chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, 9th halfway, ridden in 8th 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along and some progress early straight, switched left under 2f out and 4th over 1f out, 3rd and kept on final 100 yards
rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and dropped to rear 2f out, no extra
mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 7th 2f out, no extra
made all, ridden 2f out and soon asserted, 3 lengths clear over 1f out, driven out and stayed on well inside final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd approaching straight and ridden 2f out, under pressure and no impression on winner in 2nd over 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace
Aidan O'Brien and Dermot Weld have both had three winners of this in the last 10 years. The former has three entries with Pretty Perfect the highest rated of them having won a Listed contest at Navan on her reappearance. She hasn't done as well as expected subsequently though her latest run was in the Irish 1,000 Guineas. She had her stable companion How High The Moon well beaten when runner-up in a Naas Group 3 and looks the best of the Ballydoyle trio. Weld is represented by the very progressive SHAMREEN, who gets the nod. She had today's rival Siamsaiocht well beaten at Gowran last month and though taking a leap in class looks capable of making the transition. Twitch arrives from the UK with some smart form in handicaps and Listed company to her credit, though her only victory so far came when beating three rivals in a Pontefract maiden.
Avenante 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along and on terms from 3f out, headed 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Repeater (8-6) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp Yielding in May.
Gallope (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Settled 6th, pushed along in 7th under 4f out, 6th 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Laganore (9-12) at Navan 1m 2f hcp fll gf in May.
Twitch (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Soon with leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened last 75 yards, 4th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Moonrise Landing (8-9) at York 1m 6f lst (1) gd in May.
Best In The World (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15 3/4l behind So Mi Dar (9-0) at York 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in May.
French Blue 7-2 (9-1) Led, joined from 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd and no impression, last of 3, 5l behind Shamreen (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m 1f fll gf in May.
How High The Moon (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden in moderate 5th over 2f out, went moderate 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra, 4th of 6, 16 1/2l behind Zhukova (9-9) at Naas 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in May.
Pretty Perfect (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, soon pushed along, ridden and dropped towards rear over 2f out, no extra, 9th of 10, 25 1/4l behind Jet Setting (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 1 (1) sft in May.
Shamreen (IRE) 4-5fav (9-1) Briefly uneasy in stalls, tracked leader early, soon in rear, pushed along from 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon edged slightly right, challenged from over 1f out, soon led, stayed on well to assert inside final furlong, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f fll gf in May beating Siamsaiocht (9-1) by 3 3/4l, 3 ran.
Siamsaiocht (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Soon led, a little keen, almost joined 3f out, pushed along into straight, narrowly headed inside final furlong, one pace and dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind The Major General (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 4f lst (1) gf in Jun.
