led, pushed along and headed 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching 3 out, soon no extra, tailed off
rear of mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, 9th on outer halfway, slight mistake 5th, progress 3 out, pushed along and left 4th 2 out, soon no extra
rear of mid-division, never a factor, 13th halfway, no extra in straight, tailed off
towards rear, 14th halfway, some progress after halfway and 8th 3 out, left moderate 6th next, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and left 5th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 8th halfway, progress approaching 3 out, pushed along in 4th and fell 2 out
tracked leader, progress to lead 3rd, headed after 3 out and soon no extra, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place after 4th, no impression in rear before 4 out, weakened, completely tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, 6th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, 3rd entering straight, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace
rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no impression after 3 out and left moderate 8th next, no extra, tailed off
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress 4 out and led after next, ridden and 1 length lead last, kept on under pressure run-in
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in rear halfway, no extra after 4 out, completely tailed off
towards rear, never a factor, slow 2nd, 15th halfway, moderate 12th entering straight, kept on one pace, tailed off
mid-division, 11th halfway, no extra after 3 out, tailed off
mid-division on inner, slight mistake 4th, 7th halfway, no extra after 4 out, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd entering straight, ridden after 2 out, under pressure and kept on one pace run-in
Two of the last three winners have started 20/1 and 66/1. INDIEN ROUGE will be a lot shorter and has lost a few opportunities in recent weeks due to cancellations but finally gets his chance to make his debut for Willie Mullins. Runner-up at Pau on very heavy going a year ago, he'll be ready for this and can make a successful start. Improver certainly lived up to his name when runner-up at Leopardstown as he'd shown absolutely nothing previously. He's likely to make further progress while the ground shouldn't be a concern for Kashmiri Sunset, rated 87 on the Flat after landing a handicap on soft going at York though that was in 2014. Oiche Mhaith Boy showed the occasional glimpse of form in minor company on the level but looks like making a much better hurdler judged on his debut behind the long odds-on Footpad at Gowran and can give a good account. Give Battle was well beaten on his hurdling bow but should improve for the experience and looks best of the remainder.
Jocular 33-1 (11-7) Prominent, soon led and disputed, some slight mistakes, led from 6th, joined 2 out, soon headed, weakened straight, 10th of 17, 32 1/2l behind Coney Island (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Kashmiri Sunset 7-4fav (8-12) Held up towards rear, smooth headway 4f out, chasing leaders over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased near finish, won at York 2m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Hidden Justice (9-9) by 3 3/4l, 16 ran.
Walkers Point (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Towards rear, some progress from 5th, chased leaders from 3 out, pushed along in 5th before straight, soon no impression, 6th of 12, 26 1/2l behind Ball D'arc (11-7) at Limerick 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Artic Pearl 100-1 (11-9) Soon mid-division, not fluent 5th, no impression from 4 out, 15th of 21, dist behind Min (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 2f mdn sft in Dec.
Champayne Ginger (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, 3rd 4f out, ridden over 2f out, veered left and bumped rival 2f out, soon 4th, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Last Goodbye (11-7) at Roscommon 2m gd in Sep.
Improver (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Soon towards rear, closer in 7th from 6th, pushed along to chase leaders before straight, moderate 3rd last, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 17, 9l behind Coney Island (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Indien Rouge (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Hurricane Rina (10-1) at Pau 2m fll sft in Jan.
Kicker King (IRE) 125-1 (11-7) Held up, 11th after 3rd, never a factor, 10th of 14, dist behind Eyes Of A Tiger (11-7) at Clonmel 2m mdn gd in Oct.
On The Dry (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no impression on outer 2 out, went 8th approaching last, kept on one pace, 7th of 18, 21 3/4l behind Petit Mouchoir (11-7) at Thurles 2m mdn sft in Nov.
Rebel Ace (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Towards rear, some headway but no impression from before straight, one pace, 7th of 12, 31l behind Ball D'arc (11-7) at Limerick 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Rooster Byron (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 11th before straight, soon no impression, 14th of 22, 22 1/2l behind Petit Mouchoir (11-4) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in Apr.
Steamboat Quay (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 3 out, 17th of 20, dist behind Conright Boy (11-4) at Down Royal 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Vinnies Time (IRE) Vinnie Roe gelding out of Knocksouna Lady.
Give Battle (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th before 2 out, no impression 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 15, dist behind Allblak Des Places (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hvy in Dec.
Oiche Mhaith Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, slight mistake last, no extra, 3rd of 7, 13 1/2l behind Footpad (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m mdn sft in Nov.
Never Again (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, saddle slipped after 5th, soon led briefly and taken to outer, pulled up before 5 out, at Limerick 2m mdn sft in Nov.
