held up towards rear, progress into 5th 4f out, ridden in 3rd 3f out, under pressure in 5th over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well to challenge over 2f out, ridden 2f out, narrow lead 1 1/2f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and held closing stages
chased leaders early, soon mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden in 8th 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, ridden 3f out, no extra over 2f out
mid-division, ridden to progress on inner into 5th 2f out, challenged 1 1/2f out, disputed inside final furlong, edged ahead closing stages
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, close 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden towards rear 3f out, no impression on outer 2f out, kept on one pace
disputed, led after 1f, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up, progress into 7th 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 4f out, eased 2f out
prominent briefly, soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 6th 3 out, no extra 2f out
disputed, chased leaders after 1f, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, no extra 2f out
slowly into stride, always rear, ridden and no extra 5f out, weakened and eased straight, completely tailed off
Sleepy Head has won twice around here though hasn't proved she stays this far. Dual course winner Trump Card is better over shorter but IMPORTANT MESSAGE stays further. The latter scored over hurdles at Gowran in October and made a promising return to this track with a close third to Night Wailing, who goes in the previous race. Belgoprince make a quick reappearance after a close fourth to Chateau Musar on Friday though that was over the extended 1m2f track. Marino Marvel is 0-40 but started favourite for a handicap hurdle at Punchestown on New Year's Eve after a very good run there earlier.
Irish Art (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Swift Wing (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f pol in Nov.
Belgoprince (FR) 5-1 (10-1) Soon prominent, disputed 2nd approaching straight, soon on terms, headed under 1 1/2f out, one pace, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Chateau Musar (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Jan.
Heatstroke (IRE) 200-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, took keen hold, never a factor, 10th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Swift Wing (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f pol in Nov.
Bare With Me (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 10l behind Crest Of A Wave (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Winston Wolfe (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression when hampered and unseated rider 2 out, at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Dec.
Futurum Regem (IRE) 66-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders on inner, 7th halfway, mid-division after 3 out and no threat in straight, 10th of 19, 24 1/4l behind Get My Drift (11-9) at Leopardstown 2m mdn Yielding in Dec.
Trump Card (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 13, 5l behind Irish Poseidon (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Important Message 9-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, disputed inside final furlong, headed last 50 yards, no extra, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Nightly Wailing (9-8) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Nov.
Sleepy Head (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Waited with towards rear, headway approaching straight on outer, soon effort, kept on same pace final furlong, 10th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Gormanston (9-1) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Dec.
Maccliff (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and lost place over 2f out, 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 6l behind Donoch (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Magic Sea (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden after 4 out, no extra after next and pulled up before 2 out, at Leopardstown 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Marino Marvel (IRE) 10-3fav (11-0) Prominent, 4th after 3rd, effort and mistake 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, one pace from before straight, 4th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Danegeld (10-13) at Punchestown 2m hcp hvy in Dec.
Zeeyalater (IRE) 100-1 (8-10) Went left from stalls and bumped rivals, rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression from 2f out, 16th of 18, 13 1/2l behind Dark Magic (9-7) at Naas 1m hcp gd in Jun.
