always towards rear, mistake and briefly pushed along 4th, ridden and no extra after 3 out, pulled up before next
mid-division, 8th when slight mistake 3 out, pushed along in 4th entering straight, ridden and no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace
towards rear early, improved to track leaders after 2nd, 3rd at 10th, 2nd after next, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 7th when mistake 2 out, no extra
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out, moderate 9th before next, no extra, never a factor
prominent and keen early, not fluent 1st, soon mid-division, mistake 9th, towards rear when slightly hampered next, mistake 6 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next
prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 8th at 10th, slight mistake 5 out, soon pushed along and lost place, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off
prominent, disputed from 3rd, mistake 5th, headed before 8th and soon tracked leaders, 5th at 10th, ridden and no impression approaching straight, no extra in 6th when mistake and unseated rider last
led or disputed, jumped left 6th, headed 8th, 2nd when mistake 6 out ,pushed along in 7th when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, bumped 6th, pushed along in mid-division when fell 10th
tracked leaders, 4th at 10th, 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, ridden before last where not fluent, challenged run-in, stayed on well, led post
tracked leaders, improved to lead at 8th, not fluent 5 out, travelling well when not fluent 2 out, two lengths lead when mistake last, soon ridden and strongly pressed, kept on well, headed post
tracked leaders on outer, 6th at 10th, ridden and no impression in 8th before 2 out, no extra
rear of mid-division, some headway in 9th and still going okay when mistake and unseated rider 3 out
mid-division on inner, 7th when not fluent 10th, headway after 3 out, pushed along in 3rd entering straight, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace
held up in rear, some headway before 3 out, pushed along in 8th approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace
towards rear, pushed along in rear when slightly hampered 10th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, moderate 10th before next, no extra
Gordon Elliott had eleven entered at the early stage and has whittled them down to five. Davy Russell rides the stable's Floueur but he was beaten seven lengths by another from the yard in Death Duty in a Grand National trial at Punchestown in February. Hurricane Georgie easily won the Midlands National at Kilbeggan while Defi Bleu beat DONKEY YEARS narrowly at Fairyhouse but pulled up when that rival landed a Grade B handicap at Punchestown. Mark Walsh rides the latter for J P McNamara, who also owns the Joseph O'Brien pair at the top of the handicap with the 2020 Galway Plate winner Early Doors always capable of a big run while A Wave Of The Sea thrives in these big staying handicaps though he's 10lb higher than when runner-up in this last year. Ain't That A Shame has never won in just four starts over fences but has the potential to go on to better things.
Early Doors (FR) 50-1 (11-1) Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression, 8th of 11, 28 3/4l behind Santa Rossa (10-12) at Tipperary 2m (1) Yielding in Jun.
A Wave Of The Sea (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, jumped right at 2nd, 13th after 8th, headway to 8th after 4 out, no impression before 2 out, left 7th run-in, kept on without threatening, 6th of 16, 17 1/2l behind Busselton (10-5) at Listowel 3m hcp gd in Sep.
Coko Beach (FR) 50-1 (10-13) Chased leader, led 3rd until 17th, chased leader, every chance 3 out, pushed along and weakened next, 8th of 40, dist behind Noble Yeats (10-10) at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Hurricane Georgie (IRE) 22-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, slow 3rd, detached halfway, pushed along in 5th after 4 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Easy Game (11-8) at Gowran Park 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Oct.
Max Flamingo (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Raced 3rd, not fluent at 8th, took closer order at 10th, pushed along before 2 out, no impression on leaders in moderate 3rd before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Authorized Art (11-5) at Tipperary 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Oct.
Velvet Elvis (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th at 16th, pushed along entering straight and pecked 2 out, 5th and slightly hampered last, kept on one pace, 6th of 27, 8l behind Lord Lariat (10-5) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Death Duty (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed lead 13th and led briefly 15th, 3rd 5 out, ridden and lost place before 2 out, soon no extra, 11th of 27, 28 3/4l behind Lord Lariat (10-5) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Floueur (FR) 33-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway 13th, mistake 16th, slight mistake 6 out, dropped towards rear and mistake next, pulled up after 4 out, at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Lieutenant Command (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, fell 1st, at Punchestown 2m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
The Big Dog (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along after 4 out and went 2nd after next, ridden after 2 out, 5th and no impression approaching last where slow, no extra, 6th of 13, 26 3/4l behind Death Duty (11-4) at Punchestown 3m 4f hcp hvy in Feb.
Ain't That A Shame (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Mid-division, pushed along approaching 3 out where not fluent, never in contention, 13th of 20, dist behind Chambard (11-1) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Defi Bleu (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, reminders after 8th, no extra after 5 out and behind when pulled up before next, at Punchestown 3m hcp Yielding in Apr.
Falco Blitz (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Raced off pace towards rear, not fluent at 1st, took closer order at 4th, 5th after 6th, under pressure after 8th, dropped to rear before 2 out, no impression on principals in 4th before last, no extra, 4th of 6, 17 1/2l behind Sil Ver Klass (10-8) at Listowel 2m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
Donkey Years (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Mid-division early, moderate 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra, never a factor, 9th of 11, 24l behind Pat Coyne (10-8) at Listowel 2m 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Walking On Glass (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th before next where jumped big, challenged on inner before last where disputed, led narrowly final 100 yards, kept on well, all out, won at Gowran Park 3m hcp Good - Yielding in Oct beating Unexpected Depth (11-12) by hd, 10 ran.
Darrens Hope (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Led narrowly, mistake at 4th, headed at 5th, led after 5th, not fluent at 7th, increased lead before 10th, under pressure and reminder before 2 out, pressed last, soon headed, no impression run-in, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Frontal Assault (10-13) at Galway 2m 7f sft in Oct.
Siberian Prince (IRE) 10-3jfav (11-12) Led, pressed 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Brave Way (11-0) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
Real Steel (FR) 28-1 (11-5) Towards rear, moderate 6th halfway, slight mistake 6 out, pushed along after 3 out and bad mistake next, no impression before last, kept on one pace into 4th closing stages, 4th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Pat Coyne (10-8) at Listowel 2m 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Macgiloney (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression in 6th before 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Walking On Glass (10-12) at Gowran Park 3m hcp Good - Yielding in Oct.
