tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, reminders and dropped towards rear 6f out, ridden and no extra in 6th over 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 6th halfway, under pressure and no impression in rear 4f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, 5th halfway, 2nd 4f out, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace to go 2nd close home
towards rear, progress into 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, under pressure and no impression inside final furlong
towards rear, 7th halfway, 5th 5f out, soon pushed along and dropped towards rear, no extra, eased final furlong
chased leaders, dropped towards rear before halfway, pushed along in 5th 3f out, progress between horses to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed under 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, no extra
BAKOUGAN is by a stallion who gets plenty of winners in France and out of a mare from a very powerful jumping family so he can make a successful start before tackling obstacles. Broken Soul looked certain to win one of these after finishing runner-up to Anibale Fly over hurdles then to Gurteen in a bumper but he blotted his copybook when long odds-on at Cork. Callyerman wasn't beaten far at Thurles and can improve again while Burrows Lane hasn't been suited by testing ground after a very good second at Fairyhouse in October.
Antimatter (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead 3f out, headed 2f out, no impression in 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Oscars Boss (12-0) at Cork 2m Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Bakougan (FR) Antarctique gelding out of Perle Irlandaise.
Bellas Rock (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Towards rear, detached in last 5f out, never a factor, last of 12, dist behind Death Duty (11-10) at Down Royal 2m Yielding in Oct.
Burrows Lane (FR) 20-1 (11-13) Mid-division, pushed along to track leaders 4f out, no impression 2f out, 7th of 10, 21l behind Sunni May (11-13) at Leopardstown 2m hvy in Feb.
Callyerman (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Prominent, 2nd approaching halfway, dropped to 5th over 1f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, at Thurles 2m Yielding in Mar.
Full Batten (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out where slight mistake, no extra, 9th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Have A Few (11-7) at Listowel 2m mdn sft in Sep.
Smitty Bacall (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division early, 6th halfway, ridden in 7th 4f out, no impression 3f out, no extra 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 16, dist behind Any Drama (11-12) at Thurles 2m hvy in Jan.
Tikkanen Express (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Held up, 10th approaching halfway, progress 6f out, pushed along and chasing leaders from under 4f out, no extra from before straight, weakened, completely tailed off, 9th of 14, dist behind Brave Poppy (11-11) at Limerick 2m hvy in Dec.
Broken Soul (IRE) 1-2fav (12-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 3f out, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 16l behind Oscars Boss (12-0) at Cork 2m Soft - Heavy in Mar.
