unruly at start, in rear, bad mistake 5th, some headway 7th, pushed along 4 out, badly hampered and unseated rider last
soon towards rear and pushed along at stages, under pressure 7th and some headway, 6th approaching straight, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace
kicked out at by rival at start, held up, mistake 1st, slight mistake 5th and soon improved, 3rd approaching straight, no impression 2 out, fell last
made all, soon went on, slight mistake 3rd, reduced lead 7th, good jump 4 out and extended lead again, slight mistake 2 out, asserted from before last, ridden out and stayed on well run-in
prominent, soon chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, closer order 7th, slight mistake 3 out, 2nd approaching straight, kept on same pace from before last
soon chased leader, closer order 7th, not fluent 3 out, 4th approaching straight, no impression 2 out, no extra and not fluent last
chased leaders, took keen hold, fell 7th
chased leaders, closer order 7th, 5th approaching straight where raced on outer, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace
Jody McGarvey and GREAT FIELD have proved an irresistible combination since teaming up at Gowran in January and haven't seen a rival in three starts, making all for facile victories in each case. He's had to overcome a couple of bad mistakes in the process and these fences could catch him out but he'll be very difficult to beat. His stable companion Listen Dear is also a front-runner so tactics will be interesting. She was very disappointing in a Listed contest at Naas but that wasn't her form while another from the yard, Townshend, also likes to blast off in front as he did when gaining a very easy victory on the latter track though he' well held by Ballyoisin on their run at Fairyhouse in January and the latter could provide the main threat if staying on his feet. Ball D'arc could benefit from a furious pace set by the Mullins runners as he stays on strongly over this trip though might just prefer slightly further. His stable companion A Toi Phil couldn't get to Disco in the Champion Novices' here on Tuesday though that looked a stronger race than this. Ordinary World produced a smart performance behind Altior in the Arkle and wouldn't need much more to get competitive in what should be an intriguing tactical battle.
Baily Cloud (IRE) 66-1 (11-10) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd entering straight, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace from last, 4th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Road To Respect (11-10) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Ball D'Arc (FR) 5-1 (11-10) Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden before 2 out where slight mistake, no impression before last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Road To Respect (11-10) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Ballyoisin (IRE) 4-5fav (11-1) Led, took keen hold, joined and every chance when fell 3 out, at Navan 2m 1f (1) Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Great Field (FR) 4-11fav (11-2) Made all, soon clear, 25 lengths lead halfway, further clear before 4 out, mistake 2 out, eased run-in, very easily, won at Thurles 2m 2f lst (1) Yielding - Soft in Mar beating Hurricane Ben (11-2) by 32l, 6 ran.
Ordinary World (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leader until after 4th, stayed well in touch, pushed along after 3 out, left close 3rd 2 out, edged right and unable to go with front pair after last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 15l behind Altior (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m (1) gs in Mar.
Powersbomb (IRE) 22-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway on outside before 3 out, led narrowly between last 2, headed when not fluent last, soon ridden and lost place, one pace flat, 4th of 20, 7 1/2l behind Tully East (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) gs in Mar.
Townshend (GER) 1-5fav (11-12) Made all, clear 2nd, 7 lengths lead halfway, reduced advantage after 4 out, asserted early run-in and stayed on well, very easily, won at Naas 2m Soft - Heavy in Mar beating Teacher's Pet (11-5) by 19l, 4 ran.
Listen Dear (IRE) 4-7fav (10-13) Led, mistake 3 out and headed next, no impression approaching last, no extra run-in, 4th of 5, 14 3/4l behind Slowmotion (10-2) at Naas 2m lst (1) sft in Feb.
A Toi Phil (FR) 12-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, soon 5th, slight mistake 4 out, progress straight, no impression in moderate 4th before last, one pace, 4th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Disko (11-10) at Punchestown 3m 1f (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
