Pandorama bounces back to form

Noel Meade's Pandorama turned the Grade 1 Lexus Steeplechase into a procession with a six length success in the hands of Paul Carberry over English raider Money Trix Joncol was three parts of a length back in third. The winner was subject of a gamble from 8/1 in the morning. He was sent off the 7/2 joint favourite with Cooldine who blundered away his chance with a bad jump that saw him eventually pulled up. Noel Meade explained what happened to Pandorama last time at Down Royal when he was pulled up. He said: "He must have tapped his head in the horse box as something wasn't right with him even though he scoped ok. "We are back on track and will aim for the Hennessy back here if he stays right. We are still dreaming of the Gold Cup. He worked very well at Dundalk last Thursday and had some good horses behind him. "We'll enjoy today. We know he goes left handed and that was only his fifth run over fences so he is still improving. I wouldn't run him on good ground. It has to be yielding or softer." The Listener put in an eyecatching display of frontrunning with some prodigious leaps coming off a break off 416 days before fading at the business end of the race. Pandorama received quotes of 14/1 and 16/1 for the Gold Cup from Sean Graham and Boylesports respectively. William Hill go 20/1.