tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out
soon held up, rear halfway, ridden to progress on inner 2f out, stayed on into 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, asserted 1f out, kept on well, jinked slightly left 50 yards out, reduced advantage close home
tracked leader, close 2nd halfway, travelled well and pressed leader 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace
held up, ridden to close on outer 2f out, no impression in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
Joseph O'Brien has won the last two of these and Thornbrook, whose dam has produced winners with all six foals to race, won nicely at Leopardstown. Stablemate Zoinnocent was finished very strongly when beaten half-a-length in a Group 3 on the latter track while Gan Teorainn showed that stamina is her strong point when scoring over a mile at Naas. MEDITATE won over 5f here on her debut and an extra furlong in Group 3 races at Naas and Ascot. She gives every indication of needing this trip and can remain unbeaten.
Gan Teorainn (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on well and asserted final 100yards, won at Naas 1m mdn fll Yielding in Aug beating Perseids (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Maybe Just Maybe (JPN) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and closer in 4th under 2f out, no impression on outer 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead final 50 yards, won at Leopardstown 7f mdn fll gd in Aug beating Library (9-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Meditate (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Made all, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ascot 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Jun beating Mawj (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran.
Olivia Maralda (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) Pressed leader, led inside final 2f, came clear final furlong, easily, won at Newbury 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Jul beating Honeymooner (9-2) by 7l, 15 ran.
Thornbrook (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Mid-division, held up towards rear after 1f, 5th 2 1/2f out, headway and bumped rival 1 1/2f out, improved to lead final 150 yards, ridden and kept on well, won at Leopardstown 7f mdn fll gd in Jul beating Lan Mara (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
With Love 11-1 (9-2) Soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, dropped to 3rd and ridden over 1f out, lost place and weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 4 1/2l behind Never Ending Story (9-2) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
Zoinnocent (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Slightly hampered leaving stalls, raced in rear, 6th halfway, came wide entering straight, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on well to 2nd close home, not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Never Ending Story (9-2) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
