Notable D´Estruval held up, headway to 8th before 4 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, closing in 4th when mistake 2 out, stayed on to 3rd last, kept on well run-in to lead close home

Bishop´s Bridge chased leaders, improved to lead 3 out, ridden and kept on well from 2 out, headed close home

Justpourit mid-division, headway to 6th at 7th, ridden into 2nd entering straight, kept on, no extra run-in

Sir Frederick in rear of mid-division, headway to 7th 3 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, stayed on to moderate 5th before last, kept on same pace

Ballyagran chased leaders, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra in 4th before last, kept on same pace

The Joker soon disputed, led before 6th, headed 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight and no extra, kept on one pace

Carrigeen Kalmia held up, some headway to moderate 8th entering straight, no impression

Black Hills chased leaders, 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden in 4th and no extra entering straight, soon weakened

Oedipe led and disputed, 2nd from before 6th, mistake 7th, under pressure in 2nd before 4 out where mistake, soon weakened

Macs Flamingo always towards rear

Letterman mid-division, ridden and weakened before 4 out

Ursumman mid-division, ridden and weakened before 4 out

Jog On mid-division, headway to 7th before 4 out, ridden and weakened after 4 out

Royal Heritage always towards rear, pulled up before 4 out

Light On The Broom always towards rear, pulled up before 5 out

One Cool Cookie chased leaders, lost place before halfway, pulled up after 5 out

NOTABLE D'ESTRUVAL'S best trip would have been something of an unknown, but today's distance and ground proved to be good enough.

"He just about got away with it," said winning trainer Arthur Moore.

To be fair, the horse didn't stay on his sole try over three miles at Leopardstown in January, so this trip was always likely to be more suitable and the overnight rain proved to be a very important addition. Held up out the back by Philip Carberry, he made gradual progress over the final mile, andpossibly the slight mistake he made at the second last helped him in the end, as he didn't get to the front too soon. He challenged between horses after the last and got up close home. He's a decent handicap chaser, but not helped by the impression that he just doesn't get three miles, at least at the present time.

Having been prominent the whole way, Bishop's Bridge jumped to the front at the third last and attempted to run the finish out of his rivals. He almost did but was worn down on the line. He's a bold jumping type that has enough ability to win a good handicap on this evidence.

Again, the cupboard was found to be quite bare with Justpourit. Paddy Flood got a good tune out of him as he raced and jumped well in mid-division, but whenhe came there to throw down his challenge between the final two fences he looked a very likely winner, but not for the first time he failed to find as much as he threatened to.

Plenty of use was made of The Joker. He jumped well from the front and opened up a bit of a gap down the back straight but once the field came back to him he came under pressure and could only plug at one pace.

Carrigeen Kalmia could never get involved and just kept on past beaten horses, while both Black Hills and front-running Oedipe weakened from the third last, the latter having made a bad mistake at that fence.[JOH]

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