chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened 3 out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge entering straight, ridden to lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, soon no extra and weakened
held up towards rear, 7th entering straight, ridden in 6th before last, kept on run-in
led, challenged before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway in 7th 2 out, ridden into 5th before last, 4th last, kept on same pace
held up early, headway into 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, 3rd before last, kept on to press winner run-in
keen hold early, mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 2 out, kept on one pace
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th entering straight, 4th before last, 5th and no extra last, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged before 2 out, ridden and weakened entering straight
Four-year-olds have a tremendous record in this and Labeille is an intriguing entry for Eddie Harty as she is a multiple winner over hurdles and fences in France and makes her debut in this very tough handicap. The other youngster in the line-up, Scottish Boogie, has won four times on the Flat and has shown enough over timber to suggest he's worth a close look though he's held by Strain Of Fame and Some Present on their run over the trip at Punchestown last month. The former has since run poorly at Navan but that was over a trip much too far and he can be forgiven. Baby Whizz has gone up 8lb for his comfortable Wexford success but is improving enough to take a hand while the lightly-raced Reizovic makes his handicap debut from a fair mark but all logic here points to LASTOFTHELEADERS being remarkably well handicapped over hurdles as he is currently rated 140 over fences after his recent success at Fairyhouse and can race from a massive 30lb lower here.
Canaly (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 3 out, 7th of 8, 13l behind Mikael D'Haguenet (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m hdl sft.
Cass Bligh (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, not fluent jumping at times, 4th when fell 4 out, in a race won by Rubert (11-12) at Thurles 2m beg chs in Nov, 15 ran.
Doctor Deejay (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened entering straight, 13th of 14, well behind Dare To Doubt (11-7) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl 0-140 sft in Nov.
Reizovic (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Settled mid-division, pushed along in 7th and slight mistake 2 out, 6th last, ridden and kept on run-in, 4th of 10, 6l behind Dedigout (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f nh nov hdl.
Cothrom Na Feinne (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 12th of 14, well behind Lucky Spring (11-0) at Down Royal 2m hcp hdl 0-140 sft in Nov.
Scottish Boogie (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden into 7th entering straight, no impression in 6th last, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 14l behind Dare To Doubt (11-7) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl 0-140 sft in Nov.
Citizenship 7-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, progress into 5th 4 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, dropped to 3rd at last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Staying Article (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl sft.
Baby Whizz (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Well off pace in mid-division until closer order approaching 5 out, 6th approaching 2 out, challenged in 3rd approaching last where led, stayed on well run-in to soon draw clear, won at Wexford 2m hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Nov beating Owennacurra Milan (10-8) by 5l, 14 ran.
Strain Of Fame (IRE) 11-2 (9-12) Held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 11th and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace, 11th of 17, 34l behind Powerstation (11-2) at Navan 2m 7f hcp hdl.
Labeille (FR) 11-2 (10-12) won at Fontainebleau(FR) 2m 2f 4yo clm hdl sft in Sep beating La Neyev (10-12) by 6l, 16 ran.
Darwins Fox (FR) 5-2fav (11-4) Tracked leaders when mistake 2nd, 6th halfway, some headway approaching 2 out, soon no extra, last of 8, 19l behind Dare To Doubt (11-0) at Naas 2m nov hdl G2 (1) in Feb.
Some Present (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, no extra in 4th last, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 6l behind Dare To Doubt (11-7) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl 0-140 sft in Nov.
Lastoftheleaders (IRE) 7-2fav (10-9) Tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, travelling well on outer entering straight, led after 2 out and soon clear, kept on well from last, easily, won at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hcp chs sft beating Peak Raider (10-1) by 11l, 12 ran.
