soon tracked leader, travelling best from before straight, in front 3f out, clear 2f out, stayed on strongly, easily
waited with, 5th 3f out, soon no impression under pressure, no extra from 2f out
chased leaders early, last 5f out, no impression from before straight
soon tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd 3f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace
waited with, 5th 5f out, no extra from 3f out
soon led, niggled along before straight, headed 3f out, soon no chance with easy winner, kept on same pace
soon tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before straight, soon no impression in 4th, kept on same pace
Three-year-olds have won six of the last ten but the two latest renewals have gone to the older brigade. SAPPHIRE and Bible Belt head the older fillies and the former looks to be still improving despite having had nine starts. She started favourite in the Group 1 Pretty Polly at the Curragh but had no answer to Izzi Top, who was completing a four-timer. She finished behind Bible Belt at Gowran last August and the latter proved herself at a high level subsequently though she was beaten a long way on her reappearance by So You Think in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh in May. Eternal Bounty and Demurely were both around 10 lengths behind Sapphire over the C&D in June and are unlikely to have made enough progress to reverse the form.
Sapphire (IRE) 10-11fav (9-9) Led, attempted to assert from 2f out, soon pressed and headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Izzi Top (9-9) at Curragh 1m 2f flls Grp 1 (1) sft in Jul.
Goldplated (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden entering straight, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 14l behind Croi An Or (9-4) at Killarney 1m stks in Jul.
Negotiate 20-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, no extra from early straight, weakened, 13th of 14, 13l behind Back Burner (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp sft in Jul.
Spirit Of Cuba (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Tannery (9-0) at Curragh 1m 1f flls Group 3 stks (1) sft in Jul.
Cabin (IRE) 4-6fav (9-0) Chased leaders and ran in snatches, pushed along in 3rd 4f out, hard ridden entering straight, went 2nd 1f out, led and swished tail inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wexford 1m 3yo fll stks gd in Jul beating Hayloft (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Demurely (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Chased leader, 4th halfway, dropped to rear approaching straight and soon no extra, last of 6, 10l behind Galileo's Choice (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 6f Listed stks (1) sft in Jul.
Eternal Bounty (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Pushed along early, soon towards rear, ridden in 6th approaching straight where wide, 4th 1f out, kept on well without quite getting there inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, hd behind Aklan (8-10) at Roscommon 1m 4f Listed stks (1) sft in Jul.
Bible Belt (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, closer after halfway, 4th and ridden early straight, soon no extra, 4th of 5, 16l behind So You Think (9-1) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd in May.
Jessie Jane (IRE) 4-7fav (9-0) Prominent, keen hold, closed up into straight, soon challenged and on terms from over 1f out, stayed on well to gain upper hand closing stages, won at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol in Jul beating Knight Of Bangkok (9-5) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
