led and disputed, headed 3 out, lost place from before straight, soon no extra
raced in 8th early, no extra approaching straight
soon towards rear, no extra approaching straight
soon towards rear, not fluent 6th, bumped 7th, not a factor after
held up, soon towards rear, no impression 4 out, no extra approaching straight
raced in 4th early, improved to get on on terms 3 out, soon narrowly headed, bad mistake 2 out, no extra and one pace after
raced in 10th early, some headway but no impression from before straight, one pace
raced in 13th early, no impression 4 out, no extra from before straight
held up, mistake 1st and rider without irons briefly, jumped left 7th and bumped rival, not a factor after and pulled up 3 out
mid-division early, some headway but no impression from before 3 out, weakened and eased straight
close up and disputed lead, lost position approaching straight but still chasing leaders, no extra and one pace after
raced in 3rd early, close up, still prominent when fell 2 out
raced in 9th early, improved into 4th approaching straight, kept on without matching front pair from before last
raced in 7th early, reminder 10th, no impression approaching 4 out, no extra and pulled up next
raced in 6th early, improved to get on terms 3 out, soon gained narrow lead, strongly pressed and kept on well run-in, all out
raced in 12th early, headway on inner approaching 4 out, 5th approaching straight, travelling smoothly 2 out, challenged in 2nd when jinked about at last, rider rode finish without irons after, kept on well without quite matching winner
raced in 5th early, no impression from before straight
raced in 11th early, soon towards rear and never a factor, pulled up 3 out
Colin Tizzard won this last year with Sizing Granite and SHANAHAN'S TURN (NAP) looks well enough weighted to complete a stable double. Runner-up to another stable companion, Ultragold, in the Topham at Aintree, the 2015 Galway Plate winner has bounced back to form at the right time and will take some beating. The Paparrazi Kid, runner-up in that Galway event, has continued to perform with credit in these sort of races but has a very stiff task against the selection at the weights. Willie Mullins has three entries with Patricks Park likely to attract attention despite a moderate run at Fairyhouse as he'd earlier looked very progressive when scoring at Leopardstown when Blast Of Koeman was nine lengths behind. Clarcam is admirably consistent but is held by the selection on Topham form.
Champagne West (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Led after 1st, joined 6th, mistake and headed 8th, pushed along and lost place before 5 out, no extra, behind and pulled up before 3 out, at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp hvy in Jan.
Devils Bride (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Never better than mid-division, behind from 10th (bechers), tailed off from 13th, 14th of 27, dist behind Ultragold (11-1) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Clarcam (FR) 16-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway on outside 4 out, disputed 3rd 2 out, soon one pace, ridden and no impression after, 6th of 27, 21 3/4l behind Ultragold (11-1) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Woodland Opera (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, 3rd 4 out and mistake next, pushed along entering straight and no impression after 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 4, 26 1/2l behind A Toi Phil (11-8) at Thurles 2m 4f (1) hvy in Jan.
Lord Scoundrel (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division early, 15th from 12th, no extra and pulled up before 16th, at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp hvy in Apr.
Polidam (FR) 9-1fav (11-6) Towards rear, mistake and hampered 7th, headway into mid-division 12th (canal turn), outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, 9th of 27, 37 3/4l behind Ultragold (11-1) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Viconte Du Noyer (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Held up behind, mistake 11th, under pressure when hampered 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Cold March (FR) 8-1 (11-10) In touch, headway chasing leaders before 7th, 3rd before next, weakened before 9th, behind and struggling 11th, mistake 12th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next, at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Demi Sang (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Mid-division, lost place 8th, behind from 11th, weakened 5 out, pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.
The Paparrazi Kid (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) Soon chased leaders, 6th from 12th, fell 13th, at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp hvy in Apr.
Jetstream Jack (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Soon tracked leaders, led briefly 12th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 6 out, at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp hvy in Apr.
Goulane Chosen (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 7th entering straight, no impression in moderate 6th 2 out, weakened, 6th of 17, dist behind Ministerforsport (11-7) at Cork 2m 3f hcp Soft - Heavy in Apr.
Oscar Knight (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Soon chased leaders, brought down 5th, at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp hvy in Apr.
Shanahan's Turn (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Mid-division, tracked leaders 10th (bechers), chased front pair after 3 out, ridden after last, went 2nd approaching elbow, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 27, 3 3/4l behind Ultragold (11-1) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Patricks Park (IRE) 2-1fav (11-2) Mid-division early, 8th at 5th, not much room briefly after 8th, effort straight, kept on same pace from before last, 5th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Bel Ami De Sivola (10-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hcp Soft - Heavy in Apr.
Blast Of Koeman (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) In rear, headway into 4th 3 out, 4th on inner when short of room entering straight, bumped rival approaching last, ridden in 3rd after last, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5 3/4l behind Spider Web (10-0) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Mar.
Tout Est Permis (FR) 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead briefly before halfway, disputed lead again 4 out ridden and headed after 2 out, soon no impression, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Fitzhenry (10-10) at Naas 2m 4f hcp sft in Feb.
Newsworthy (IRE) 66-1 (10-4) Mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 3rd (chair), at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
