waited with, 12th from 7th, pushed along from 11th, headway straight, no impression when impeded at last, kept on same pace without threatening
soon raced in 2nd, led approaching 5th, slight mistake 8th, joined approaching straight, headed approaching 3 out, no extra and not fluent 2 out, weakened
mid-division early, 8th from 7th, headway and effort straight, no impression in moderate 4th when fell last
soon chased leaders, 6th from 7th, slight mistake 11th, headway from before straight, no extra when slight mistake 2 out, weakened
soon raced in 3rd, slight mistake 6th, tight for room on inner briefly and weakened approaching straight
mid-division early, 9th from 7th, headway and effort straight, kept on without matching front pair from between last 2
waited with, 11th from 7th, soon some headway, slight mistake 11th, weakened from 2 out
soon led, headed 5th, remained prominent, slight mistake 9th, on terms approaching straight, led again approaching 3 out, joined from before 2 out, soon headed and slight mistake, no extra after
waited with, a little slow at 1st, last from 7th, pushed along from 11th, no impression from before 3 out, kept on same pace without threatening
mid-division early, slightly impeded on inner approaching 4th, 10th from 7th, impeded approaching straight, soon headway travelling smoothly, led between last 2, stayed on well run-in
waited with, slight mistake 7th, soon raced in 14th, pushed along after 8th, no extra from before 3 out
waited with, 13th from 7th, pushed along briefly from next, headway straight, no impression when impeded at last, kept on same pace without threatening
mid-division early, 7th from 7th, headway and effort straight, kept on same pace from 2 out
waited with, 15th from 7th, pushed along from 11th, no extra from before 3 out
soon tracked leaders, 4th from 7th, closed up travelling smoothly straight, slight mistake 2 out, no impression when slightly impeded last, one pace
soon chased leaders, 5th from 7th, slight mistake 3 out, led 2 out, headed between last 2, kept on without matching winner after
A lucrative handicap in which Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins have half-a-dozen entries between them. However, the intriguing one here is TOUT EST PERMIS (NAP), who won the valuable Troytown Handicap Chase here just over a year ago and can race from a 33lb lower mark back over timber despite being 8lb out of the handicap. The owners are also represented by Elliott's progressive Coko Beach though this looks a tough task for a four-year-old. Flaxen Flare, another for the yard, has been around for a long time, winning the 2013 Triumph Hurdle. He's back in form but this year's Pertemps winner Sire Du Berlais could just need the run in such a competitive race. Acapella Bourgeois, another chaser returning to hurdles on a lower mark, looks best of the Mullins trio but The Jam Man, who was expertly placed to win three minor handicaps on good ground in the UK, will find this much tougher as will Galway winner Gran Geste, who is up 8lb.
Sire Du Berlais (FR) 7-2fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, blundered 5th, mistake 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression from next, stayed on same pace, 8th of 21, 18 3/4l behind Aux Ptits Soins (11-8) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Acapella Bourgeois (FR) (10-10) 14th of 20, dist behind Carriacou (10-10) at Auteuil 3m 6f hvy in May.
Coko Beach (FR) 9-4 (10-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and dropped to 4th briefly at 4th, niggled along in 3rd 4 out, ridden and disputed moderate 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner in 2nd 2 out, kept on one pace run-in, 2nd of 5, 15l behind Coeur Sublime (10-13) at Down Royal 2m (1) Yielding - Soft in Nov.
Dandy Mag (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Led and clear, jumped left at 1st, soon led by 3 lengths, jumped left at 2nd, headed after 4th, disputed after 8th, headed and dropped to 3rd 3 out, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Battleoverdoyen (11-3) at Punchestown 2m 7f (1) sft in Nov.
Flaxen Flare (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, 4th at 6th, pushed along to 2nd before 3 out, on terms 2 out, soon led and ridden, asserted before last where not fluent, kept on well, won at Killarney 2m 4f gd in May beating Woodland Opera (11-12) by 3l, 4 ran.
Gran Geste (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, 10th halfway, 9th after 3 out, progress on outer to 2nd entering straight, led last, ridden and strongly pressed 150 yards out, edged left and kept on well to assert close home, won at Galway 2m 6f hcp sft in Oct beating Pivotal Flame (10-5) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Espanito Bello (FR) 33-1 (11-5) Waited with, 8th from 3rd, not fluent 3 out, soon no extra and pulled up, at Fairyhouse 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Moyhenna (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Made all, ridden from entering straight, strongly pressed 2 out, went clear approaching last, stayed on well under pressure run-in, won at Punchestown 2m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in May beating Timeforwest (11-6) by 4 1/2l, 15 ran.
Pleasant Company (IRE) (10-10) 13th of 20, dist behind Carriacou (10-10) at Auteuil 3m 6f hvy in May.
The Jam Man (IRE) 8-13fav (11-5) Held up in rear, headway going well after 3 out, led before going left 2 out, in tight last, easily, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Cottonvale (10-0) by 5l, 7 ran.
Dromore Lad (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Prominent briefly, soon chased leaders, mid-division from before 6th, ridden and no extra before 4 out, weakened, 11th of 16, dist behind Kilfenora (11-0) at Naas 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Oscar Knight (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along 5th, bad mistake 11th, no impression 5 out, fell last, at Navan 3m hcp sft in Nov.
Forever Gold (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Towards rear, pushed along before 11th, no extra and pulled up before 4 out, at Cork 3m 4f hcp sft in Nov.
Agent Boru (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Prominent, slight mistake 2nd, soon chased leaders, mid-division from before 6th, ridden and no extra before 4 out, weakened, 12th of 16, dist behind Kilfenora (11-0) at Naas 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Turbojet 25-1 (10-1) Led and disputed, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra from 2 out, 6th of 16, 34 1/4l behind Kilfenora (11-0) at Naas 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Tout Est Permis (FR) 7-1 (11-10) Led, slight mistake 6 out, headed before next, 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, no extra before straight, 4th of 5, 22 1/2l behind Douvan (11-5) at Clonmel 2m 4f (1) Soft - Heavy in Nov.
