led, driven along from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no impression and kept on one pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out and soon no extra, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
always towards rear, no extra from well over 1f out
tracked leader in 2nd, still travelling well 2f out, soon pushed along and no extra 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders on far rail, 4th halfway, challenged between horses 1f out, soon led, ridden and kept on well, held on closing strides
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace under pressure
towards rear, 6th halfway, 7th and switched left 1 1/2f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed
Jim Bolger has won this three times in the past four years and there's no doubting the credentials of his GLOR NA MARA here. Placed behind the likes of Zoffany, Pathfork and Frankel last season he made a very poor reappearance here a month ago but in the likelihood that it was the heavy ground that contributed to that defeat he is taken to bounce back. Imperial Rome, Peahen and Dubawi Star have all proven themselves on Polytrack and the former in particular looks a nice prospect who can go well here, while it was no disgrace for Alexander Pope to be beaten at Meydan in March and he should make a nice three-year-old. He's likely to be more forward than stablemate Oracle but John Oxx has given Zabarajad plenty of time to recover from his two runs last summer and he looks one for the future.
Alexander Pope (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Held up in midfield, ridden and no progress over 1f out, 6th of 14, 9l behind Khawlah (8-3) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f 3yo Grp 2 (1) in Mar.
Dubawi Star 7-2 (9-3) Led, headed halfway, led again from 2f out, ridden clear from over 1f out, very easily, won at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Nov beating Flic Flac (8-12) by 4l, 14 ran.
Foolproof (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 8th approaching halfway, no impression from under 2f out, 10th of 16, 5l behind Knock Stars (8-8) at Naas 6f 2yo hcp gd in Oct.
Glor Na Mara (IRE) 15-8 (9-1) Settled towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon no extra, eased when beaten final furlong, last of 6, 20l behind Sing Softly (8-12) at Curragh 7f 3yo lst stk (1) sft in Apr.
Imperial Rome (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved to lead under 2f out, soon ridden clear, kept on strongly, easily, won at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Apr beating Crystal Belle (8-4) by 5l, 13 ran.
Oracle (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Led centre, ridden over 1f out, edged right and kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression with far side, 11th of 27, 7l behind Fury (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo aut (2) sft in Oct.
Zabarajad (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Pathfork (8-11) at Curragh 7f 2yo mdn gd in Jul.
Peahen 7-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear early, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to rear over 2f out, weakened, 4th of 5, 10l behind Obligada (8-8) at Naas 1m 3yo stk in Apr.
