dwelt, in touch in 5th, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression
dwelt, raced in 6th, pushed along for much, headway entering straight, ridden in 6th on outer 2f out, good headway to dispute lead under 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders disputing 3rd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, improved to dispute lead briefly under 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 2nd close home
slowly into stride, in touch in rear, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, weakened
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders disputing 3rd, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened
tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, led briefly over 1f out, headed under 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
led, pushed along and joined 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened
Jessica Harrington won this a year ago and the superbly-bred Galileo filly Foniska is virtually guaranteed to improve from her debut at Naas. However, she finished behind PERSEIDS, who is in the same ownership, and Joseph O'Brien's filly, who had the benefit of a run in a Dundalk barrier trial, can go one better. Amusement was beaten four lengths at Tipperary but didn't get the clearest of runs or would have finished much closer. Aidan O'Brien has two entries. The Camelot filly Be Happy cost 340,000gns while Snowy is a sister to three winners, two of them hurdlers. Dermot Weld's Tarawa is related to several useful winners.
Amusement (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, headway between horses to go 5th over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong and went 3rd closing stages, kept on well, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Library (9-2) at Tipperary 7f mdn fll gd in Aug.
Be Happy (IRE) Camelot filly out of Frequential.
Foniska (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, never better than mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Gan Teorainn (9-2) at Naas 1m mdn fll Yielding in Aug.
Okyle Lass (IRE) 125-1 (9-2) Dwelt, always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2f out, last of 8, 12 1/4l behind Tiger Paw (9-7) at Cork 5f mdn gd in Aug.
Snowy (IRE) Galileo filly out of Snow Queen.
Speirling Beag (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression in 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Madly Truly (9-1) at Naas 7f mdn fll gd in Aug.
Tarawa (IRE) Shamardal filly out of Tanoura.
Lilac Lady (IRE) Churchill filly out of Flowers Will Bloom.
Perseids (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd close home, no threat to winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Gan Teorainn (9-2) at Naas 1m mdn fll Yielding in Aug.
Pink Sorrel (IRE) Zoffany filly out of African Beat.
