held up, 10th from 8th, no extra approaching straight
tracked leaders, 3rd from 8th, disputed lead from 9th, led from next, strongly pressed 2 out, soon joined, not fluent last, led and stayed on best closing stages
prominent, slight mistake 6th, soon on terms, headed from 9th, soon lost place and eased, pulled up before 3 out
soon mid-division, slight mistake 5th, reminders after 6th, bad mistake 8th, soon last, no impression from 10th, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, 6th from 8th, not fluent 9th and pushed along, slightly slow 10th, no extra approaching straight
pushed along in last from early, under pressure from 3rd, closer in 9th from 8th, no danger from next and pulled up before 10th
held up, 7th from 8th, slightly impeded 11th, slight mistake 3 out, soon 4th, travelling smoothly straight, challenged 2 out and pecked, soon on terms, pecked slightly last, headed and kept on without matching winner closing stages
held up, slight mistake 8th, soon 8th, moderate 5th approaching straight, no extra approaching 2 out and eased, soon pulled up
soon tracked leaders, not fluent 5th and some slight mistakes, 5th from 8th, slight mistake 3 out, soon 3rd, no impression after 2 out, one pace
tracked leaders, 4th from 8th, 2nd 3 out, no impression in 3rd and slight mistake last, one pace
soon led, bad mistake 6th and joined, headed from 10th, no extra from 3 out, eased straight
not much room when bad mistake and unseated rider 1st
King Blue was beaten a long way when runner-up over the course and distance in February and will need to do better. Drive The Bus scored over fences at Wexford last summer and will be better for a recent spin over hurdles though he was beaten a long way and Denis Hogan may have a better chance with Eiri Na Casca, though he's 10lb higher than his victory at Naas in January. Mtada Supreme is very much a stayer who ran well over 3m1f at Gowran last time while even in a poor contest like this it's difficult to imagine the fourteen-year-old Toomdeely being good enough. ARD CREGG (NAP) landed a Thurles handicap over this trip in December and hasn't run badly in two subsequent starts so with more scope than these rivals he can double his winning tally.
Ballyfinboy (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 5th 5 out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 8, dist behind Boher Call (10-9) at Naas 2m hcp hvy in Jan.
Mtada Supreme (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Prominent, on terms 2nd, led 8th, headed before 4 out, on terms again from next, pecked 2 out, headed at last, one pace, 2nd of 14, 7 1/2l behind Whatareudoingtome (10-10) at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp sft in Mar.
Sunsetstorise (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, slightly impeded 7th, moderate 5th next, no extra and eased after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Navan 3m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Irish Bulletin (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders in 5th, slight mistake 3rd and reminder, ridden and no impression from 4 out, 6th of 8, 23 1/2l behind Boher Call (10-9) at Naas 2m hcp hvy in Jan.
Refused A Name 8-1 (11-4) Soon chased leaders, 6th at 5th, slightly slow 6th, 5th approaching straight, no impression from 3 out, weakened and mistake 2 out, pulled up before last, at Navan 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
All The Way Home (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, slightly slow 7th, soon raced in 6th, dropped to rear and no danger 8th, soon pulled up, at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp hvy in Feb.
King Blue (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Held up, 5th at 7th, closed 3 out, under pressure in 4th before straight and no impression, left 3rd from 2 out and 2nd from last, 2nd of 9, 20l behind Altiepix (11-11) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp hvy in Feb.
Easyondeye (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, closer 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, no impression in 3rd before last, no extra, 4th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Finea (11-1) at Down Royal 2m hcp hvy in Feb.
Eiri Na Casca (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Close up, mistake 2nd, not always fluent jumping, under pressure from 3 out, no impression before straight, soon no extra, 8th of 14, 33 3/4l behind Stolberg (11-0) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Mar.
Ard Cregg (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, some progress and left 5th 3 out, no impression between final 2, slightly hampered and left 4th after last, no extra, 4th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Theo (11-2) at Down Royal 2m 3f hcp sft in Mar.
Toomdeely (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to 3rd approaching last, no extra run-in, 3rd of 15, 5 1/2l behind Mr Goodenough (11-1) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp sft in Feb.
Soaring High (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Held up, 10th at 5th, slight mistake 8th, slightly impeded 9th, went 4th approaching straight, challenged from 3 out, on terms next, soon headed, one pace from before last, 5th of 14, 13l behind Tipped Up Harry (11-4) at Navan 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Drive The Bus (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Held up, dropped to last at 4th, soon no danger, completely tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Head Turner (10-13) at Wexford 2m hcp sft in Mar.
