held up 4th, ran freely, progress to 3rd 3f out, travelling well and on terms under 2f out, narrowly led 1f out, easily
ran freely in 5th, 6th halfway, closer in 5th 3f out, ridden under 2f out, no impression, kept on one pace
led, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened, kept on one pace from under 2f out
rear, progress to 6th 3f out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and progress to 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without troubling principals
tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and dropped to rear 3f out, weakened and eased, completely tailed off
settled 3rd, headway and on terms entering straight, soon headed, ridden and kept on same pace over 1f out
ran 6th, 5th halfway, headway to 4th 3f out, pushed along and on terms under 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner
CHARBEL has Punchestown's champion bumper as his target after an impressive debut success here a month ago when Braize ran quite well in sixth. Ball D'Arc had only two opponents to beat at Belharbour and did it well but The Brock Inn was beaten a long way when runner-up to the useful Kate Appleby Shoes at Limerick. Tokenella was beaten narrowly in a four-runner race on heavy ground here a couple of weeks ago while the newcomers Eagle Passing and Tesseract hail from top yards and the market should be checked.
Charbel (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Soon tracked leaders in 4th, still travelling smoothly from early straight, chased leader 1 1/2f out, quickened well to lead under 1f out, soon asserted and stayed on well, comfortably,, won at Leopardstown 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Feb beating Coeur Joyeux (11-0) by 4l, 11 ran.
Ball D'Arc (FR) 4-7 (11-9) Mostly ld, jumping well, 3l adv 1/2way, jnd briefly bef 2out, sn wo & 3l adv last, ko best, won at Belharbour 3m ire ptp gd in Feb beating Return Flight (11-9) by 2 1/2l, 3 ran.
Braize (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Soon raced in 7th, a little keen, 6th approaching straight, one pace from 2f out,, 6th of 11, 11l behind Charbel (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Feb.
Eagle Passing Passing Glance gelding out of Grandma Griffiths.
Biento Madame 4-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, ridden entering straight, soon no impression, never a factor, last of 7, 28l behind Sir Will (11-0) at Naas 2m 4yo NH flat sft in Jan.
The Brock Inn (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Raced in 3rd, 2nd 5f out, under pressure into straight, soon no impression, one pace, 2nd of 8, 28l behind Kate Appleby Shoes (11-9) at Limerick 2m mares n h flat hvy.
Tokenella (IRE) 7-2 (10-11) In rear, closer order from halfway, under pressure from 3f out, switched right over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on well without getting there inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Vinciaettis (11-7) at Limerick 2m 4yo NH flat hvy.
Tesseract (IRE) Trans Island gelding out of Ballinagar Lady.
