close up and disputed, 2nd halfway, dropped to 4th at 7th, ridden and dropped to rear 5 out, weakened before next, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, 4th from 5 out, ridden 3 out, no impression in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge travelling well 3 out, led before next, clear before last, not extended
led and disputed, led halfway, pressed 3 out, soon ridden, headed before next, no extra before last, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd at 7th, ridden before 3 out where 3rd, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace
Berry Des Aulmes started off over hurdles with a fine effort behind Ball D'Arc at Limerick but has become disappointing. He made the early running at Clonmel last month but a few errors put paid to his chances and he soon capitulated. He still has potential but has become expensive to follow and KAISER BLACK looks the safer option. Pat Doyle's winning point-to-pointer has been making steady progress over timber and showed his liking for testing conditions when chasing home Wishmoor at Leopardstown earlier this month. Macs Legend has been chasing but is still a maiden over jumps as is A Hardy Nailer, though the latter has won a bumper and scored between the flags so shouldn't be dismissed. Goose Man hasn't shown much to date and Bechampion is bred for the Flat.
Bechampion (IRE) Camacho gelding out of Lady Rath.
Berry Des Aulmes (FR) 9-2 (11-12) Led and disputed, slight mistakes 2nd and 6th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up after 2 out, at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn hvy in Feb.
Kaiser Black (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, progress in 7th entering straight, pushed along briefly to go 2nd before last, ridden run-in and kept on without reaching winner, 2nd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Wishmoor (11-12) at Leopardstown 2m 4f mdn hvy in Mar.
Macs Legend (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Prominent early, soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened and tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Winter Magic (11-12) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jan.
A Hardy Nailer (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Held up, 10th at 6th, pushed along from 4 out, soon headway to be prominent, no impression approaching 3 out, no extra and fell heavily last, at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hvy in Feb.
Goose Man (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Towards rear, slight mistake 4th, some progress after halfway and 6th after 4 out, no impression in 5th before 2 out, no extra, 5th of 11, 30 1/2l behind Call The Taxie (11-4) at Thurles 3m mdn hvy in Feb.
