led, ridden and headed after 2 out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to last before 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from 2 out, went moderate 3rd at last, dropped to last close home
held up in last, bumped along briefly passing stands after 3rd, went 3rd before 3 out and bumped along, no impression on leaders under hands and heels 2 out, dropped to moderate last at last, ran on again under hands and heels to regain 3rd close home
tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold early, slight mistake 4th, 2nd and slight mistake 3 out, wandered left briefly approaching 2 out, led and ridden after 2 out, stayed on well run-in
The five-year-old FARCLAS looked a future star when landing the Triumph Hurdle last year but has gone steadily backwards. He makes his debut over fences and his overall form should prove more than enough on his chasing debut. Tigris River has managed seven victories in his career, five over hurdles, and he's another making his chasing bow but Cliff House has had five starts over the bigger obstacles though has shown a bit of potential. He had a victory over hurdles in March while winning point-to-pointer Pegase Amour ran easily his best race over hurdles on this track in March.
Cliff House (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Dwelt, raced in moderate 5th early, soon chased clear leader, effort straight, weakened from over 1f out, 12th of 18, 17 1/4l behind Trump Card (9-11) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gd in Mar.
Pegase Amour (IRE) 7-4 (10-0) Tracked leaders, effort when short of room on inside after 3 out, ridden and outpaced before next, soon weakened, last of 4, dist behind Cairnshill (10-11) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Tigris River (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Waited with, last after 4th, pushed along from 4 out, some headway to chase leaders and slight mistake 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 23l behind Lac Kivu (11-4) at Cork 2m Good - Yielding in Apr.
Farclas (FR) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division on inside, outpaced after 3 out, never able to challenge, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
