attempted to make all, headed before straight, dropped to 3rd and no extra from before 2 out, kept on same pace
soon tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, 4th before straight, soon no extra
waited with, moderate 7th 3 out, soon no impression, fell last
always prominent, led before straight, clear before last, stayed on well run-in, comfortably
mid-division, 6th before straight, soon no impression
tracked leaders early, reminder 6th, soon lost place, towards rear when fell 7 out
tracked leaders, 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure from before last
towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, no impression 3 out, hampered last, tailed off
soon mid-division, closer in 5th before straight, moderate 4th and kept on same pace approaching 2 out
soon mid-division, 7th approaching 7 out, no impression 3 out, completely tailed off
towards rear, no extra approaching 7 out, pulled up after 3 out
It's hardly surprising that connections have entered QUARRYVALE under a 6lb penalty after her demolition job at Thurles on Thursday and, with her rider able to claim half the extra impost back, she looks set for a quick double. Profit Margin was beaten 30l into third that day and can hardly be fancied to turn the tables but Twice The Craic can generally be relied on to give a good account though he has a long absence to overcome. D's Trix is just 3lb higher than when scoring at Tramore in August but that was on very fast ground so Drive On Jim looks the main danger as he won this a year ago before going on to complete a hat-trick with two victories over hurdles. He's been well beaten on his last two starts but those runs should be ignored.
Quarryvale (IRE) 4-1fav (11-7) Made all, jumped well, asserted from 3 out, stayed on strongly, comfortably, won at Thurles 2m 2f hcp chs 0-109 hvy beating Barneys Honour (11-6) by 22l, 9 ran.
Cranky Corner 12-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, no extra from 3 out, weakened, 20th of 25, well behind Down Under (10-8) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Nov.
Twice The Craic (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, kept on same pace under pressure from before 2 out, 5th of 17, 11l behind Red Basil (10-10) at Gowran Park 3m hcp chs 0-109 sft in Mar.
Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 18, 33l behind Senior Again (10-8) at Clonmel 2m 4f hcp chs 0-116 hvy.
Drive On Jim (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Towards rear, never a factor, 6th 4 out, left poor 4th after 2 out, 4th of 9, well behind Seabass (10-11) at Punchestown 2m 6f hcp chs.
Mantell (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Always behind, weakened from 4 out, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Luke's Benefit (10-6) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-102 sft in Nov.
Profit Margin (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Prominent, slight mistake 6th and reminder, jumped right next, dropped to 3rd and no impression from 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 26l behind Quarryvale (11-7) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp chs 0-109 hvy.
Howryafeelin (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Mid div, fair 7th & still ww 3out, prog in 3rd bef 2out, disp from 2out until 3rd & no ex early flat, ko, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Rattle 'n' Roll (12-0) at Ballindenisk 3m ire ptp hvy.
D's Trix (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Settled in mid-division on inner, no extra from 3 out, weakened, tailed off, 7th of 15, well behind Hidden Present (10-11) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-102 gd in Nov.
Paddysparks (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Soon close up and disputed at stages, not fluent and no extra 5 out, completely tailed off, 8th of 15, well behind Up The Beat (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f beg chs hvy.
Robertstown Rover (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, moderate 4th 7 out, poor 6th approaching 4 out, no extra, completely tailed off, 6th of 17, well behind Jolily (11-5) at Thurles 3m hcp chs 0-102 hvy.
