led, headed before 6 out, pushed along and no impression on leader after 2 out, left well clear last
tracked leader, led approaching 6 out, pushed along to assert after 2 out and 6 lengths clear when fell last
chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd and dropped to rear, moderate 4th halfway, left 3rd 5 out, soon no extra, left remote 2nd at last
chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, no impression when fell 5 out
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EASY GAME has won this for the past two seasons and having missed Cheltenham is fresh to complete a hat-trick. Only beaten once in six races since successful a year ago and that was in the Galway Plate, he can see of the challenges of stablemates Janidil and Royal Rendezvous though the former is better than he showed in the Ryanair at Cheltenham when behind French Dynamite. Magic Daze has questions to answer after refusing to race at Cheltenham.
Easy Game (FR) 8-11fav (11-8) Led, headed after 3rd, 3rd halfway, disputed 4 out, pushed along and led when reached for 2 out, ridden run-in, stayed on well, won at Gowran Park 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Oct beating Kemboy (11-3) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Janidil (FR) 7-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, hit 2nd, bumped 4th, not much room 7th, blundered 8th, pecked 12th, switched right after 3 out, some headway on outside final bend, no impression, weakened from 2 out, 7th of 9, 16 3/4l behind Envoi Allen (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
Royal Rendezvous (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, ridden in rear and no extra 4 out, no impression after, 5th of 6, 27 1/4l behind Fakir D'Oudairies (11-12) at Thurles 2m 4f (1) Yielding in Jan.
Kapard 20-1 (11-5) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd and reminders, closer in 4th halfway, not fluent 6 out and lost place, again not fluent 4 out and dropped to rear, pulled up before next, at Killarney 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
French Dynamite (FR) 28-1 (11-10) Raced keenly early stages, mistake 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, lost 2nd last, faded into 4th inside final 150 yards, 4th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Envoi Allen (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
Magic Daze (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Refused to race, at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
