Sulwaan won two out of three for Mark Johnston in 2009 and scored over hurdles at Sligo last July for Dermot Weld. He ran a shocker on his return to hurdling at Down Royal last month and may be vulnerable with his big weight. It's difficult to get excited about El Gran Torino after some poor efforts over hurdles though he was in good form on the Flat last summer. Sadler's Mark found 1m3f on testing ground too much for him last time while it's hard to fancy Security Breach, who was beaten a long way at the Curragh after a tremendous effort here earlier. COMEDIC ART hasn't been seen for almost a year and fitness has to be taken on trust but she looked a very nice prospect when scoring at Galway and can make a successful return to action.
Sulwaan (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Steadied start, held up and behind, rapid headway 8f out to chase leader 7f out, challenged 3f out, led over 2f out until 2f out, chased leader, no impression when weakened to 4th final 120 yards, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Dubai Crest (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep '10.
El Gran Torino (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway into 7th 3f out, ridden into moderate 4th entering straight, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Catch The Moment (11-2) at Galway 1m 4f am mdn stks gd in Jul '11.
Sadler's Mark 9-1 (8-1) Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression from 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 6th of 9, 28l behind Alhellal (8-8) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp sft in Jun.
Comedic Art (IRE) 13-8fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, mainly 3rd, 2nd from 3f out, ridden to lead under 2f out, clear final furlong, stayed on well, won at Galway 1m 4f mdn flls stks gd in Jul '11 beating Landenstown Lady (9-12) by 3l, 8 ran.
Security Breach (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 4f out, no impression over 3f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 9, 25l behind Shamiran (9-6) at Curragh 1m 4f app stks sft in Jun.
