soon tracked leaders, a little keen and on terms from 6th, jumped right 7th, led 9th, headed before 4 out, led again next, joined 2 out, headed before last, one pace
held up, not fluent 7th, mistake 9th, 4th at 11th, soon under pressure, no extra from 4 out, slow jump last
led, joined from 6th, headed 9th, no extra 11th, pulled up after 3 out
chased leaders, pushed along 7th, not fluent 8th, soon no extra and pulled up before 9th
tracked leaders, slightly impeded and not fluent 7th, not fluent 10th, pushed along in moderate 3rd approaching straight, closed 2 out, led before last, soon clear and stayed on well
in rear, impeded 1st, mistake 7th, 5th at 11th, soon under pressure, no extra from 4 out
very bad mistake and unseated rider 1st
prominent, not fluent 6th, led before 4 out, headed next, on terms 2 out, headed before last, one pace
Hell Cat Maggie, who completed a hat-trick over hurdles on good ground in the summer, would have finished runner-up on her debut over fences at Limerick but for a last-fence fall. She was beaten a long way on her next start in a Grade 2 here a fortnight ago and will need to do better if she's to see off OUR KATIE. A bumper and dual hurdles winner, Garrett Ahern's grey has come up against smart opposition over fences, including when runner-up to Vroum Vroum Magic at Cork, and is very unlikely to meet anything of her calibre here. Killtilane Rose is very experienced but is now 0-33 in all career starts while Springbelle's overall form doesn't match that of the selection. Triplets Joy, who won a point-to-point and scored twice over timber, could be the main threat if jumping round safely.
Blodge (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, dropped to 4th 2 out, soon no impression, 4th of 19, 13l behind Missyspet (11-5) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mares mdn hdl sft.
Carrigeen Kigelia (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Settled mid-division in 5th, dropped to rear at 10th, soon no impression and weakened, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Mount Colah (11-10) at Thurles 2m 2f lst chs (1).
County Champions (IRE) 11-2 (10-7) Mid-division on inner, 7th and ridden 3 out, 4th next, 3rd briefly at last, weakened run-in, 6th of 16, 17l behind Whatareudoingtome (9-12) at Navan 2m 7f hcp hdl 80-109 in Dec.
Hell Cat Maggie (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Towards rear, 6th halfway, no extra after 4 out, left distant 5th 2 out, left 4th last, completely tailed off, 4th of 8, well behind Vroum Vroum Mag (11-3) at Thurles 2m 4f nov chs Grd 2 (1).
Killtilane Rose (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) A little slowly away, badly hampered 1st, soon chased leaders, no danger from before 3 out, 6th of 10, well behind Gitane Du Berlais (10-10) at Limerick 2m 3f beg chs in Dec.
Nini Nopants (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Mid div, wknd to rr from 3out, bhnd & pu 2out, in a race won by Fence Me In (12-2) at Monksgrange 3m ire ptp hvy in Mar, 9 ran.
Our Katie (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, mostly 3rd, ridden and went 2nd before 3 out, mistake 2 out, kept on same pace in 2nd from last, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Vroum Vroum Mag (10-11) at Cork 2m 1f mares nov chs Grade 3 (1) in Dec.
Springbelle (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Held up in last early, mistake 1st and reminder next, progress from 7th, went 3rd 5 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, moderate 4th next, kept on without threatening to go 3rd again run-in, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Whatwillwecallher (11-7) at Naas 2m 3f mrs beg chs sft.
The Tinker Molly (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Held up, moderate 7th at 7th, soon no danger, kept on run-in, just failed for 3rd, 4th of 8, 39l behind Thunder And Roses (11-12) at Fairyhouse 3m beg chase.
Triplets Joy (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leader, slow 1st, 2nd halfway, closer 4 out, pushed along and no extra approaching 2 out, weakened, 14th of 21, 18l behind Usuel Smurfer (10-8) at Leopardstown 3m hcp hdl sft in Dec.
Vole Au Vent (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inner, closer in 3rd at 7th, dropped to 4th and ridden 3 out, no impression on winner and disputed 2nd 2 out, dropped to 3rd when mistake at last, soon dropped to 4th, 4th of 5, 15l behind Whatwillwecallher (11-7) at Naas 2m 3f mrs beg chs sft.
