led, pressed after 3 out and pushed along, ridden and strongly pressed before last, narrowly headed run-in, kept on without matching winner
held up, slight mistake 4 out, closer in 4th before straight, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden before 2 out, no impression on leaders after 2 out, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, slight mistake 4th, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th before 3 out, soon no extra, weakened
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden before 3 out, pressed leader after 3 out, led narrowly run-in, kept on well under pressure
held up, no extra after 4 out, soon no impression
held up, dropped towards rear 6 out, slight mistake next, ridden and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace straight
Cash Back has been mixing hurdles and chases, winning easily on heavy ground the last time he ran over the smaller obstacles. GANAPATHI has been racing in graded company since scoring here in November 2020. In touch when falling at the last in the Champion Novices' at Punchestown a year ago, he can warm up for the Festival with a victory here. Cayd Boy started the season with two runs over fences and started odds-on when reverting to timber here last month but found the ground too quick. Anna Bunina had been running well before landing the Grade 2 Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr and her allowance, plus Jack Foley's claim, makes her a dangerous opponent.
Cash Back (FR) 5-2 (11-1) Led, not fluent 1st, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along and strongly pressed approaching next, mistake and headed 2 out, soon dropped to rear and no impression, mistake last, no extra, last of 3, 11 1/4l behind Captain Guinness (11-8) at Naas 2m (1) sft in Feb.
Cayd Boy (FR) 4-5fav (11-2) Close up, 4th after 3rd, took closer order in 3rd at 4th, headway to lead 4 out, not fluent 2 out and headed, dropped to 3rd last, kept on one pace closing stages, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Advanced Virgo (11-2) at Cork 2m gd in Mar.
Ganapathi (FR) 20-1 (11-3) Towards rear, closer in mid-division 6th, headway out wide chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened badly on long run to the last, 11th of 23, 36 3/4l behind Commander Of Fleet (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Goodbye Someday (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, 9th halfway, no danger from 5 out, never a factor, 7th of 11, 23l behind Cushinstown Finest (10-10) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp hvy in Oct.
Irascible (FR) 66-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, ridden, not much room and switched left before last, no extra, 16th of 26, 17 1/2l behind State Man (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Swelltime (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Mid-division on inner, ridden entering straight, 9th 2 out, no impression, 9th of 18, 29 1/4l behind Kells Priory (10-3) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp sft in Jan.
Turnpike Trip 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 8th 6f out, pushed along early straight, ridden and headway between horses under 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd line, 2nd of 30, 1 1/2l behind Line Out (8-9) at Curragh 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Anna Bunina (FR) 6-1 (10-4) Midfield, pushed along briefly after 4 out, headway after 3 out, close up when squeezed for room after 2 out, switched right flat, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gs in Apr beating West Cork (11-2) by 1l, 8 ran.
