led, clear halfway, reduced advantage and mistake 2 out, soon ridden, headed before last, no extra in 3rd run-in
towards rear, good headway from 3 out, 4th entering straight, ridden to lead before last, stayed on strongly run-in, comfortably
in rear, detached early, no impression from 4 out, never a factor
mid-division, mistakes 1st and 2nd, dropped to 9th 4 out, pushed along and no impression from next, kept on without threatening straight
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression, moderate 8th when fell at last
rear of mid-division, closer in 6th 4 out, improved into 2nd travelling well entering straight, ridden approaching last, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in
tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd halfway, mistake 4 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression in 4th before last
towards rear, closer in 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression from next
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden and weakened from 4 out
mid-division on outer, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
BALLYOISIN has a touch of class about him and it's no surprise to see him reverting to hurdles after falling in three of his four starts over fences, and winning the other easily. He last ran over timber in 2015 where he landed a Navan maiden in a canter and is on a 14lb lower mark compared to his chase rating. Bobabout beat a huge field of handicappers in fine style at the Festival here and though 8lb higher will take advantage if the selection doesn't come up to scratch. Prickly burst a blood vessel the last time he ran over fences and was well beaten over hurdles at Clonmel last time but Moonday Sun, who has had numerous trainers in France and the UK and has a fine strike-rate, will be better for his opening run for Gordon Elliott a couple of weeks ago and should be back in the winner's enclosure before too long.
Ballyoisin (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) 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, at Punchestown 2m (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Moonday Sun (USA) 25-1 (11-1) Mid-division, stumbled slightly 5th, soon raced in 9th, not much room briefly after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, no impression and not fluent next, 11th of 18, 23 3/4l behind St Stephens Green (10-7) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in May.
My Manekineko 9-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Colla Pier (9-1) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in May.
Theophilus (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Always behind, ridden 4 out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 36 1/2l behind C'est Jersey (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Apr.
Prickly (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Chased leader, awkward at 1st, soon raced in 2nd, pushed along 4 out, dropped to 3rd before 3 out and soon under pressure and no impression, not fluent 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 30l behind Ornua (11-9) at Clonmel 2m gd in May.
Bobabout (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up, raced in 16th early, hampered 6th, headway on inner before straight and short of room briefly, went 3rd from before last, stayed on well run-in to lead on line, won at Punchestown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr beating Runyon Rattler (10-13) by ns, 25 ran.
Top Othe Ra (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 7th approaching 4th, no impression approaching last, 13th of 20, 10 1/4l behind Ice Cold Soul (10-2) at Leopardstown 2m hcp gd in Jan.
Mr Antolini (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, no extra after next, weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Joshua Lane (11-9) at Galway 2m gd in Oct.
The King Of Brega (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, impeded at last, 15th of 25, 23 1/4l behind Bobabout (10-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Old Castletown (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Towards rear, hampered 6th, no impression from 3 out, some headway when impeded at last, kept on, 9th of 25, 19 1/2l behind Bobabout (10-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
