mid-division best, 10th before straight, soon no impression, eased from 1f out
prominent, 3rd before straight, soon no impression under pressure, eased inside final furlong
mid-division, no impression under pressure from before straight, eased from 2f out
led inside first half mile, headed under 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace
led early, tracked leader, led again from under 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well, comfortably
slowly into stride, towards rear, no impression and kept on from before straight
soon mid-division, 7th before straight, no impression under pressure from under 2f out, went moderate 2nd and kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, no impression and kept on straight
reminders early, always towards rear, eased from 1f out
dwelt and ridden, towards rear, kept on same pace from before straight
chased leaders, 5th before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from under 2f out
dwelt, soon mid-division, 8th before straight, no impression and kept on same pace from 2f out
tracked leaders, 6th before straight, no impression and kept on same pace from under 2f out
always prominent, 4th before straight, no impression under pressure from under 2f out, kept on same pace
David Marnane's Karaking won well in a maiden hurdle at Wexford when last seen in August and has claims back on the flat but preference is for CHIP TEA, who gets the vote over Elusive Ridge. The last mentioned has shown improvement with each start and he has to be respected. Rural Retreat has had plenty of experience but is becoming expensive to follow being a maiden after 20 career starts under all codes. Mark Halford's Odin's Raven has shown some promise and has to be considered as does Jeunesse Doree, a stable companion of Karaking, who showed much improved form from his debut outing at Roscommon recently. Several of these have claims but it may be worth siding with Noel Meade's Chip Tea, who ran well at Dundalk two starts ago and he looks worth siding with on that evidence.
Alone Dupre (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, 14th of 17, 15l behind Shiyrman (9-5) at Fairyhouse 1m 1f mdn stks gd in Jun.
Art Value 16-1 (9-7) Soon led, headed over 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Thistimesforgood (9-3) at Killarney 1m hcp 47-60 gd.
Bramley Man (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Chased leaders early, 8th halfway, ridden and weakened before straight, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Nakajima Nate (11-1) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl gf, 17 ran.
Chip Tea (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Soon mid-division, progress on outer to track leaders approaching straight, no extra from 2f out, 14th of 21, 15l behind Bright Horizon (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks gf.
Elusive Ridge (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Rear of mid-division, 10th after halfway, headway on outer early straight, 4th over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 14, 2l behind Onatha (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol in Nov.
Karaking 25-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, 13th of 15, 16l behind Beidh Tine Anseo (9-0) at Tipperary 7f mdn stks hvy in May '09.
Odin's Raven (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, 5th entering straight, no extra from under 2f out, 7th of 14, 12l behind Oneeightofamile (9-8) at Clonmel 2m mdn stks gd.
Rural Retreat (USA) 10-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, headway to lead entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 19, 4l behind Kardyls Hope (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m stks in Oct.
Shoot Pontoon (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Always in rear, 11th of 13, 16l behind Captain Mainwaring (8-8) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft in May '08.
The Great Seducer (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up, no impression from before 3 out, 9th of 15, well behind Accord Aris (11-4) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mdn hdl (6yo+) gd.
Jeunesse Doree (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, moderate 6th before straight, 4th over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from 1f out, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Leo Gali (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 2f 3yo fll stks gf.
Legendary Times (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Towards rear, kept on from 2f out, 9th of 15, 8l behind Alsalwa (9-0) at Naas 1m 3yo fll stks gd.
Samba Mirander 50-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, 3rd 3f out, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 12l behind Natural High (10-0) at Killarney 1m 6f stks gd.
Table Forty Six (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders in 5th, 4th 3f out, close 3rd under 2f out, no extra from 1f out, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Force Of Habit (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 47-60 pol in Apr.
Stalingrad (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon struggling, last of 12, 25l behind King Red (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
