led, reduced lead after 6th, joined and ridden before last, led narrowly run-in, kept on, all out closing stages, headed on line
in touch, not fluent at 4th, 4th at 6th, dropped to 5th at 8th, weakened quickly before 4 out, completely tailed off
tracked leader, not fluent at 2nd, took closer order after 6th, closed 3 out, pushed along to dispute before last, headed run-in, ridden and kept on well to lead on line, just
rear, progress before 4th, improved to 3rd at 6th, under pressure after 4 out, one paced after 2 out, weakened before last, tailed off
towards rear, dropped to rear before 4th, slightly detached after 6th, took closer order after 7th, 4th at 8th, no impression 3 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off
CIEL DE NEIGE wasn't quite top-notch over hurdles but has done everything asked of him over fences, completing a hat-trick from 2m to 2m4f in impressive fashion. He can defy a penalty as main challenger French Dynamite looks as though he needs further. Mouse Morris' charge, a winning point-to-pointer and three-times successful over hurdles, beat the useful Dewcup comfortably on just his second outing over fences at Punchestown in November but made mistakes when sent into Grade 1 company at Leopardstown last month. The remainder are playing for the minor spot barring mishaps with chasing debutant The Little Yank possibly the best of them.
Ciel De Neige (FR) 5-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge after 3 out, pushed along and led approaching last, soon asserted, kept on well run-in, won at Punchestown 2m hvy in Feb beating Fire Attack (11-9) by 5 1/2l, 9 ran.
Antey (GER) 80-1 (11-3) Led, slight mistake 8th and headed, mistake 12th, ridden and dropped to moderate last 4 out, no impression straight, last of 4, dist behind Farouk D'Alene (11-3) at Navan 3m (1) hvy in Feb.
French Dynamite (FR) 33-1 (11-10) Led, not fluent at 5th, headed at 6th, led before 7th, headed before 9th, not fluent at 10th, dropped to 5th after 4 out, weakened and detached after 3 out, completely tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Galopin Des Champs (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m 5f (1) Yielding in Feb.
The Little Yank (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway into 4th after 5 out, pushed along and dropped towards rear 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra, 5th of 6, 19 1/2l behind The Goffer (11-0) at Thurles 2m 5f (1) sft in Feb.
Presenting Bonnie (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Always rear, dropped behind from 6th, never a factor, completely tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Delvino (10-7) at Naas 2m 4f (1) hvy in Mar.
