Disputed 2nd early, mistake 1st and soon 3rd, pushed along entering straight, ridden 2 out, under pressure before last, stayed on to dispute run-in, led closing stages and kept on well close home tchd 3/1
Chased leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, ridden to challenge 2 out, under pressure in 2nd before last, slight mistake last, soon stayed on to dispute run-in, 2nd and no extra closing stages op 4/5
Led, slight mistake 6th, pressed 2 out, soon pushed along to assert, 2-length advantage when bad mistake last, headed run-in and no extra in 3rd closing stages tchd 11/4
Easy Game (8/11), Getareason (5/2), Air Supremacy (7/2), Go Another One (8/1), Dare To Endeavour (66/1), Captain Leo (100/1)
Willie Mullins took this last year and has a strong hand once more with both EASY GAME and Getareason in the mix. The latter may need to brush up his jumping but Paul Townend's mount has been slick at his flights and will relish the step back up in distance now. He gets the vote, though only narrowly from Air Supremacy, a former Ballydoyle inmate that made a pleasing start to his hurdling career at Killarney.