prominent, slightly slow 8th, on terms 2 out, soon headed and pushed along, no impression approaching last, dropped to 3rd near finish
prominent, slightly slow 2nd and at times after, slight mistake 9th, a little slow 3 out, soon under pressure and no impression in 3rd, kept on into 2nd without troubling winner near finish
close up early, jumped left 2nd, not always fluent after and towards rear by 3rd, not fluent 7th and pushed along briefly, moderate 4th approaching straight, one pace
chased leaders, soon moderate 4th, slight mistake 7th, jumped left 9th, soon no danger, eased straight, tailed off
soon led, joined 2 out, soon led again, travelling smoothly and asserted approaching last where jumped left, pushed out run-in, stayed on well, comfortably
towards rear, no danger when slight mistake 10th and next, eased run-in, tailed off
towards rear, slightly impeded 1st, slightly slow 2nd, never a factor, eased run-in, tailed off
APACHE JACK, third in last year's Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, makes his debut over fences and may be up to making a winning start in what could prove an informative contest. Jarry D'Honneur and Bishops Road were returning from over a year off when running well behind Lots Of Memories at Navan last month. Both were making their chasing debuts and are confidently expected to do much better. Busty Brown ran very well behind a couple of useful performers at Fairyhouse last month and the shorter trip will suit and though Futuramic hasn't been seen for over two years he looked potentially useful over hurdles on testing ground. Kilford, a triple winning point-to-pointer, will be better for last week's run at Fairyhouse.
Apache Jack (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Led, disputed from 5th, led before 5 out, challenged from 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 10l behind Beat That (11-10) at Punchestown 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) in Apr.
Bishops Road (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, improved to challenge approaching 3 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no extra in 6th 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 18, 20l behind Lots Of Memories (11-12) at Navan 2m 1f beg chs in Dec.
Busty Brown (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Prominent, slightly slow 4th, 5th before halfway, pushed along in 4th before straight, no impression and kept on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Val De Ferbet (11-11) at Fairyhouse 3m beg chs sft in Dec.
Capture The Drama (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Led and disputed, headed after 6th, dropped to 7th when not fluent 5 out, soon no impression, moderate 11th before straight and no extra, 11th of 14, well behind Kauto Grand Mogol (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f mdn hdl in Nov.
Futuramic (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Soon disputed lead, in front from 3 out, clear straight, stayed on strongly, easily, won at Limerick 2m 3f 5yo mdn hdl hvy in Dec '12 beating Best Value (11-9) by 15l, 8 ran.
Jarry D'honneur (FR) 11-4 (11-12) Led and disputed, headed before 2 out, ridden in 3rd and no extra before last, kept on one pace, 4th of 18, 15l behind Lots Of Memories (11-12) at Navan 2m 1f beg chs in Dec.
Kilford (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, remote last from after halfway, not fluent 4 out, left remote 4th after 4 out, disputing remote 3rd and ridden 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 5, 23l behind Noble Emperor (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f beg chase sft.
Tooreen (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Towards rear when fell 1st, in a race won by Urano (11-12) at Cork 2m 4f beg chase hvy, 7 ran.
