dwelt, soon raced in 4th, chased winner and no impression inside final furlong, kept on same pace
raced in 5th early, pushed along 2f out and effort, soon edged right and one pace final furlong
close up, pushed along from halfway, lost position and one pace final furlong
made all, ridden to assert and stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably
raced in 3rd early, pushed along from halfway, no extra inside final furlong
soon towards rear, no extra final furlong
Evasive Power made a successful debut over this trip at Navan, when Dom Carlos was beaten 7l, but couldn't go the pace when tried in Listed company over 6f here next time. Joseph O'Brien, who trains the latter, has his horses flying so the newcomer Tenax, a half-brother to a couple of winners in Germany, is one to keep an eye on though this looks a tough start. OFFLINE scored easily at Dundalk on his debut and though unable to match strides with Sergei Prokofiev in a Listed contest at Naas it was a very good run and he had Dandys Ocean, who made a winning start on this track, just behind. Pride Of Pimlico's opening victory at Naas was on testing ground and faces these conditions for the first time but the filly Bailly cost 100,000gns and is a half-sister to seven winners so has to be respected.
Evasive Power (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, soon bumped with rival, no extra from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Fairyland (8-12) at Curragh 6f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Offline (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Chased leader on inner, pushed along from 2f out, ridden and no impression in 2nd from 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Sergei Prokofiev (9-3) at Naas 5f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Pride Of Pimlico (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outer, closer and disputed 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 5, 7 1/2l behind Van Beethoven (9-2) at Naas 6f Good - Yielding in May.
Dom Carlos (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along under 1f out, 2nd briefly and checked 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Indigo Balance (9-5) at Curragh 6f mdn gd in May.
Dandys Ocean (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Raced in 4th, pushed along from halfway, dropped to rear from 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Sergei Prokofiev (9-3) at Naas 5f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Tenax (IRE) Slade Power colt out of Stravina.
Bailly Charm Spirit filly out of Czarna Roza.