chased clear leader, remote 2nd and not fluent 6th, pushed along and closer after 2 out, ridden run-in and disputed lead briefly over 100 yards out, no impression close home
chased clear leader, remote 3rd halfway, 4th and no impression 3 out, pushed along and closer approaching last, kept on well run-in, nearest at finish
chased clear leader, slight mistake 4th, remote 5th halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in
chased clear leader, remote 6th halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on run-in, nearest at finish
chased clear leader, remote 4th halfway, 3rd 3 our, pushed along and closer after next, ridden run-in and led 100 yards out, kept on well
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra in straight, completely tailed off
rear of mid-division well off pace, never a factor, no extra in straight, weakened, completely tailed off
rear of mid-division well off pace, remote 8th when not fluent 3 out, pushed along and closer approaching last, went 4th run-in and kept on well, nearest at finish
mid-division well off pace, pushed along and no impression approaching 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off
rear of mid-division well of pace, never a factor, pushed along and kept on one pace in straight, tailed off
chased clear leader, remote 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra, tailed off
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra and pulled up before 3 out
always towards rear, never a factor, well behind and pulled up before 3 out
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 4 out, weakened, completely tailed off
mid-division and well off pace, remote 10th and not fluent 3 out, no extra, tailed off
towards rear and well off pace, never a factor, no extra in straight, completely tailed off
led and soon well clear, 25 lengths lead halfway, not fluent 3 out and pushed along, reduced advantage after 2 out and soon ridden, under pressure run-in and headed over 100 yards out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, slight mistake 5th, never a factor, no extra in straight, completely tailed off
chased clear leader, remote 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, closer before last, kept on one pace run-in
This has been run four times and Gordon Elliott has won three. He has a trio of entries here and the €280,000 Firefox will attract interest on his racecourse debut. Winning bumper Neigh Botha will be better for his debut for the yard at Listowel where he made mistakes and Ideal Vert started long odds-on when runner-up in a point at Ballinaboola in February. HARTUR D'ARC handled heavy conditions to land a 2m3f bumper at Cork and having already scored between the flags stamina won't be a problem so he gets the nod.
Hartur D'arc (FR) 10-3 (12-0) Held up in mid-division, progress in 6th 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, stayed on to challenge 1f out, led narrowly inside final 150 yards, kept on well under pressure, won at Cork 2m 3f hvy in Apr beating Suain Na Draoicht (12-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Heyjoe De Kerser (FR) Saddler Maker gelding out of Pluie De Cendres.
Neigh Botha (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, moderate 3rd at 3rd where not fluent, 4th before 4th, pushed along to 2nd before 2 out where not fluent, soon 3rd, not fluent last, no extra, 3rd of 15, 13 1/2l behind No Risk No Fun (11-12) at Listowel 2m mdn gd in Sep.
Quite Incredible (IRE) 11-4 (12-2) Twrds rr of mid-div, 9th 5out, cl 7th aftr 4out, no ex bef 3out & bhnd when pu bef 2out, at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Spirit Of Legend (FR) 10-1 (12-0) Towards rear, headway into mid-division halfway, progress into 4th entering straight, soon pushed along and no extra from over 1f out, 8th of 23, 24 1/2l behind Path D'oroux (12-0) at Punchestown 2m Yielding in Apr.
Use Your Illusion (IRE) 250-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 15, 19l behind Royal Romeo (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f mdn gd in Sep.
Wee Jerry (IRE) 150-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, slight mistakes 4th and 5th, ridden in moderate 5th 3 out, moderate 4th and mistake 2 out, weakened, 6th of 8, dist behind American Mike (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 6f mdn sft in Nov.
Firefox (IRE) Walk In The Park gelding out of Cuteasafox.
Ideal Vert (FR) 2-5 (11-11) Pr, 2nd 1/2way, sl mstk 4out, rdn aftr 2out where sl mstk, 3l dwn last, no ex run-in, ko, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Doyen For Money (11-11) at Ballinaboola 2m mdn gd in Feb.
Ivane (FR) 28-1 (11-2) Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off, 9th of 12, dist behind Carrig Rock (11-4) at Sligo 2m 4f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Mac's Xpress (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders when fell 1st, at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn gd in Aug.
Maymullen (IRE) 150-1 (11-10) Always behind, never a factor, 17th of 20, dist behind Cool Survivor (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 5f mdn gd in Oct.
No Never Again (IRE) 200-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 13th at 4th, progress after 5th, lost place before 2 out, no extra, 13th of 20, 29 3/4l behind Celestial Horizon (11-7) at Naas 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Mar.
Superdermo (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) In rear and well off pace, never a factor, mistake 4th and tailed off halfway, no extra and pulled up before 3 out, at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn Yielding in Mar.
Wrecking Ball Paul (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Led, ran wide off bend after 1st, increased advantage before 4th, raced wide on bend after 5th and headed, pulled up before 4 out, at Sligo 2m 1f mdn Yielding in Jul.
Fairy Tree (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Towards rear, not fluent at times, 9th halfway, pushed along from 3 out and ridden in 8th from next, kept on without threatening from before last, 5th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Bella Bliss (10-13) at Sligo 2m 1f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Kilbree Warrior (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Led early, headed after 1st, 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 4th before 2 out, no extra from next, 4th of 8, 17l behind Inclusion (10-11) at Downpatrick 2m 5f mdn Yielding in Oct.
Gigantamax Eevee (IRE) 200-1 (10-11) Mid-division, 8th after 6th, under pressure after 3 out, no extra before 2 out, 6th of 13, 34 1/4l behind Kilbunny Pontic (11-7) at Tramore 2m 4f mdn Yielding in Oct.
Got To Fly (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th and no impression when mistake 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 22 1/4l behind Kiki Badger (11-12) at Limerick 2m mdn sft in Oct.
