chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, soon ridden, under pressure in 3rd 2 out, no extra before last, dropped to 4th run-in
chased leader, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, improved to dispute 4 out, ridden after 3 out, led last, kept on well under pressure run-in
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division best, slight mistakes 2nd and 3rd, ridden and no impression 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, some progress into 10th 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened entering straight, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace into 3rd run-in
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 5 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out
always towards rear, ridden 7th, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, slight mistake 6th, ridden in 9th 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before 3 out
held up early, mid-division halfway, progress into 4th 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, disputed before last, ran around approaching last, soon 2nd, kept on without matching winner run-in
mid-division, ridden and no extra 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out
always towards rear, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, no extra 3 out, weakened
mid-division, progress into 5th before straight, ridden in 6th before 3 out, soon no impression, weakened before next, pulled up before last
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 7th entering straight, no impression in moderate 6th 2 out, weakened
led, joined and disputed 4 out, ridden after 3 out, no extra next
LAREENA finally came good over hurdles at Thurles recently when scoring with plenty in hand. Further progress is expected now handicapping and she’s preferred to stablemate Steel Wave, who looks high enough in the weights and gets help from the saddle with a conditional claiming 7lb. High Expectations won at Leicester in November and has been raised 10lb but Articulum drops in class after going close in Listed company at Navan. Spades Are Trump and Didero Vallis were both placed in novice hurdles last time while Goulane Chosen and La Bella Vida have both been chasing and can race off lower marks back over the smaller obstacles.
Articulum (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd at 5th, 2nd and mistake 3 out, led before next, soon ridden, headed before last, stayed on well in 2nd run-in, strongly pressed winner to line, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Cartwright (11-6) at Navan 2m lst (1) hvy in Mar.
Ministerforsport (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd from 4th, not fluent next, 2nd from 4 out, pushed along in 3rd before straight, soon stumbled slightly and no extra, dropped to 4th near finish, 4th of 6, 37 1/2l behind Beyond The Law (11-9) at Clonmel 2m 3f hvy in Jan.
Cliff House (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division early, effort from before straight, no impression when not fluent last, 15th of 28, 18 1/4l behind Off You Go (9-10) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Spades Are Trumps (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, 5th from 3rd, 6th before 6th, bad mistake 3 out, no impression next until stayed on well without threatening run-in into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Riders Onthe Storm (11-0) at Navan 2m hvy in Jan.
Midnight Stroll 8-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, on terms 2 out, soon headed, no impression when slight mistake last, 14th of 28, 18l behind Off You Go (9-10) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Didero Vallis (FR) 11-8fav (11-4) Tracked leader, pushed along from 3 out, soon on terms, headed straight and switched right before 2 out, no impression when left 2nd and kept on same pace from last, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Mount Hanover (11-0) at Thurles 2m 4f Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Roconga (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, fell 3rd, at Listowel 2m 1f hvy in Sep.
Montys Meadow (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd before 3 out, no extra entering straight, 6th of 9, dist behind Mary Frances (10-9) at Thurles 2m 7f hcp hvy in Mar.
Conright Boy (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, slight mistakes 2nd and 4th, pushed along approaching straight, soon no extra, 10th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Grand Partner (10-12) at Leopardstown 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Hareth (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, 4th from 8th, tight for room after 2 out and switched left, 8th before straight, kept on same pace, 7th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Kilfenora (11-1) at Punchestown 3m hcp Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Gracemount (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra, 8th of 11, 34 1/4l behind Lackaneen Leader (10-12) at Limerick 2m 6f (1) hvy in Mar.
Le Vagabond (FR) 9-1 (10-0) Soon chased leaders, moderate 3rd approaching halfway, no extra straight, 14th of 16, 21 1/2l behind Wonder Laish (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Oct.
La Bella Vida (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, went 2nd next, kept on same pace run-in without threatening winner, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Goulane Chosen (11-5) at Gowran Park 2m 2f hcp hvy in Mar.
Steel Wave (IRE) 7-4fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd 2 out, pushed along and slightly checked entering straight, no impression in 4th before last, no extra, 5th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Returntovendor (10-13) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Lareena (FR) 11-8fav (10-11) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge entering straight, led 2 out, ridden before last where pressed, kept on strongly run-in, won at Thurles 2m mdn hvy in Mar beating Awayinthewest (11-5) by 5l, 18 ran.
Goulane Chosen (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, headway to lead travelling well 3 out, ridden clear next, stayed on well run-in, won at Gowran Park 2m 2f hcp hvy in Mar beating La Bella Vida (10-10) by 7l, 12 ran.
De Benno (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Led, bad mistake 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no impression on winner, dropped to moderate 4th at last, 5th of 12, 30 3/4l behind Goulane Chosen (11-5) at Gowran Park 2m 2f hcp hvy in Mar.
High Expectations (FR) 9-4fav (11-3) Mid-division, headway 5th, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, clear flat, eased towards finish, won at Leicester 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov beating Quids In (11-8) by 6l, 9 ran.
