chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 5th 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
in rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression
mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, headway on far side 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home
rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
led, clear travelling well 2f out, ridden 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
mid-division, closer in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
went left leaving stalls and dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden and dropped to 8th on stand's side 2f out, no impression
George Boughey has had a tremendous season and sends Zebelle over for this. Her form in the UK would usually fall short of Listed class but with progress likely she can get into the frame. STRAPPED (NAP) has earned a rating of 105 thanks to a placed effort in a Group 3 here and last week's run behind Ebro River in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes. That would normally be strong enough form to land a Listed contest. Head Mistress attracted good support at Down Royal and quickened clear despite looking in need of experience while Loveday got off the mark with an easy victory over subsequent winner Money Tree at Cork. The winner had earlier failed by just under two lengths to see off Harmony Rose on the same track but was conceding 4lb so there should be little in it here. Orinoco River was a disappointing favourite at Cork last week.
Albion Square 28-1 (9-4) Mid-division in near side group, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home, 7th of 22, 2 1/2l behind Sacred Bridge (9-2) at Naas 6f stks gd in Aug.
Arges (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Disputed lead, ran freely, 2nd halfway and bumped by rival over 2f out, led entering straight, ridden and headed 150 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Areille (8-11) at Sligo 6f mdn Yielding in Aug.
Strapped (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden in last 2f out, went moderate 6th 1f out, no extra, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Ebro River (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 1 stks (1) Yielding in Aug.
Threebagsfull (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Towards rear in near side group, pushed along from 2f out and some progress into mid-division, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 9th of 22, 3 3/4l behind Sacred Bridge (9-2) at Naas 6f stks gd in Aug.
Harmony Rose 11-4 (9-8) Disputed lead until headed after 1f, on terms 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on well, headed close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Heytesbury Lane (8-6) at Tipperary 5f hcp sft in Aug.
Head Mistress (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along in 3rd 1 1/2f out, switched left and disputed 3rd 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, led final 50 yards, kept on well, won at Down Royal 5f gd in Jul beating Special Power (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Kimbah (IRE) 250-1 (9-2) Chased leaders in 5th, ridden 2f out, 4th under 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Ladies Church (9-2) at Naas 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
Loveday (IRE) 11-4jfav (8-12) Quick away to lead, went on from under 2f out, asserted and stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Cork 5f mdn fll gf in Jul beating Money Tree (8-10) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
Money Tree (IRE) 6-4fav (8-10) A little slowly away, tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, went 2nd over 100 yards out, kept on well, edged right and led close home, won at Tipperary 5f mdn sft in Aug beating Special Power (8-13) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Orinoco River (USA) 5-4fav (9-2) Ran freely leaving stalls, raced towards rear, headway over 1f out, improved to 2nd final 150 yards, kept on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Drombeg Banner (9-7) at Cork 5f mdn sft in Aug.
Zebelle 10-11fav (9-7) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Thirsk 5f fll stks (4) sft in Aug beating Guest List (9-7) by nk, 7 ran.
