led and disputed, clear of field briefly early, headed before 4th, challenged entering straight, disputed 3 out, soon ridden, led before 2 out, strongly pressed last, soon headed, no extra and kept on same pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 3rd before straight, no extra in 5th 3 out, kept on one pace
led and disputed, clear of field briefly early, led before 4th, pressed entering straight, ridden and disputed 3 out, under pressure in 2nd when fell 2 out
held up, 6th halfway, progress into 3rd 3 out, left 2nd and slightly hampered 2 out, challenged last and pecked slightly, soon ridden to lead, kept on strongly closing stages
always towards rear, ridden 7th, no extra and weakened before straight, tailed off
mid-division, 5th halfway, closer in 4th entering straight, ridden 3 out, no impression next and left 3rd, kept on one pace from before last
held up towards rear, closer in 7th entering straight, ridden in 6th 3 out, left 4th and slightly hampered 2 out, no extra before last
chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd and mistake 7th, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, no extra and slight mistake 3 out
held up, slight mistake 6th, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace from 3 out
Gordon Elliott has a fine record in this and has two entries this time. Cogryhill looked a potentially useful stayer when making most on his hurdling debut over 2m6f at Down Royal and can only improve but faces much better opposition including his stablemate Dallas Cowboy, who made all for an impressive victory at Wexford. Falcon Crest impressed those who saw him beat that good yardstick Crown Of Gold at Fairyhouse, though that was on slightly better ground over the minimum trip. Moylisha Tim showed that staying is his game with a victory over three miles in a Grade 3 at Cork, for which he's penalised, and the 10lb he has to concede to TEN TIMES BETTER might just prove to much. Pat Fahy's mare took some time to win her bumper but relished the move to hurdles when slamming a field of maidens at Clonmel. She's not very big but, receiving weight all round here, she can complete a quick double.
Moylisha Tim (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead after 2nd, ridden after 3 out and pressed next, kept on well to assert run-in, won at Cork 3m (1) sft in Nov beating Ben Button (11-0) by 3l, 5 ran.
Cogryhill (IRE) 2-7fav (11-12) Made virtually all, joined briefly after 5th, led next, not fluent 7th, ridden after 2 out, kept on well run-in, won at Down Royal 2m 6f mdn Yielding in Oct beating The Storyteller (11-7) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dallas Cowboy (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Soon led and clear, advantage a little reduced 7th, pushed along into straight, soon asserted, stayed on well run-in, comfortably, won at Wexford 2m 4f mdn Yielding in Oct beating Grangeclare Rosa (11-5) by 8l, 14 ran.
Falcon Crest (IRE) 7-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd approaching straight, 2nd from 2 out travelling smoothly, led last, eased away run-in, won at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Yielding in Nov beating Crown Of Gold (11-4) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Heathfield (IRE) 4-1fav (9-13) Mid-division, headway from 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, 2nd travelling well next, pushed along to lead before last, ridden and stayed on well run-in, won at Punchestown 3m 6f hcp sft in May beating Audacious Plan (10-1) by 4 1/4l, 20 ran.
Last Encounter (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Led, slight mistake 1st and headed, not fluent 2nd, on terms from 4 out, tending to edge left from early straight, headed approaching 2 out where 3rd, one pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Swansea Mile (11-12) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Okotoks (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) Chased leaders, jumped left 1st, improved into 2nd after 4th and further progress to dispute before 4 out, led after next and pushed along to assert after 2 out, soon clear, jumped left and mistake last, kept on well run-in, comfortably, won at Cork 2m mdn sft in Nov beating Nine Stiches (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Westener Boy (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Mid-division, fell 12th, at Leopardstown 3m hcp hvy in Dec.
Ten Times Better (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Soon chased leaders and close up, 3rd halfway, led entering straight, clear before last, pushed out run-in, easily, won at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn gs in Oct beating Blazing West (10-13) by 14l, 16 ran.
