led, soon clear, jumped left, fell 5th
moderate 7th early, left 5th at 5th, 4th approaching straight, soon no impression, fell last
held up, jumped big 1st, jumped left 3rd, left moderate 6th at 5th, soon no impression, fell last
soon chased leader, slight mistake 3rd, left in lead 5th, went on from 2 out, pushed along and asserted between last 2, stayed on well run-in
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, never a factor
moderate 6th early, soon remote 4th, left 3rd at 5th, tracked winner approaching straight, under pressure from 2 out, 3rd and no impression from before last
towards rear throughout, never a factor
soon chased leader, left 2nd and slight mistake 5th, dropped to 5th approaching straight, no extra
moderate 4th early, not fluent 4th, no danger from next
moderate 5th early, jumped left 3rd, left 4th at 5th, tracked winner approaching straight, not fluent 2 out, soon no impression, 2nd from before last, kept on same pace run-in
MCKINLEY's claim to fame came a year ago when he gained a shock victory over an odds-on stable companion in a Grade 1 over hurdles at Naas. He hardly picked his feet up subsequently though he made a satisfactory debut over fences behind the promising Walk To Freedom at Navan and that experience could just see him home. Alisier D'irlande would be expected to improve past him in time, as unlike his rival, he's bred for this game. A winning point-to-pointer, he made all for a facile victory over hurdles in March and could be anything. Westerners Son won three times at a moderate level over timber but should do better over the bigger obstacles after a promising start behind the useful Ttebbob at Thurles. Never Enough Time once looked promising but hasn't been seen since the 2014 Cheltenham Festival.
Alisier D'Irlande (FR) 2-7fav (11-4) Made all, jumped slightly left, clear from before 4th, well clear when mistake next, unchallenged, won at Thurles 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar beating Our Dougal (11-4) by 21l, 11 ran.
Donnellan (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Ld, strgly pressed app last, sn hdd, no extra run-in, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Capital Pursuit (12-2) at Belharbour 3m mdn sft in Feb.
Follow The Sign (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear early, moderate 7th halfway, mistake 6th, no impression before 4 out, 7th of 11, dist behind Killultagh Vic (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m hvy in Dec.
Mckinley 9-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th, 5th halfway, progress into 2nd before 2 out, ridden and no impression on leader when left in front last, soon headed and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Walk To Freedom (11-12) at Navan 2m 1f hvy in Dec.
Misdflight (IRE) 10-3fav (10-8) Held up, 11th from 5th, closed from 6th, close up and pushed along towards outer approaching straight, no extra approaching 2 out, 8th of 12, dist behind Rebel Turn (11-8) at Limerick 2m 4f hcp hvy in Dec.
Never Enough Time (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) In touch on outside, ridden and lost place 2 out, soon weakened, 24th of 28, dist behind Lac Fontana (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Royal Boru (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Led, slight mistake 3rd, slight mistake 3 out and challenged, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened and eased, pulled up before 2 out, at Limerick 2m 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Westerners Son (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Slight mistake 1st, slightly impeded 2nd, prominent in chasing group, a little closer when mistake 3 out, no impression and one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 15, 14l behind Ttebbob (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f sft in Nov.
Whatareudoingtome (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Held up early, progress into 5th at 8th, 4th 5 out, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened and tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Roi Des Francs (11-12) at Fairyhouse 3m hvy in Dec.
Missyspet (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inner, fell 4th, at Naas 2m hvy in Jan.
