held up towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, 5th when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, not fluent last, kept on one pace to go 3rd run-in
chased leaders towards outer, 4th halfway, pushed along and on terms 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along 5 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th before 2 out, soon no extra, tailed off
chased clear leader, 2nd halfway, closer 3 out, pushed along before next, close 4th when left 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra in 4th run-in
mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, no extra before 2 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, 6th halfway, progress to 3rd before 2 out, pushed along and on terms when bad mistake 2 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off
held up in rear, 10th halfway, 8th travelling well after 3 out, rapid progress on outer to dispute 2 out, ridden and led before last, kept on well to go clear inside final furlong
chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 3 out, soon no extra, tailed off
led and soon clear, mistake 6th, 15 length lead halfway, reduced lead when not fluent 3 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, no extra
Le Hachette is 5lb out of the handicap but her rider's claim takes care of that. A winner over this trip over both hurdles and fences in August, she finished runner-up over the bigger obstacles at Ballinrobe last time so has to be on the shortlist. GRAN GESTE won a similar race at the fixture a year ago on his return from a long break. He's 10lb higher here but Simon Torrens' claim is a major plus and he's taken to complete the double. Sassy Yet Classy showed that heavy ground suits when landing a mares' handicap at Navan but an 8lb rise makes this more difficult. La Feline won a Limerick maiden over this trip on testing ground by 17 lengths then found Cheltenham's Grade 2 Dawn Run Hurdle much too short while Westerner Point has had two runs over fences since scoring over timber last November and should make a bold bid to add to his dozen career victories. Impatient Partner disappointed when favourite at Gowran in January but is probably on a fair mark.
Gran Geste (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened, 19th of 28, dist behind Treacysenniscorthy (10-6) at Leopardstown 3m hcp Yielding in Feb.
Bothar Dubh 18-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along before 2 out, soon no impression, no extra in straight, kept on one pace, 4th of 5, 20 1/4l behind The Storyteller (11-10) at Galway 2m 5f Yielding in Sep.
Mon Lino (FR) 20-1 (9-13) Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, pushed along briefly at 3rd, headway after 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 3/4l behind Cap York (10-7) at Naas 3m hcp sft in Mar.
Father Ailbe (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) In rear, headway on outer 4f out, 20th 3f out, no impression and not much room and switched right 2f out, soon no extra, 17th of 21, 21 1/4l behind Cape Gentleman (9-0) at Curragh 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Impatient Partner (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-6) Towards rear, progress 3 out, pushed along in 5th entering straight, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 10, 12l behind Rebel Early (10-6) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Jan.
La Feline (FR) 100-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, some headway home bend, no impression, weakened, 11th of 22, 37l behind Concertista (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Mar.
Sassy Yet Classy (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, 7th after 5th, slight mistake 6th, improved to challenge and almost on terms when left in lead 2 out, stayed on well run-in, won at Navan 2m 4f hcp hvy in Feb beating Bay Ambition (11-9) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Agent Boru (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Prominent and disputed at times, led after 4 out, ridden and joined before straight, headed entering straight, no extra 2 out, 8th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Balinaboola Steel (11-5) at Limerick 3m hcp sft in Oct.
Moyode Gold (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Soon led, disputed at 3rd, headed before 4th, lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, 11th of 14, 29l behind Tune The Chello (10-5) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f hcp sft in Sep.
Le Hachette (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Led until slow and headed 3rd, led again 5th, headed before 3 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace run-in, not match winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Ciankyle (11-9) at Ballinrobe 2m 3f hcp sft in Oct.
Westerner Point (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Led and disputed, slight mistake 5 out, headed before 3 out, ridden in 3rd before straight, close up and press leader bypassing 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 16, 9l behind Aforementioned (9-12) at Limerick 3m hcp sft in Oct.
