held up towards rear, ridden 5f out, no impression in moderate 5th 4f out, weakened straight, tailed off
chased leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 3f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, lost place halfway where mid-division in 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 5f out, soon weakened and tailed off
chased leader, 2nd halfway, led narrowly 3f out, asserted over 1f out, easily
towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 6f out, weakened 5f out, tailed off
held up early, improved approaching halfway where 5th, 4th 6f out, ridden 3f out, no impression in 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace
held up early, closer and chased leaders after 4f, dropped towards rear halfway, weakened 8f out, completely tailed off when pulled up 3f out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 5f out, soon weakened and tailed off
led, ridden and headed 3f out, no extra in 4th 2f out, kept on one pace
CLASSIC PLACE is by Beneficial out of a winning bumper and made a successful debut between the flags at Largy in May 2014. He hasn't been seen subsequently but that's not a problem for one of Willie Mullins' runners. Coeur Joyeux reverts to a bumper after a very satisfactory run behind the well-regarded Vigil over hurdles at Naas and will find any chinks in the selection's armour. Dual point-to-point winner Quarry Rua made a reasonable debut here a couple of weeks ago and looks certain to have benefited from the experience while Kilcrea Bridge should be more at home on the Flat after making several errors over timber at Limerick.
Ballyegan Hero (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, stayed on to dispute 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, held in 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Oscars Boss (12-0) at Cork 2m Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Classic Place (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Mid div, rapid prog to ld aftr 2out on inner, ld last, row, won at Largy 3m mdn gd in May beating Dallas Cowboy (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Coeur Joyeux (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Soon chased leaders, poor 6th from 2nd, some slight mistakes, closer in 4th approaching straight, disputed 3rd 2 out, chased winner approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Vigil (11-12) at Naas 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Give Me A Copper (IRE) 5-2 (11-11) Tr ldrs, 5th 1/2way, 2nd 2out, ld last, asserted on run-in, won at Athlacca 3m mdn in May beating Remember Forever (11-11) by 8l, 13 ran.
Highandmighty (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Ld/disp, cl 2nd 1/2way, mstk 4out, drpd to 3rd aftr 4out, rdn & up 3out, not qckn with ldrs 2out, pu last, at Tyrella 3m mdn sft in Feb.
Kilcrea Bridge 5-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, soon 5th, not always fluent jumping, closed travelling smoothly after 3 out, 2nd approaching 2 out where not fluent, soon no impression, not fluent last, one pace, 2nd of 10, 12l behind Double Scores (11-12) at Limerick 2m mdn hvy in Mar.
Phar Island (IRE) 66-1 (11-10) Mid-division, slight mistakes 3rd and 4th, ridden 3 out, moderate 8th entering straight, no impression, 6th of 22, 15 3/4l behind Lift The Latch (11-12) at Punchestown 2m mdn hvy in Jan.
Polymath (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders towards outer, pushed along over 3f out in 4th, soon no impression, kept on into 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 10 1/2l behind Articulum (12-0) at Limerick 2m 3f hvy in Mar.
Quarry Rua (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 3f out, no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on final furlong to go 3rd, 3rd of 10, 9 3/4l behind Oscars Boss (12-0) at Cork 2m Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Crazy Game (IRE) 66-1 (11-11) Always towards rear, pecked slightly 1st, slight mistake 5th, ridden 6th, soon weakened and pulled up, at Cork 2m 4f mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Now Mcginty (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, a little keen, soon 3rd, green at road well before halfway, pushed along before straight, soon slightly impeded, no impression from under 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 7l behind Grotesque (12-0) at Gowran Park 2m sft in Mar.
