Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, headway to go next next, under pressure and kept on well run-in to lead close home tchd 14/1
Led, slight mistake 2nd, 4 lengths clear and not fluent 2 out, soon pushed along, under pressure and kept on run-in, no extra and headed close home tchd 9/2
Lac Kivu (5/6), Robin Des Foret (4/1), Bhutan (4/1), Its All Guesswork (10/1), Oakly (12/1), Dorans River (20/1)
A quality contest in which Robin Des Foret sets the standard, though the fact that Ruby Walsh has chosen to ride stablemate LAC VIVU is an obvious pointer to the chances of the unexposed youngster who sluiced home emphatically at Punchestown on his debut. Fellow four-year-old Bhutan also looks an exciting prospect and could prove most troublesome.