chased leaders, poor 6th 6 out, no extra and pulled up next
towards rear, reminder 3rd, no impression approaching 7 out, poor 5th 4 out, kept on without threatening under pressure
prominent, a bit slow 2nd and lost place, moderate 7th approaching 7 out where ridden, soon no impression and kept on same pace
towards rear, niggled along 4th, poor 9th approaching 7 out, soon no impression, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, niggled along 4th, no impression approaching 7 out, kept on without threatening under pressure
prominent, slow jump 5th, lost place and under pressure 7th, soon no impression, tailed off
slight mistake 1st, chased leaders, poor 5th 6 out, soon no extra, tailed off
prominent in chasing group, struggling from 5 out, soon no impression, weakened from 2 out, tailed off
chased leaders, improved into moderate 2nd from 6th, closed 4 out, ridden before straight, struggling when bad peck 2 out, no impression after
waited with, moderate 5th approaching 7 out, no extra from next, pulled up after 2 out
made all, clear for much, reduced lead 4 out, still with nice advantage when left well clear from 2 out, good jump last and stayed on well, easily
Quietly Fancied is on an upward curve judged on an effortless victory over 2m4f here last month. He's yet to win on heavy ground, however, and has an extra quarter-mile to cover today. RAPTOR has been quite highly tried since winning at Punchestown in November. The drop in distance here looks in his favour and it would be no surprise to see Willie Mullins' seven-year-old back in the winner's enclosure as veteran Ponmeoath, who is arguably the pick of the weights, doesn't appear to be the force of old. Rivage D'Or and Quarryvale are both worth a second look, however, with the consistent Baily View probably the pick of the remainder.
Elysian Rock 11-1 (11-4) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 14, well behind The Bishop Looney (10-12) at Cork 3m 4f hcp chs 0-150 sft in Nov.
Kakagh (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2 out, no extra entering straight, kept on one pace, 6th of 22, 13l behind Seabass (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m 5f Ext hcp ch in Jan.
Baily View (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Prominent, 3rd halfway, no extra 2 out and moderate 4th entering straight, kept on one pace to regain 3rd run-in, 3rd of 10, 29l behind Drive On Jim (10-2) at Punchestown 3m hcp chs 0-123 hvy in Jan.
Indifference Curve (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Held up, headway 9th, lost place 13th, mistake 15th, behind 17th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Le Beau Bai (10-1) at Chepstow 3m 5f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) hvy in Dec, 20 ran.
Lurgan (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Led early, remained prominent tracking leader in 2nd, no extra after 4 out, weakened, 11th of 17, 31l behind Portrait King (10-7) at Punchestown 3m 4f Ext hcp ch hvy.
Ponmeoath (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Prominent, 3rd approaching 3 out, soon lost place and no impression, 7th of 15, 32l behind Prince Of Forwards (10-6) at Thurles 2m 6f hcp hdl 8Evens23 sft in Jan.
Selection Box (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, no extra from 3 out, 10th of 18, 44l behind Paco Jack (10-10) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 in Jan.
Quietly Fancied (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led, headed 3rd, on terms again 5 out, dropped to 2nd and ridden before straight, closed when left clear 2 out, in control and only had to jump last after, won at Thurles 2m 4f nov chs sft in Jan beating Glenlo Abbey (11-5) by well, 4 ran.
Raptor (FR) 7-2 (11-5) Waited with last of the 5 early until led and disputed at ordinary pace from 5th, headed before straight, dropped to 4th 2 out, soon no extra, last of 5, 23l behind Medical Card (11-5) at Naas 3m nov chs G2 (1) in Jan.
Rivage D'Or (FR) 10-1 (10-6) Towards rear early, mid-division when slightly slow 9th, 12th 5 out, no impression approaching straight, 11th of 18, well behind On His Own (10-2) at Gowran Park 3m hcp chs sft in Jan.
Quarryvale (IRE) 9-2fav (11-4) Led, joined approaching 7th where headed, remained prominent, moderate 4th and no impression 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 13l behind Gentle Alice (11-6) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp chs 0-123 sft in Jan.
