led and raced alone on far rail, pushed along halfway, headed 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
broke well, soon tracked leader in 2nd and led group of five in centre, led narrowly 2f out, pushed along 1f out, soon asserted and kept on strongly final 150 yards, easily
upset in stalls, dwelt and stumbled slightly at start, held up in rear in centre, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, no extra
held up in touch in centre, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd over 1f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace
tracked leaders in centre, 3rd halfway, pushed along in close 2nd 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, no impression, kept on one pace
held up in touch in centre, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace
LITTLE BIG BEAR, narrowly beaten on his debut here, has made amends in no uncertain terms, following a facile Naas success with a head victory over subsequent Listed winner Rocket Rodney in the Windsor Castle at Ascot. Stepping up in trip shouldn't pose a problem but conceding 3lb to Slan Abhaile won't be easy as Ger Lyons' filly looked very smart when scoring over the track and trip three weeks ago. Yosemite Valley, who was beaten three lengths that day, was a real eyecatcher and expected to get much closer. Badb also gets the fillies' allowance and her close second to the odds-on Statuette in the Group 2 Airlie Stud Stakes here was another cracking effort. The remainder will all need to raise their game to take a hand.
Kodi Noir (IRE) 125-1 (9-5) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed when veered left 150 yards out, kept on well final 100 yards, held on well, won at Fairyhouse 6f mdn gd in Jul beating Paulliac (9-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Little Big Bear (IRE) 6-5fav (9-5) Raced in small group centre to far side, always prominent, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on best to lead towards finish, won at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun beating Rocket Rodney (9-5) by nk, 24 ran.
Thunderbear (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Led, ridden 2f out, clear briefly 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Lakota Seven (9-6) at Bellewstown 1m mdn Yielding in Jul.
Yosemite Valley 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, 7th halfway, 8th and not clear run over 1f out, kept on well inside final 100 yards, nearest at finish, 4th of 16, 3l behind Slan Abhaile (9-2) at Curragh 6f mdn gd in Jun.
Badb (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, strongly challenged leader over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, headed final 150 yards, soon ridden, kept on, not match winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Statuette (9-2) at Curragh 6f Grp 2 fll stks (1) Yielding in Jun.
Slan Abhaile (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, soon edged left and rear of mid-division halfway, switched right and headway in 7th over 1f out, good progress to lead 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Curragh 6f mdn gd in Jun beating Victoria Road (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Voce Del Palio (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-6) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, travelling well when briefly disputed over 1f out, soon headed, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind With Love (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f gf in Jun.
