held up in moderate 3rd, not fluent 8th, slight mistake 7 out, dropped to rear 4 out, no extra, slight mistake 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent early, went moderate 3rd 4 out, never a danger, jumped right 2 out
tracked clear leader early, closer 6th, disputed from 7 out, led after 3 out, eased clear before last, not extended
led and clear early, reduced advantage 6th, joined 7 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace
JOURNEY WITH ME was unbeaten in a point-to-point, a bumper and maiden/novice hurdles before falling at the last in the Ballymore where he'd led for much of the way but was fading. He was probably feeling the effects when well beaten in a Grade 1 here in April. He had Kilcruit almost five lengths behind when landing a maiden hurdler at Leopardstown but the latter, who won a Grade 1 bumper here at last year's Festival, then beat a big field of maiden hurdlers on this track. He couldn't live with Constitution Hill and Jonbon in the Sky Bet Supreme at Cheltenham then didn't jump well when attempting to make all in the Champion Novices' here. Both look exciting prospects with preference just for the former. Aldo The Apache won a couple of handicap hurdles last autumn and is bred for chasing while Broomfields Jeremy has run twice over fences.
Aldo The Apache (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Mid-division, dropped towards rear before 3 out, soon no extra, tailed off, 19th of 24, dist behind Good Time Jonny (10-13) at Leopardstown 3m hcp Yielding in Feb.
Broomfields Jeremy (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, 6th and closer approaching 2 out, went 2nd early run-in and ridden entering straight, 3rd and no extra inside final 150 yards, 3rd of 7, 8 1/4l behind Barnacullia (11-5) at Galway 2m 2f Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Kilcruit (IRE) 16-5 (11-10) Led, joined and not fluent 3 out, soon reminders, slight mistake and ridden briefly 2 out, ridden and headed before last, mistake last, no extra and kept on one pace, 4th of 5, 12 1/4l behind State Man (11-10) at Punchestown 2m 3f (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Willywampus (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Soon tracked leaders, disputed 2nd, soon led, jumped right 3rd, headed before 6th, led again 5 out, ridden and headed entering straight, disputed again approaching last, narrowly headed run-in, kept on well, just held, 2nd of 14, nk behind Scalor (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f Yielding in Nov.
Journey With Me (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Mid-division on outer, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, dist behind The Nice Guy (11-10) at Punchestown 3m (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
