led, headed and dropped to 2nd after 1f, regained lead from 3f out and soon pushed along, ridden and joined under 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon short of room and no extra
prominent early before settling in 4th, pushed along to challenge on outer from 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong and kept on well to hold on
mid-division, dropped to 7th from halfway, ridden on outer from 2f out and 5th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching winner
towards rear, closer in 6th from halfway, ridden from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out
always towards rear, pushed along from halfway, ridden and no impression from over 2f out
mid-division and 5th from halfway, ridden from 2f out, improved to challenge when short of room inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd closing stages
chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along and improved to dispute lead from 2f out, ridden over 1f out and headed inside final furlong, soon short of room and dropped to 4th, no extra closing stages
prominent on outer, improved to lead after 1f, headed from 3f out, soon no extra and weakened
Captain Joy has the incredible record of 10-22 on the all-weather but is 0-21 on Turf which is how he can get into this 0-90 handicap. He's been placed eight times on Turf and will surely be winning before long. Artistic Melody has returned to action in fine shape having just been touched off in a better race at Roscommon before a comfortable victory at Limerick. But she was a long way behind ISHEBAYORGREY at Dundalk in January and, though that wasn't her form, the winner reappeared after a break to run really well at Leopardstown in May when staying on over 7f so looks the one to beat. Koybig, who completed a hat-trick at Dundalk at the end of last year, has continued to run well without quite getting there while Dance Alone has been looking a bit high in the weights after his victory at Leopardstown.
Captain Joy (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Lucky Team (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Artistic Melody (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Broke well, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and headway on outer to lead 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Limerick 1m hcp gf in Jun beating Avalanche (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Koybig (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, pressed leaders in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Have A Nice Day (9-2) at Limerick 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Ishebayorgrey (IRE) 17-2 (8-6) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden under 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on well to 2nd close home, not trouble winner, 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Zorion (9-6) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in May.
Nothing To Lose (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Dwelt, always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, 14th of 15, 12 1/2l behind Waitaki (8-8) at Fairyhouse 7f hcp gd in Jun.
Arbourfield (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Soon raced in 4th, one pace under pressure 1f out, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind St Brelades Bay (9-1) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gf in Jun.
Dance Alone 7-2 (10-0) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Darkness Falls (9-4) at Naas 7f hcp gf in Jun.
Flowerhill Nova (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 8th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Artistic Melody (9-10) at Limerick 1m hcp gf in Jun.
