soon raced in 3rd, 2nd from 8th, on terms 4 out, soon 2nd again until pushed along to dispute lead straight, left in lead from 2 out, headed before last, one pace after
in rear and off pace, some headway 7th and 4th at 8th, closed up behind horses straight travelling smoothly, left 2nd from 2 out where bumped with rival, led before last where mistake, ridden and stayed on well run-in
soon raced in 4th and off pace, dropped to last at 8th, soon no impression, left 4th again from 2 out
led, headed before 2nd, led again approaching 4th, slight mistake 7th, joined 4 out, soon narrow leader again until headed straight, bumped with rival 2 out and no extra
prominent, led before 2nd, headed approaching 4th where slightly slow, slightly slow next, 3rd from 8th, pushed along to challenge and dispute lead straight, mistake and unseated rider 2 out
Henry De Bromhead has won the last two of these with odds-on chances and Trainwreck should come in for support on his chasing bow as he did very well over hurdles, though has never raced on ground this quick. He was beaten half-a-length by Them And Us when conceding 1lb on this track in December though that was on heavy going and it will be interesting to see how they fare over fences on much quicker ground. The latter was conceding 4lb to DUCA DE THAIX when beaten just over two lengths at Limerick a couple of weeks later, again on very testing ground, so Gordon Elliott's charge just gets the nod though all three are the types to do very well over fences this campaign. Kildorrery has a fitness advantage and showed he acts on the going when scoring at Kilbeggan last month so he's no forlorn hope on his chasing bow but the remaining pair look to have plenty to find.
Duca De Thaix (FR) 25-1 (10-9) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 15th of 24, 15 3/4l behind True Self (9-12) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Kildorrery (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Towards rear, progress straight, jumped slightly right 3 out, kept on well without threatening from before last, 5th of 16, 4 3/4l behind Try Again (10-11) at Navan 2m hcp gf in Sep.
Mr Picotee (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 9th from 4th, no extra from before 2 out, 10th of 11, 35 3/4l behind Fiesole (10-10) at Tipperary 2m hcp gd in Oct.
My Manekineko 40-1 (8-4) Prominent and led after 1 1/2f, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along and headed early straight, no extra over 1f out, eased closing stages, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Nimitz (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Sep.
Trainwreck (IRE) 50-1 (11-10) Mid-division early, 7th after 3rd, no extra straight and not fluent last, 10th of 11, 28l behind Samcro (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m (1) sft in Feb.
Us And Them (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) In touch, pushed along before 3 out, weakened after next, tailed off, 12th of 19, dist behind Summerville Boy (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) hvy in Mar.
