held up, moderate 6th early, no impression 5 out, remote 4th 3 out, kept on into remote 3rd run-in
soon led, joined 9th, in front again next, asserted from before straight, stayed on well run-in, comfortably
prominent, 3rd from 8th, a little slow at 9th, jumped right 10th, no impression 3 out, soon no extra and dropped to remote 4th run-in
in rear, slightly slow 9th, soon no danger, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, slight mistake 6th, 2nd from 8th, on terms 9th, 2nd again next, not fluent 6 out, pushed along from 3 out, kept on same pace from before straight
soon raced in moderate 5th, slightly slow 9th, soon no danger, tailed off
held up, moderate 7th early, slightly slow 7th, soon no danger, tailed off
soon chased leaders in 4th, tended to jump left and not always fluent, no impression 5 out, soon no extra, tailed off
MALLARDS IN FLIGHT (NAP) had been threatening to win a race over fences for some time before doing so at Clonmel early this month. She just failed to catch Aurora Bell at Fairyhouse four days later but today's longer trip will suit and she can get back to winning ways. Ravished looks a threat on his run behind Dushrembrandt at Tramore where he jumped better than previously but the ground is an unknown factor for Heavenly Brook, who has been in reasonable form on soft going this year. Zekarya was a long way behind Ravished over hurdles at Limerick in December and, though better over fences his two victories, have been on very heavy going.
Zekarya (FR) 6-1fav (10-12) Chased leaders, 6th after 8th, 5th 3 out, headway approaching straight, soon moderate 3rd and no impression, one pace, 4th of 13, 17l behind Ravished (10-11) at Limerick 3m hcp hdl hvy in Dec.
Ravished (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead briefly 3 out, soon ridden and headed, 2nd 2 out, dropped to 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner to regain 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Dushrembrandt (11-7) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs gd.
Heavenly Brook (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, led 7th, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Bearly Legal (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs.
London Bridge 12-1 (11-6) Towards rear, 8th after 2nd, slightly slow 5th, slightly impeded approaching 5 out, mistake 3 out, closed straight, disputed 5th before last and no impression, one pace, 5th of 9, 24l behind Leap Dearg (11-1) at Naas 2m cond hcp chs 0-109 sft in Nov.
Mallards In Flight (IRE) 3-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden approaching last, kept on under pressure run-in, just failed, 2nd of 12, shd behind Aurora Bell (11-1) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f nov hcp chs sft.
Headford Flyer (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Led, headed 4th, weakened quickly 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by The Mooch (11-0) at Tramore 2m hcp chs 0-109 gd, 6 ran.
Harangue (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Always towards rear, slight mistake 1st, ridden 14th, soon trailing, weakened and tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Mr Goodenough (10-12) at Fairyhouse 3m 1f hcp chs sft.
Loch Dara (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along in 7th halfway, slight mistake 10th, mistake next and soon dropped to rear, behind and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Halls Bridge (11-7) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 gd, 14 ran.
Playtime Ben (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, moderate 3rd 4 out, mistake next and ridden, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace to 3rd before last, 3rd of 10, 20l behind Up Sluggarh (9-8) at Wexford 2m 3f hcp chs gd.
