led, headed 3rd, regained lead after 4th, pressed from 5 out, headed entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th when bad mistake last
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 5th 5 out, ridden in 7th 3 out, no impression before 2 out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, progress into close 2nd and challenged 5 out, led entering straight, headed before 2 out, ridden before last where slight mistake, no extra run-in, kept on same pace
chased leader, led 3rd, headed after 4th, 4th 5 out, challenged entering straight, ridden and no extra approaching 2 out, moderate 5th last, kept on one pace in 4th run-in
chased leaders early, soon settled mid-division, progress into 3rd 5 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, soon no extra
always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, pulled up before last
mid-division, 7th halfway, progress in 5th 3 out, close 4th entering straight, led before 2 out where slight mistake, soon ridden, kept on well from last
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden before 2 out, stayed on to 3rd last, no impression leaders and kept on one pace run-in
always in rear, weakened before 5 out, mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Starkie was only third to Page Turner at Limerick in December but Henry De Bromhead's charge is 11lb better off today and the top weight was well beaten at Cork a week later. Rubert was tailed off at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day and probably needs a bit further nowadays but The Shepherd King is back over a more suitable trip and THE WAY WE WERE was placed off today's mark last time. The latter enjoys a massive turnaround in the weights than when fourth to Luke's Benefit at Punchestown earlier and can come out on top today.
Page Turner (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led and disputed, jumped right 5th, headed from 7 out, 3rd 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 11, 17l behind Playing (10-13) at Cork 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 hvy in Jan.
Luke's Benefit (IRE) 5-1fav (10-2) Chased leaders, 6th early, soon mid-division, no impression straight, 9th of 14, 13l behind Glen Beg (9-12) at Naas 2m hcp hdl sft in Jan.
Starkie 9-2 (11-12) Prominent throughout, mistake 3 out, 3rd before straight, no impression from before 2 out, kept on one pace,, 3rd of 13, 11l behind Page Turner (11-5) at Limerick 2m 1f beg chs hvy in Dec.
Rubert (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Chased leaders early, detached 7th, weakened, completely tailed off,, 13th of 14, well behind King Vuvuzela (10-0) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Dec.
Forty Foot Tom 33-1 (9-11) Mid-division best, ridden towards rear 4 out, no extra and weakened, 14th of 21, well behind He'llberemembered (10-4) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp chs sft in Jan.
The Shepherd King (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Held up, closer order 4 out, dropped to moderate 3rd 3 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 30l behind She's Got Grit (9-10) at Navan 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 sft in Jan.
The Way We Were (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, slight peck 1st, a little slow 4th, progress from before 2 out where left in lead, narrowly headed last, soon no impression and dropped to 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Treat Yourself (11-4) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs 0-123 hvy in Jan.
Moiqen (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Ran freely early to lead and dispute, clear lead after 4th, reduced advantage 5 out, headed next, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Pumbaa (11-0) at Limerick 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 hvy in Dec, 16 ran.
Swanfold (IRE) 28-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, dropped to 8th before 3 out and no threat in straight, 7th of 10, 26l behind Treat Yourself (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m nov hcp hdl 80-116 sft in Dec '12.
