chased leaders, 4th before straight, kept on same pace under pressure from before last
soon mid-division, 8th approaching 4 out, no impression from next
close up and disputed lead, slow jump and weakened quickly 4 out, completely tailed off
led and disputed, ridden to gain decisive advantage approaching last, stayed on well to hold on to his lead run-in
soon mid-division, 7th approaching 4 out, closed from next, no extra from before straight
waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along approaching 4 out, no impression and kept on same pace from after next
close up, on terms from 3 out, not match winner approaching last, kept on same pace
towards rear, 11th approaching 4 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace
waited with towards rear, headway from before 4 out to track leaders from next, 3rd before straight where raced towards stands side, chased winner but not getting there run-in, kept on
chased leaders, 5th approaching 4 out, no extra from next, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, 6th approaching 4 out, no extra from next, tailed off
soon towards rear and not fluent jumping, pulled up after 4 out
Adrian Maguire has acquired PEKING TO PARIS from Willie Mullins and there's no reason why he shouldn't win races, including this, with the seven-year-old, who landed a Gowran bumper in the summer and didn't run badly on his hurdling debut at Limerick in July. Anoosou has been inconsistent since turning to hurdles but ran well behind Rawnaq in a handicap at Bellewstown in August and a repeat would see him in the firing line. American Flyer ran a fine race on New Year's Day at Tramore but hardly picked his feet up in his two later starts in March and hasn't been seen since. Winning point-to-pointers Line View and Soul Season should also be kept on the right side though the former has a penalty to carry for a bumper victory.
Anoosou (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Waited with towards rear, improved 4 out, soon tracked leaders, 3rd 2 out, chased winner last, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 9l behind Rawnaq (11-9) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp hdl 80-102 in Aug.
Line View (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, no extra approaching straight and weakened, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Buckers Bridge (11-9) at Punchestown 2m N H flat hvy in Apr.
Peking To Paris (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Soon prominent, still going okay in 2nd before straight, soon led on inner, headed 2 out, no extra and kept on same pace, 6th of 18, 7l behind Bearly Legal (11-5) at Limerick 2m 4f mdn hdl gd in Jul.
American Flyer (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ghareer (10-1) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens30 in Mar, 18 ran.
Soul Season (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 9l behind Operating (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 1f N H flat in May.
The Crazy Trainer (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 39l behind North Star Lad (11-4) at Downpatrick 2m 7f mdn hdl sft in Sep.
Theshowisover (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Mid div, prog in 4th aftr 4out, btn in 5th 2out, poor 5th when b mstk last, 5th of 8, well behind Beeverstown (12-0) at Dromahane 3m ire ptp sft in Oct '11.
Unoccupied 33-1 (11-4) Towards rear for most, kept on same pace from 3 out, 8th of 15, 38l behind Miriam's Dream (11-4) at Roscommon 2m mdn hdl hvy.
Zekarya (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders and took keen hold early, moderate 7th before 3 out, no impression from next, 8th of 13, well behind Hansupfordetroit (11-1) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f mdn hdl sft in Sep.
Fastnowfast (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, struggling 5 out, dropped to moderate 7th 3 out, no extra, completely tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Rebel Fitz (11-12) at Clonmel 2m nov hdl in Sep '11.
Selene Moon (IRE) 66-1 (10-8) Rear of mid-division, driven along halfway, behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by Charlie's Vic (10-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f mares mdn hdl hvy in Feb, 20 ran.
Somethinglikethat (IRE) Noverre mare out of Ring Of Kerry.
