towards rear and jumped right 1st, 15th at 3rd, behind at 7th, soon no danger
mid-division, 11th at 3rd, pushed along after 7th, soon no danger
in rear, mistake 1st, tended to jump right, behind at 7th, soon no danger
mid-division, 7th at 3rd, headway into 4th 4 out, 3rd 2 out, soon no impression, one pace
mid-division, 9th at 3rd, jumped right 3 out and no impression
held up, 13th at 3rd, no impression from before 4 out
mid-division, 10th at 3rd, no impression from before 4 out
chased leaders, 5th at 3rd, tended to jump left, no impression and one pace from 2 out
prominent, soon 3rd, slight mistake 2nd, jumped left 5 out, dropped to 6th 4 out, no extra from after next
mid-division, 8th at 3rd, no impression from after 4 out
made all, asserted after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, easily
chased leaders, 6th at 3rd, slight mistake 5 out, 7th 4 out, went 4th 2 out, soon no impression, not fluent last, one pace run-in
held up, 12th at 3rd, moderate 8th 4 out, jumped right next and no impression
held up, 14th at 3rd, no impression from before 4 out
prominent, soon 4th, 3rd 4 out, no extra from after 2 out
prominent, soon 2nd, no impression from after 2 out, one pace
VAUTOUR's first foray into chasing has been hugely anticipated. Unbeaten in five starts since joining Willie Mullins, his three Grade 1 victories earlier this year bore the hallmark of a top prospect and with a pedigree packed with stamina it will be a huge shock if he doesn't make a successful start over the bigger obstacles. The four-year-old Clarcam is another bright prospect who was still in touch when falling in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham before a close second in a Grade 1 at Aintree. He's another with chaser written all over him and the fact that his trainer runs him over fences at such a young age speaks volumes. Minella Foru, a Grade 3 winner over timber, made a good impression on his chasing bow behind Sizing Granite at Naas and is certain to have benefited from the experience while Vinconte Du Noyer did well to get so close to a couple of very promising types at Navan and he could be the one to take advantage if the chasing newcomers don't come up to scratch.
Ardmillan (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, bad mistake 1st, no impression from 4 out, never a factor, last of 7, well behind Apache Stronghold (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f beg chs in Oct.
Capital Pursuit (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, pushed along 6th, dropped to last 5 out, soon eased, completely tailed off,, 10th of 12, well behind Valseur Lido (11-11) at Punchestown 2m 4f beg chs sft.
Divine Rhapsody (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, moderate 6th halfway, ridden in moderate 4th before 2 out, soon no extra, 5th of 17, 5l behind Sammy Black (10-0) at Naas 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 in Mar.
Dysios (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression 2 out, 15th of 24, 31l behind Gilgamboa (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m hcap hdle sft in Jan.
Festive Felon (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up, not fluent 1st, 10th after 4th, moderate 8th 6 out, moderate 7th from next, soon eased, not fluent 4 out, one pace,, 7th of 12, well behind Valseur Lido (11-11) at Punchestown 2m 4f beg chs sft.
Flaming Dawn (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up, took keen hold, towards rear, closer in moderate 5th from 8th, went distant 3rd and kept on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 34l behind Real Steel (11-12) at Naas 2m 3f beg chs sft.
Leighinmohr (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in moderate 4th 4 out, soon no impression, 5th of 7, 48l behind Apache Stronghold (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f beg chs in Oct.
Minella Foru (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, disputed 3rd halfway, 4th 5 out, progress to 2nd after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace without troubling principals, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Sizing Granite (11-9) at Naas 2m beg chs.
Owens Pride (IRE) 80-1 (11-12) Towards rear, mistake 8th, moderate 6th when slight mistake 5 out, soon no danger, last of 8, 45l behind Real Steel (11-12) at Naas 2m 3f beg chs sft.
Third Opinion (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Soon raced in moderate 3rd, never troubled front pair, dropped to 4th and kept on same pace from last, 4th of 7, 19l behind Chancol (11-11) at Punchestown 2m beg chs gd in Oct.
Vautour (FR) 1-3fav (11-10) Made all, ridden and 3 lengths advantage last, kept on run-in, won at Punchestown 2m 4f nov hdl Grade 1 (1) in May beating Apache Stronghold (11-10) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Viconte Du Noyer (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Raced mainly in 5th, ridden to challenge in 3rd after 2 out, no impression run-in and kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Gilgamboa (11-12) at Navan 2m beg chs sft.
Western Boy (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, ridden from next, no impression straight, 5th of 8, 14l behind Faugheen (11-12) at Punchestown 2m nov hdl G2 (1) in Apr.
White Arm (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, raced wide throughout, no danger when impeded by faller 3 out, kept on same pace, 7th of 9, 29l behind On The Fringe (12-3) at Killarney 2m 6f hts chs in May.
The Housekeeper (IRE) 15-8fav (11-5) Led, not fluent 3rd, joined 5 out, led again 3 out, ridden approaching straight, joined 2 out, narrowly headed from before last where fell heavily, in a race won by Subtle Ben (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f beg chase in May, 8 ran.
Clarcam (FR) 3-1 (10-11) Held up in 3rd early, rear from 4th, improved to challenge before 2 out, ridden before last where close 2nd and mistake, disputed run-in and edged ahead last strides, won at Limerick 2m 2f 4yo hdl gd in Oct beating Plinth (11-3) by shd, 4 ran.
