chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, reminders from 4th, 5th from 5th, pushed along 6th, badly hampered 7th, quickly pulled up
prominent, jumped well, soon 2nd, slightly impeded and left in lead 9th, asserted from 2 out, pushed out briefly run-in, stayed on well, easily
soon chased leaders, 6th from 5th, no danger from 10th
tracked leaders, 3rd from 5th, bumped 9th, soon no danger, eased 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
led, mistake 4th, almost fell 9th, quickly pulled up
held up, 8th from 5th, bumped rival next, mistake 9th and bumped rival, not fluent 4 out, soon no danger in poor 3rd
held up, 9th from 5th, no danger from 10th
towards rear, not fluent 2nd and 6th, slightly impeded 7th and pushed along, no danger and fell 4 out
chased leaders, 4th from 5th, soon 3rd, impeded and left 2nd from 9th, slight mistake 2 out, soon not go with winner, one pace
took keen hold, chased leaders, 7th from 5th, bumped 6th, fell 7th
All Hell Let Loose is well regarded and his close second to the classy Ttebbob at Thurles suggests he'll take some beating here. But he's taking on a potential top-notch young chaser in BLACK HERCULES. Willie Mullins' charge only suffered defeat when tackling Grade 1 events in bumpers and the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham in March, where he was well below his best, and he's always been earmarked for a career over the bigger obstacles. The champion trainer also runs Sambremont and he'll improve on his opening run over fences behind The Housekeeper at Roscommon, though will need to do so in this company. Georges Conn has had seven runs over fences and been placed in six of them, falling in the other. His most recent run when second in the Troytown on this course was his best so far and he's no forlorn hope. Fine Article was a smart hurdler and wasn't far behind the promising No More Heroes on his chasing debut at Punchestown.
All Hell Let Loose (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Soon chased leaders, slightly slow 1st, poor 4th approaching 8th, chased winner in moderate 2nd from 3 out, ridden to close straight, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 15, 6l behind Ttebbob (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f sft in Nov.
Black Hercules (IRE) 5-2fav (11-7) Held up in rear, some headway and 7th 2 out, never on terms and soon weakened, 7th of 19, 35 1/4l behind Martello Tower (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m (1) sft in Mar.
Blow The Doors Off 33-1 (11-12) Held up, slight mistake 2nd and pushed along briefly, 9th from 4th, never a factor,, 9th of 18, dist behind Bonny Kate (11-5) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f sft in Nov.
Fine Article (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, prominent from 4th, 3rd on inner before straight, soon pushed along, mistake 2 out and bumped, one pace, 3rd of 9, 6 1/4l behind No More Heroes (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f gd in Oct.
Marlbrook (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, improved to challenge and mistake 3 out, ridden and no extra next, soon weakened, 15th of 16, dist behind Jetson (10-10) at Punchestown 3m hcp hvy in Feb.
Milanesque (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Mid-division on inner, no impression from 4 out, mistake next, never a factor, 8th of 18, dist behind Killer Miller (11-12) at Naas 2m 3f Yielding - Soft in Nov.
Rare Legend (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, never a factor, remote 10th before 3 out, kept on one pace, tailed off, 9th of 14, dist behind Monksland (11-12) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hvy in Nov.
Rathpatrick (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, no extra from 4 out, 14th of 16, dist behind Shaneshill (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f sft in Nov.
Sambremont (FR) 10-11fav (11-4) Chased leader and disputed 2nd, improved to challenge 2 out, soon ridden, no extra in 2nd last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind The Housekeeper (11-5) at Roscommon 3m Yielding in May.
Tairbheacha (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, bad mistake 3 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Douvan (11-12) at Navan 2m 1f sft in Nov.
Georges Conn (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Mid-division, slight mistake 5th, 8th halfway, ridden before straight, kept on to challenge before 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, stayed on to challenge last and slight mistake, left 2nd, kept on without reaching winner run-in, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Riverside City (9-13) at Navan 3m hcp sft in Nov.
