held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra over 2f out, eased inside final furlong
held up towards rear, progress in 3rd over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, challenged on outer 1f out, led last 150 yards, kept on well, ran around slightly closing stages
chased leader in 2nd, ridden to close 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, headed last 150 yards, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden in 5th over 2f out, soon no impression, no extra over 1f out, eased closing stages of final furlong
held up behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, stayed on and closer when not clear run inside final 200 yards, kept on in 3rd closing stages
led, soon clear, 8-length advantage halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, reduced advantage 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace
MYTHICAL is well clear on official ratings. The former was highly tried after winning his Gowran maiden in a canter, ending with a decent run in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, and his pedigree suggests he was always likely to make a better three-year-old. Gold Maze has yet to be given a rating but also excelled as a juvenile considering he's by Golden Horn out of a Galileo mare and he did very well to finish third in the Group 2 Beresford over a mile here considering that was only his second run. Crossfirehurricane and Choice Of Mine fought out the finish of a Dundalk Listed race and the unbeaten winner should come out on top again while Toronto should do much better now getting a test of stamina.
Choice Of Mine (AUS) 11-2 (9-3) Disputed, led after 1f, ridden and pressed 2f out, joined under 1f out, narrowly headed under 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Crossfirehurricane (9-3) at Dundalk 1m lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Crossfirehurricane (USA) 5-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, 2nd after 3f, challenged 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, disputed under 1f out, edged ahead last 150 yards, kept on well under pressure, won at Dundalk 1m lst stks (1) pol in Feb beating Choice Of Mine (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Gold Maze 9-1 (9-3) Chased leaders in 3rd throughout, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Innisfree (9-3) at Curragh 1m Grp 2 stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Mythical (FR) (8-13) 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Mkfancy (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 1 gs in Oct.
Sherpa (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along in 5th over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, progress 1 1/2f out, soon bumped, headway to lead over 1f out, kept on best closing stages, won at Roscommon 7f mdn sft in Aug beating Maker Of Kings (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Toronto (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Close up, 5th 3f out and pushed along, no impression 2f out, soon no extra, last of 8, 21 1/2l behind Pinatubo (9-3) at Curragh 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Chiricahua (IRE) 6-4jfav (9-5) A little slow into stride, soon raced in 10th, headway straight, soon effort between horses, on terms inside final furlong, kept on well, just denied at the finish, 2nd of 17, hd behind Nobel Prize (9-5) at Naas 1m mdn hvy in Nov.
Dutch Admiral (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Juliet Rose (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Mar.
