in rear, left 4th after 9th, 3rd after 4 out, pushed along before 2 out where left in lead, kept on well, fortunate
led, not fluent at 1st, joined at 9th where mistake and fell
tracked leader in 2nd, on terms at 9th where left in lead, headed jumping 3 out, progress to lead narrowly before 2 out where mistake and unseated rider
raced 3rd, not fluent at 1st, left 2nd after 9th, not fluent at 10th, led jumping 3 out, headed before 2 out where mistake and unseated rider
towards rear, left 3rd after 9th, not fluent at 11th, 4th after 4 out, under pressure and detached before 2 out where left 2nd, soon ridden, no impression on winner, kept on same pace
Bellow Mome made a successful debut over fences at Thurles and has competed at a much higher level subsequently. He should find this more to his liking though FLAXEN FLARE has the potential to do very much better. The 2013 Fred Winter winner has had a bit of a mixed bag in his subsequent career but made a winning start over fences in 2015 and was having his first run since when third on unsuitable heavy going over hurdles at Cork last month. Montys Meadow has been making too many mistakes and prefers very testing ground while Stone Hard has been outclassed since winning easily on heavy going at Limerick in December. All Hell Let Loose didn't have much to do to score at Kilbeggan last June and is another who has been racing out of his class in subsequent starts.
Akito (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Soon raced in poor 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, jumped slightly left 2 out, weakened from last, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Killiney Court (11-10) at Galway 2m 2f Yielding in Oct.
All Hell Let Loose (IRE) 9-4 (11-0) Tracked leader, mistake 1st, slight mistake 3 out, soon 3rd, pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression, slight mistake 2 out and no extra, 3rd of 6, dist behind General Principle (11-0) at Limerick 3m (1) sft in Mar.
Bellow Mome (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders in remote 4th, no impression from 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, dist behind Acapella Bourgeois (11-3) at Navan 3m (1) Soft - Heavy in Feb.
Flaxen Flare (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up, 5th halfway, ridden before 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, no impression in moderate 4th last, kept on one pace to go 3rd run-in, 3rd of 6, 15 1/4l behind Bonbon Au Miel (11-2) at Cork 2m hvy in Mar.
Stone Hard (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, remote 5th halfway, pushed along and no extra in rear after 4 out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Great Field (11-2) at Thurles 2m 2f lst (1) Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Montys Meadow (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Led, raced on inner, inclined to jump left, joined 4th, slight mistake next, gained narrow lead again from 6th, headed 4 out, soon dropped to 3rd and no impression, not fluent 3 out, bad mistake last and dropped to rear, last of 4, dist behind Ballycasey (11-8) at Gowran Park 2m 4f (1) hvy in Feb.
