chased leaders early, slight mistake 5th, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge before 2 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, soon no impression and kept on one pace
towards rear, swift progress approaching 5th, close up and disputed briefly 6th, lost place 4 out, soon ridden and no extra
chased leaders, slight mistake 2nd, close up 5th and disputed briefly, 3rd halfway, challenged again 4 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out
chased leaders, 5th halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, no extra before last
mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression next, moderate 6th before last, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, progress into 6th 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd before last, no chance with winner, kept on same pace
always towards rear, bad mistake 1st, trailing before 4 out, no impression
mid-division, ridden towards rear after 4 out, some progress into moderate 8th before last, kept on one pace
whipped around and left at start
led and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, strongly pressed 3 out, headed 2 out and slight mistake, soon ridden, no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace
mid-division, progress into 6th 4 out, closer in 5th 3 out, led 2 out, clear before last, easily
chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra before straight
always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out
This shouldn't take much winning despite the big field and WESTEND STAR (NAP) may be good enough. A winning point-to-pointer, he caught the eye with a late run over the minimum trip on heavy ground at Navan and the extra is very much in his favour. Incitatum has only had two runs over timber and was in the lead at this trip at Punchestown last time before weakening so should be good enough to reach a place. Zip Wyatt showed some promise on his debut over hurdles at Naas in January then ran in a bumper while Rock On Westie started favourite on his opening run between the flags at Castletown in May and won as he pleased so he looks a nice recruit. Illuminati won a Navan bumper in January and though beaten subsequently when sent to Ayr that didn't look his form and he's one to note on his hurdling debut.
Illuminati (FR) 15-8fav (11-9) Held up in touch, headway before 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Benny's Secret (11-2) at Ayr 2m (6) sft in Mar.
Benarty Hill (IRE) 4-1 (12-1) Ld & disp, hdd aftr 4out, no ch with wnr but ko, 2nd of 5, 15l behind Quiet Account (12-1) at Toomebridge 3m sft in Oct.
Cabra Boy (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Always behind, 17th of 21, dist behind Min (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 2f mdn sft in Dec.
Del Mundo (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) In rear, raced towards outer, headway straight, pushed along and no impression 2f out, soon no extra, 8th of 11, 30 1/4l behind Avenir D'une Vie (12-0) at Navan 2m hvy in Dec.
El Vasco (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 6th after 2nd, one pace from before 2 out,, 5th of 19, 24l behind Tombstone (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Incitatum (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Rear, 5th after 6th, progress to 4th after 7th, headway to almost be on terms after 3 out, driven in 2nd after 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last, no impression leaders, not fluent last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Conal (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 6f mdn sft in Nov.
Infrontofthejudge (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Mid div, eff 2out, no ex bef last, ko, 4th of 11, 16l behind Cousin Bill (12-2) at Necarne 3m in May.
Keep Your Heron (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Mid-division early, mistake 2nd, soon towards rear, trailing 5th, soon pulled up, at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn hvy in Dec.
Mister To Mister (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Slight mistake 1st, chased leaders, no extra from before 2 out, 9th of 21, dist behind Min (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 2f mdn sft in Dec.
Nendrum (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Close up, soon led and clear, fell 6th, at Down Royal 2m 4f mdn Yielding - Soft in Feb.
Rock On Westie (IRE) 3-1 (12-2) Made all, rcd greenly, 6l adv 4th, 8l ld 1/2way, red ld 5out, 4l adv 2out, in command appr last, easily, won at Castletown-Geoghegan 3m mdn sft in Apr beating Carlingford Prince (12-2) by 10l, 9 ran.
Westend Star (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division, 13th 2 out, went 9th at last, pushed along and kept on well run-in to go 5th close home, 5th of 28, 6 1/4l behind Anibale Fly (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Zip Wyatt (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Led or disputed lead, headed approaching straight, soon no extra, moderate 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 25 1/2l behind General Principle (12-0) at Punchestown 2m sft in Feb.
Banking Crisis (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Soon mid-division, 11th early, no impression from before straight,, 9th of 19, dist behind Tombstone (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Caesar's Song (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Towards rear, 14th halfway, dropped to last over 6f out, detached 5 1/2f out, completely tailed off, last of 15, dist behind Ivanovich Gorbatov (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp gf in Aug.
