chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden into 4th 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden into 4th 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leader, keen hold early, 2nd halfway, ridden under 3f out, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace straight
dwelt, soon chased leaders and ran freely, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, weakened
held up, 5th halfway, 4th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, under pressure in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out
There will be some long faces at Ballydoyle if CYPRESS CREEK doesn’t open his account in this. Brother to three winners including last year’s St Leger hero Capri, he has an entry in the Irish St Leger later this year so will be expected to make short work of these despite having found stablemates Southern France and Giuseppe Garibaldi too strong in a couple of races this term. Baliyad has got nowhere near in his two run to date but has a nice pedigree and should be capable of better. King D'Argent was beaten out of sight by the selection at Leopardstown last month and it’s hard to see a form reversal.
Baliyad (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Latrobe (9-5) at Curragh 1m 4f mdn gf in Jun.
Brandy James (GER) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th over 1f out, no impression on leaders, kept on same pace, no danger, 5th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Change Of Velocity (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn gf in Jun.
Cypress Creek (IRE) 8-13fav (9-5) Led, raced towards outer into straight, wandered slightly and headed 1f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Giuseppe Garibaldi (9-5) at Navan 1m 5f mdn gf in Jun.
King D'Argent (FR) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, weakened under 2f out, hampered 1f out, eased, 11th of 12, 22 1/2l behind Southern France (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn gd in May.
Sigismund (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor gelding out of Garra Molly.
Candle In The Wind (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, progress into 8th 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 18, 3 3/4l behind Schoolboy Error (10-0) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Carol's Return 100-1 (9-0) Chased leader, under pressure in 8th halfway, weakened under 3f out, 13th of 14, 28 3/4l behind I Can Fly (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Sep.
