Settled behind leaders on outer, closer in 4th 5 out, ridden to close in 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, disputed next, kept on well run-in, just prevailed at line op 4/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

Dunboyne

810-8

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division, towards rear and slight mistake 8 out, soon mid-division again, closer in 5th after 5 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, stayed on to dispute between horses 2 out, kept on run-in, just denied at line op 33/1

3^rd

Pencilfulloflead

911-11

15/2

T: G ElliottJ: Mr R James (7)

Mid-division, mistake 4 out, ridden into 5th 3 out, no impression on leaders next, kept on run-in to go 3rd at line op 7/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

Coko Beach

811-6

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: B W Harvey (5)

Led and disputed on inner, led after 5th, taken towards outer 3 out where ridden and pressed, joined 2 out, headed before last, no extra in 3rd run-in, lost 3rd at line

5^th

4 ½

Espanito Bello

911-1

8/1

T: B ConnellJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)

Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 6th 3 out, no impression next and slight mistake, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 7/1

6^th

3 ½

Frontal Assault

811-3

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: K E Buckley (5)

Rear and mistake 1st, improved to tracked leaders after 6th, 6th halfway, lost place before 4 out, ridden in 10th 3 out, kept on one pace from before last op 9/1

7^th

8 ½

Escaria Ten

911-12

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: A P Heskin

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 3 out, under pressure in 4th 2 out, no extra before last op 15/2

8^th

Gabbys Cross

811-5

7/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division on outer, ridden into 7th entering straight, no impression and mistake 3 out, kept on one pace op 13/2

9^th

2 ½

Flash De Touzaine

810-6

33/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: R Deegan

Tracked leaders and prominent, slight mistakes 2nd and 9th, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th after 4 out, no extra next op 50/1 tchd 28/1

10^th

Punitive

910-12

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford

Held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression after 4 out, soon no extra op 12/1

11^th

Fakiera

810-7

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: S W Flanagan

Held up in mid-division on outer, slight mistake 8 out, ridden towards rear after 5 out, soon no impression

Also Ran

Braeside

911-2

80/1

T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan

Rear, reminders after 6th, trailing before 8 out, pulled up before 7 out

Defi Bleu

1010-13

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr H C Swan (7)

Held up early, closer in mid-division halfway, ridden towards rear after 5 out, no extra, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

Lieutenant Command

910-13

40/1

T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper

Held up, ridden towards rear after 4 out, no extra, pulled up before 3 out

Donkey Years

910-9

14/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

Prominent and slight mistake 1st, soon mid-division, slight mistakes 2nd and 6th, ridden and no extra 4 out, pulled up before next

Egality Mans

910-8

28/1

T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra before 3 out where mistake, soon pulled up after op 40/1

Captain Kangaroo

810-7

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: K Callaghan (7)

Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, weakened 8 out, pulled up before 4 out op 25/1

Darrens Hope

910-6

13/2

T: R MurphyJ: D E Mullins

Led and disputed on outer early, tracked leader and remained close up after 5th, slightly slow 7 out and lost place, ridden in 7th after 5 out, no extra after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Stones And Roses³⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: W P Mullins J: Reserve 2

Rambranlt'jac⁶⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Reserve 1

Regina Dracones³⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.80, €5.40, €2.90, €3.50EX:€147.60Trifecta:€1,012.00Tricast:€886.28SF:€125.91

Forecasts

Carefully Selected (9/2), Darrens Hope (13/2), Gabbys Cross (7/1), Pencilfulloflead (15/2), Espanito Bello (8/1), Escaria Ten (9/1), Frontal Assault (10/1), Punitive (10/1), Coko Beach (12/1), Fakiera (12/1), Donkey Years (14/1), Rambranlt'jac (20/1), Captain Kangaroo (20/1), Dunboyne (25/1), Defi Bleu (25/1), Egality Mans (28/1), Flash De Touzaine (33/1), Lieutenant Command (40/1), Stones And Roses (50/1), Regina Dracones (50/1), Braeside (80/1)

Preference is for GABBYS CROSS, who shaped well on his return from a 3-month absence at Leopardstown last time and remains on a workable mark. Punitive and Escaria Ten head the list of dangers in a typically competitive renewal of this contest.

GABBYS CROSS (IRE)
PUNITIVE (IRE)
ESCARIA TEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Longhouse Poet

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 8

J: D J O'Keeffe | T: M Brassil

9/1

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00