Blue Express tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, improved to lead after 2 out, stayed on well from last

Blackhall Claw mid-division, 8th 5 out, 3rd 2 out, 2nd approaching last, stayed on well

Blayney James held up, took closer order 4 out, 6th 2 out, stayed on to go 3rd close home

Alamiyan mid-division, 8th halfway, 5th 4 out, 4th 2 out, kept on same pace from last

Tailor Bill tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 4 out, dropped to 5th 2 out, kept on same pace from last

Irish Realm mid-division, 9th halfway, 5th 3 out, soon weakened, one pace from last

Hey Bob prominent, led from 4th, headed after 2 out, no extra before last

Ma Chara never better than mid-division

Eimear´s Beamer in rear of mid-division, 10th halfway where reminders, no extra from 3 out

C C Giles led, headed after 3rd, weakened from 5 out where hampered, no extra from 3 out

Oscar Dubh chased leaders, 7th halfway, no impression from 4 out

Freddie Foster always in rear

Iberian Light always in rear

Rubyarold chased leaders, 2nd halfway, weakened quickly after 3 out, soon behind

Parkbawn always behind, tailed off

Angels´ Share tracked leaders, 6th halfway, weakening when fell 5 out

A deserved success for BLUE EXPRESS. He was always travelling like a winner, closing up and going on with the eventual runner-up, before taking control jumping the last. He just idled a little bit close home, which kept it somewhat interesting, but he was always in control and can win another handicap.

Blackhall Claw is the latest horse from the yard of Sean Treacy to show an upward turn in form after a good run on the Flat at Gowran recently. He seems to be at his best on this sort of surfaceanyway. Held up early, he made good progress to be on the heels of the leaders after the third-last and was the only one that could respond when the winner went for his race after two out. Like a few others from this yard, he may not be too long in winning.

Blayney James ran a huge race on his return from an absence of some 21 months. Held up out the back, he made significant progress over the last half-mile to chase the first two into the straight. He ran on quite well, but was never going to getto them, but this was a very encouraging effort indeed.

Tailor Bill possessed some pretty reasonable form in maiden hurdles going back a couple of years, and after a period on the sidelines, this probably represented his best effort to date in a handicap having been tried over a variety of trips. He travelled well in the leading group for most of the journey, and while he was found to be one paced when the race developed in earnest two out, he kept on quite well. [JOH]

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