn't look enough to complete a double. Mount Brandon was pulled up in three successive races before narrowly beaten at Punchestown then finished last behind the selection at Navan.
Coolnagorna Giggs (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3 out, never a factor, 7th of 11, 20 3/4l behind Glenwood For Ever (9-11) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in May.
De Benno (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Chased leaders in 3rd, mistake and unseated rider 7th, at Clonmel 2m 2f hcp hvy in Feb.
One Can Cally (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra after 2 out, 12th of 20, 24 1/4l behind Adreamstillalive (11-8) at Gowran Park 2m hcp sft in Jan.
Pashtunwali (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Held up, 10th from 5th, moderate 6th before straight, no extra, 8th of 12, dist behind Clontarf (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f sft in Jan.
Black Ice (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3 out, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out, at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.
Maguire's Glen (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 7th, ridden in 6th 3 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Winter Magic (11-12) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jan.
Hard Bought (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Mid-division, jumped left and mistake 4 out, weakened from next, 9th of 10, dist behind Show And Go (11-8) at Punchestown 2m hcp sft in Dec.
All The Chimneys (IRE) 5-4fav (10-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd at 4th, slight mistake next, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, led at last and ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Navan 2m 1f hcp sft in Jan beating Ontopoftheworld (11-7) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Refused A Name 10-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along 4th, ridden and no impression from 4 out, never a factor, 9th of 17, dist behind Tulpar (10-10) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Jan.
Mount Brandon (IRE) 5-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 4th and dropped to 4th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression straight, last of 6, dist behind All The Chimneys (10-3) at Navan 2m 1f hcp sft in Jan.
Vicky's Charm (IRE) 5-2fav (11-5) Prominent, led from 3 out, ridden and headed next, weakened before last, 8th of 15, 19 1/4l behind The Living Beauty (11-5) at Tramore 2m 5f hvy in Dec.
