tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra before straight
mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra before 2 out
mid-division, closer in 5th 2 out, ridden in 2nd before last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace
always towards rear, ridden and no impression before straight
held up towards rear, good progress to dispute entering straight, led before 2 out, ridden and pressed 2 out, soon headed, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed entering straight, ridden in 2nd before 2 out, no extra before last
tracked leader and close up, disputed after 3rd, ridden and headed entering straight, soon no extra, weakened
led and disputed, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, progress into 4th before 2 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden to assert before last, kept on strongly
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Fons Vivus finished a close second over 2m5f at Tramore then didn't handle heavy ground there next time. This looks too short nowadays as it does for winning point-to-pointer Fiery Brown, beaten 30 lengths into second over 2m4f at Punchestown. CAOIMHES PET (NAP) gave notice of better to come when fourth here in November then finished a close second in a huge field at Punchestown on New Year's Eve where a bad mistake two out probably cost her the race. That form that should be good enough for this. Whip Whitaker makes his handicap debut after a slightly better run in a Thurles maiden.
Coco Lightning (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Navan 2m 4f hcp sft in Jan.
Out The Gap 28-1 (11-12) Rear, 7th after 5th, weakened and detached 2 out, never a factor, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Music Drive (11-12) at Galway 2m 3f mdn sft in Oct.
Fiery Brown (IRE) 22-1 (11-7) Mid-division, took closer order in 4th at 4th, 3rd at 7th, progress to 2nd before 4 out, no impression on leader after 2 out, moderate 3rd before last where left moderate 2nd, tailed off, 2nd of 9, 30l behind Eabha Grace (11-7) at Punchestown 2m 5f mdn hvy in Jan.
Carmels Gift (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Towards rear, 12th after 5th, headway before 3 out, mistake 2 out and lost place, no extra before last, 13th of 18, 37 1/4l behind Little Mixup (11-6) at Limerick 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Port Rashid (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division, 13th halfway, progress 3 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace, 7th of 17, 11 1/4l behind Romella (11-5) at Roscommon 1m 7f hcp gd in Sep.
Caoimhes Pet (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to dispute 3 out, led when bad mistake and almost unseated rider next, pressed before last where headed, ridden and no impression, kept on one pace, 2nd of 22, 2 3/4l behind Little Mixup (12-6) at Punchestown 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Whip Whitaker (IRE) 100-1 (11-10) Disputed briefly, tracked leaders from 2nd, 2nd halfway, ridden in 4th before straight, no extra in 5th before 2 out where slight mistake, 4th of 10, 26 1/4l behind Belle The Lioness (11-3) at Thurles 2m mdn Yielding in Jan.
Beau's Candle (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 4th halfway, 6th when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, 8th of 9, 30 1/4l behind Alpesh Amin (11-8) at Limerick 2m 3f mdn hvy in Dec.
Getaway Master (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, mistake 1st, reminder towards rear after 3 out, soon no extra and behind when pulled up before last, at Ballinrobe 2m 5f hcp gd in May.
Pont Audemer (FR) 40-1 (10-4) Rear, effort before 2 out, kept on run-in, never on terms, 11th of 18, 23 1/4l behind Little Mixup (11-6) at Limerick 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Dec.
Fons Vivus (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) In touch, dropped to 10th and pushed along after 8th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out, at Tramore 2m 6f hcp hvy in Jan.
