always towards rear, never a factor, 9th entering straight, no impression from 2f out, kept on one pace
mid-division on inner, pushed along in 8th entering straight and no extra from 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 5f out, ridden towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra
towards rear, headway on inner after halfway and pushed along in 4th early straight, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching straight and ridden in 6th over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, headway in 3rd entering straight and soon led, ridden to assert 2f out and 3 lengths clear 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home
tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight and ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outer approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 7th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened
prominent and disputed lead early, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight and 5th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
disputed lead early and ran freely, led after 3f and jumped roadway after 6f, pushed along and headed early straight, ridden and dropped to 5th over 1f out, no extra
BEHIND THE CURTAIN was well supported at Punchestown and, though finding Chapmanshype, too strong should be better suited by the much softer ground here and can go one better. Iconic Lady ran better than her finishing position suggests in a huge field of hurdlers at Naas and Derek O'Connor is an interesting booking for her bumper debut but Shantou Bay will need to find more on what she's shown to date as will Lady McCabe, who showed her liking for heavy ground at Tramore. Ennemi Public is a half-brother to a winning bumper and is one to keep an eye on in the market.
Ballyboy Bridge (IRE) Milan gelding out of Enniscoffey.
Baurscoob (IRE) Stowaway gelding out of Hurricane Debbie.
Born In Galway (IRE) Milan gelding out of Itsy Bitsy Betsy.
Vipers Nest (IRE) Scorpion gelding out of Burnt Out.
Allez George (IRE) Gold Well gelding out of Rosie O'shea.
Behind The Curtain (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Disputed 2nd, went 2nd 5f out, improved to dispute lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, disputed moderate 2nd inside final furlong, went 2nd near line, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Chapmanshype (11-10) at Punchestown 2m gd in Oct.
Ennemi Public (FR) (9-6) Unplaced of 16, 0.0000 behind Eclat De Sun (9-6) at Caen 1m 4f pol in Jun.
Falco De Candale Aa (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Disputed lead early, not fluent 2nd, closed up before 3 out, no impression from before straight, soon weakened, 11th of 12, dist behind Inca Gold (11-2) at Gowran Park 2m gd in Nov.
The Dude Abides (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Waited with, soon 6th, pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression and one pace, 5th of 8, 20l behind Malone Road (11-7) at Punchestown 2m gd in Nov.
Iconic Lady (IRE) 100-1 (11-7) Towards rear on outer, headway 3 out, went 9th and pushed along 3 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace, 6th of 25, 31 3/4l behind Relegate (11-7) at Naas 2m mdn Yielding in Dec.
Lady Mccabe (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Ran 5th, pushed along and no impression under 4f out, went moderate 3rd 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 10 1/2l behind Final List (11-11) at Tramore 2m hvy in Dec.
Shantou Bay (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Mid-division, closer in 4th 4f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, disputed 3rd and no impression on leaders 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 15l behind Jeremys Flame (11-6) at Naas 2m Yielding in Dec.
