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Sunday 31 March 2024

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 13.40s

1^st

Kopek Des Bordes

411-4

15/8f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Held up, progress in 6th 4f out, travelled well into 4th 3f out, 2nd 2f out, soon closed on leader, disputed 1 1/2f out, soon led and pushed along to assert, kept on strongly to go clear final furlong, impressive op 13/8 tchd 2/1

2^nd

Clap Of Thunder

411-4

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (7)

Disputed, headed and tracked leader after 3f, disputed again 4f out, led 3 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, joined 1 1/2f out, soon headed, no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on same pace op 11/1

3^rd

Doctor Steinberg

411-4

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Miss J Townend

Held up towards rear, progress 4f out, 5th 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression in moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 11/2

4^th

We're Red And Blue

411-4

12/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Mr Anthony O'Neill (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 5f out, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, no extra in 4th over 1f out op 11/1 tchd 16/1

5^th

Some See Stars

411-4

66/1

T: A L T MooreJ: Mr Pat Taaffe (7)

Held up towards rear, progress into 7th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace op 33/1

6^th

Moonshine Ranger

411-4

33/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Mr T Hamilton

Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 4f out, no impression over 2f out, soon no extra tchd 28/1

7^th

8 ½

Keep Kool Coko

411-4

22/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Mr A P Ryan (7)

Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra over 2f out op 28/1

8^th

6 ½

La Note Verte

410-11

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Miss R Dudfield (7)

Held up towards rear, progress into 9th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra 2 1/2f out tchd 16/1

9^th

Butchers Bill

411-4

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (7)

Towards rear, pushed along from halfway, no impression 4f out, never a factor op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

10^th

Kentucky Beach

411-4

40/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Miss P Elvin (7)

Disputed, ran freely, led after 3f, ridden and joined 4f out, headed 3 1/2f out, no extra 2 1/2f out op 33/1

11^th

Spinola Bay

411-4

10/3

T: G ElliottJ: Mr H C Swan (5)

Mid-division, ridden and no extra 4f out op 7/2 tchd 3/1

12^th

Frogman

411-4

28/1

T: R O'BrienJ: Mr E P O'Brien (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 4f out, no extra 3f out, weakened tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1

13^th

Spread The Faith

410-11

150/1

T: O McKiernanJ: Miss A B O'Connor (3)

Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden and weakened 4f out, tailed off op 66/1

14^th

Nearlybens

411-4

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey (7)

Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and weakened over 4f out, completely tailed off tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

Moon And Back

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: D H Kelly J: Mr J L Gleeson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.88Pl:€1.10, €3.10, €2.10EX:€20.50Trifecta:€132.90SF:€21.82

Forecasts

Kopek Des Bordes (15/8), Spinola Bay (10/3), Doctor Steinberg (6/1), Butchers Bill (17/2), Clap Of Thunder (10/1), We're Red And Blue (12/1), La Note Verte (14/1), Keep Kool Coko (22/1), Moon And Back (25/1), Frogman (28/1), Moonshine Ranger (33/1), Kentucky Beach (40/1), Nearlybens (50/1), Some See Stars (66/1), Spread The Faith (150/1)

BUTCHERS BILL makes plenty of appeal on paper and it will look significant if the market speaks in his favour. He is marginally preferred to the Willie Mullins-trained newcomers Kopek Des Bordes, La Note Verte and Doctor Steinberg (in that order of preference), while British raiders Clap of Thunder and We're Red And Blue both have claims.

BUTCHERS BILL
KOPEK DES BORDES (FR)
LA NOTE VERTE

Previous Winners

2023

Brighterdaysahead

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 4

J: Mr H C Swan | T: G Elliott

5/4

Prize Money

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