led early, joined 1st, regained lead after 2nd, quickly stretched clear before 2 out and kept on well from last, easily
briefly pushed along from start, disputed lead from 1st, headed after next and raced in 2nd, ridden and dropped to 4th before 2 out, soon no extra
raced in 4th, not fluent 1st and 6th, closer in 3rd from 3 out, ridden before next and weakened to 5th, soon no extra
raced in 5th, went 4th after 3 out and further progress into 2nd before next, no impression on easy winner and kept on same pace from before last
prominent early, jumped left at 1st and not fluent at times, soon settled in 3rd, dropped to 5th after 3 out, kept on again into moderate 3rd from next, soon no extra and kept on same pace
raced detached in rear, never a factor
ENVOI ALLEN was unbeaten in nine starts when making his chasing debut at this fixture a year ago where he had no problems making it victory number ten. He then won the Grade 1 Drinmore at Fairyhouse and a Grade 3 warm-up for Cheltenham at Punchestown before disaster struck at the fourth fence at the Festival. He finished lame and pulled up in the Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown so all eyes will be on him as he bids to redeem his reputation. Gordon Elliott would love to get one over his old stable star and very testing ground could see Navan Grade 2 winner Coko Beach put in a bold bid though he was 16l behind in that Fairyhouse Grade 3. Vado Forte had some reasonable novice form in the UK and made a spectacular debut for Elliott at Limerick earlier this month but Fairyhill Run, who won four races during the summer, was found out in the Munster National at Limerick.
Envoi Allen (FR) 6-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, pecked slightly 2nd, 3rd halfway, pushed along 4 out, no impression after next and pulled up before 2 out, at Punchestown 3m 1f (1) Yielding in Apr.
Coko Beach (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Prominent, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, dropped to 4th 2 out, ridden and no extra approaching last, 7th of 28, 19 3/4l behind Freewheelin Dylan (10-8) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp (1) Yielding in Apr.
Vado Forte (FR) 11-1 (11-4) Chased leader, 2nd at 5th, slightly hampered 4 out, led after 4 out, asserted 3 out, travelled well before 2 out, eased run-in, easily, won at Limerick 2m 3f sft in Oct beating January Jets (11-7) by 15l, 6 ran.
Echoes Of Family (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Towards rear and 10th from halfway, not fluent 9th, dropped to rear before 6 out, good progress from 3 out and went 5th from next, ridden before last and kept on well into 2nd run-in, not threatening winner, 2nd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Stealthy Tom (11-1) at Killarney 2m 7f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Fairyhill Run (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) Tracked leader, 2nd after 9th, led 4 out, headed before 2 out where dropped to 6th, weakened, 8th of 15, 26 1/2l behind Ontheropes (11-0) at Limerick 3m hcp sft in Oct.
You No Me Too Well (IRE) 200-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, never a factor, 5th of 7, dist behind Riviere D'etel (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m gd in Oct.
