led, ridden and disputed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
held up early, closer and disputed 3rd after 4f, ridden over 2f out, under pressure in 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong into 2nd close home
chased leader in 2nd, challenged 3f out, ridden and disputed 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, asserted 1f out, kept on well final furlong
chased leaders on outer early, held up towards rear after 2f, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out
held up, ridden into 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, disputed 3rd after 4f, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Palmones had slipped down the weights before winning over track and trip last month and is back up 4lb. She’s still preferred to Remarkable Lady and Snoozing Indian, who failed to cope with a rise in the weights last time having both won over a mile earlier. But VASTONEA latter ended last year with a win at Leopardstown in October and Kevin Prendergast’s grey should have come on for a recent reappearance at Navan. She gets a tentative vote with Castle Guest back on a winning mark but continuing to struggle.
Castle Guest (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outer into mid-division halfway, ridden in 5th under 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Tandem (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gf in Jul.
Vastonea (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Chased leader, 6th halfway, ridden under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no danger, 5th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Mainicin (9-1) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gf in Jul.
Remarkable Lady (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Raced mainly in 6th on outer, ridden from 3f out, dropped to rear and no extra from 2f out, last of 8, 10 1/2l behind Dragon Fei (9-10) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp fll gd in Jun.
Snoozing Indian 12-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 2f out, last of 10, 11 3/4l behind Tony The Gent (9-7) at Curragh 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Palmones (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In rear, 7th halfway, progress to 5th 2 1/2f out, good headway on inner to lead 1 1/2f out, asserted under 1f out, stayed on well, won at Ballinrobe 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jun beating Usa (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Rosenborg Rider (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Ran 4th, progress to 3rd halfway, under pressure entering straight, ridden in 4th over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind Not A Bad Oul Day (8-11) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Jun.