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No	Form	Silk	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	40/71PP-		Ballyholland (IRE) 198	11	12-0	E J O'connell	C A McBratney	139	16/1
2	F31PP1-		Askanna (IRE) 27	7	11-10	Andrew J McNamara	C Bowe	135	8/1
3	P88P4P-		I Hear A Symphony (IRE) 17	10	11-5	R C Colgan	J J Lambe	130	20/1
4	F124U9-		Norther Bay (FR) 52	9	11-5	B J Geraghty	E Griffin	130	12/1
5	433715-		Dantes King (IRE) 28	7	11-1	P Carberry	G Elliott	126	6/1
6	5/PP0PR-		Caim Hill (IRE) 12	9	11-0	B T O'Connell	P Fenton	125	33/1
7	01/265P-		Majestic Oak (FR) 99	8	10-13	P W Flood	L P Cusack	124	16/1
8	62271P-		Penny's Bill (IRE) 36	10	10-12 t	P F Mangan (3)	Miss E Doyle	123	25/1
9	6P540F-		Westmeath 9	7	10-12 t	D N Russell	P Nolan	123	10/1
10	U1084P-		Selection Box (IRE) 12	11	10-11	S W Flanagan	C A McBratney	122	20/1
11	F41033-		Carsonstown Boy (IRE) 43	8	10-4 p	P Townend	C A McBratney	115	10/1
12	UU4312-		Best Legend (IRE) 96	10	10-1	A E Lynch	S R B Crawford	112	8/1
13	840759-		Blaze Trailer (IRE) 17	9	9-13 pt	D J Condon	T G McCourt	110	25/1
14	057561-		Fever Pitch (IRE) 22	6	9-13 t	D J Casey	A L T Moore	110	13/8
15	10890-0		Any Bets (IRE) 6	8	9-10 t	S J Crimin (7)	O McKiernan	105	12/1

Verdict

Best Legend has been sent across the water for his two most recent runs, scoring at Catterick before a fine run behind Dancing Art at Newcastle. He's only had three starts over fences and there should be more to come. FEVER PITCH came in for sustained support at Tramore last month despite showing little on his previous four starts over fences. He justified the optimism with a comfortable victory and though 9lb higher he looks better than this handicap mark and can score again. Askanna has been a fine servant and has won half of her 14 starts under Rules as well as two point-to-points. She looked in cracking form when landing a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse and connections can't be too dismayed with a mark of 135 on her handicap debut. Dantes King scored over the C&D in March and wasn't disgraced in a much better race at Fairyhouse subsequently.

Formwatch

Ballyholland (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Behind, mistake 2nd, struggling 5 out, tailed off next, pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Nikola (10-11) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Oct, 10 ran.

Askanna (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Prominent and disputed, led 7th, strongly pressed and disputed briefly 3 out, led entering straight, ridden 2 out, kept on well under pressure from before last, won at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mares chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Apr beating Banjaxed Girl (10-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.

I Hear A Symphony (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) In touch, jumped slow 5th, went 3rd before 9th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up, in a race won by The Knoxs (11-7) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gd in Apr, 10 ran.

Norther Bay (FR) 100-1 (10-0) Always behind, 9th of 21, 20l behind Bellvano (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Mar.

Dantes King (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, moderate 7th halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 17, 22l behind Lucky William (11-10) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f nov chs gs in Apr.

Caim Hill (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Never a factor, refused last, in a race won by Shamiran (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 4f Conditional Handicap Hurdle (95-123) (4yo+) hvy in Apr, 25 ran.

Majestic Oak (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Chased leaders on outer, 8th halfway, no extra after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Senior Again (9-10) at Leopardstown 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Jan, 11 ran.

Penny's Bill (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Soon struggling, pulled up after 7th, in a race won by Friendly Society (10-12) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp chs gd in Apr, 8 ran.

Westmeath 16-1 (9-3) Led and clear, reduced lead 5th, fell 5 out, in a race won by Foildubh (10-7) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp chs hvy in Apr, 10 ran.

Selection Box (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, hit 2nd, lost place next, hampered 6th, mistake and hampered 10th, behind 11th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Summery Justice (11-1) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Apr, 9 ran.

Carsonstown Boy (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on run-in to 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Duroob (9-7) at Downpatrick 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 gd in Mar.

Best Legend (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, mistake 10th, pushed along next, chased winner 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Dancing Art (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.

Blaze Trailer (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Towards rear, 11th from 6 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before 3 out, 9th of 12, 44l behind Good Luck Chuck (9-11) at Wexford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-116 gf in Apr.

Fever Pitch (IRE) 3-1fav (10-7) Waited with towards rear on outer, closed 4 out, 3rd after next, challenged and led from 2 out, ridden clear approaching last, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Tramore 2m 6f Conditional Handicap Chase (0-123) (5yo+) gd in Apr beating Fairwood Massini (10-3) by 5l, 10 ran.

Any Bets (IRE) 9-1 (10-10) Soon towards rear, never a factor, 12th of 13, 29l behind Paddy O Dee (9-11) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp chs 0-123 gd.

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