restrained and held up towards rear, headway in 6th 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, stayed on final furlong to 2nd close home, not reach winner
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
always towards rear, ridden and weakened 3f out
chased leader in 2nd and pushed along to go pace, ridden halfway, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, no impression leader final furlong, lost 2nd close home
made all, ridden and kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no extra
held up behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
DUBAWI GOLD deserves the vote here after his tremendous effort at Newmarket. Though unable to get close to Frankel, he reversed earlier form with third-placed Native Khan and is probably still progressing despite having had 10 races. Slim Shadey ran an astonishing race for a 200/1 chance to finish fourth though he was a long way back and is unlikely to overturn the form. Roderic O'Connor was a major disappointment as he wasn't far behind Frankel in the Dewhurst. He can do very much better than he showed in the classic though the fast ground is probably against him. Dunboyne Express was a long way in front of Dubawi Gold in the Racing Post Trophy but the latter has made greater strides since then. Kevin Prendergast's colt is an obvious threat having done everything right on his comeback though he's never raced on ground this quick.
Dubawi Gold 33-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway to chase winner over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Frankel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Apr.
Dunboyne Express (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Settled in 3rd, closed entering straight, quickened nicely on outer to lead 1f out, pushed out and kept on well final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m 3yo Grp 3 (1) in Mar beating Exodus (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 3 ran.
Foolproof (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, no extra from over 2f out, last of 11, 33l behind Look Busy (9-2) at Cork 6f stks sft.
High Ruler (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 31l behind Adilapour (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f 3yo stk gf.
Oracle (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace under pressure, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Imperial Rome (9-1) at Curragh 7f 3yo lst stk (1) gf.
Roderic O'Connor (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 38l behind Frankel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Apr.
Slim Shadey 200-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced halfway, ridden 3f out, driven and stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 13, 18l behind Frankel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Apr.
Zabarajad (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear, 6th halfway, 7th and switched left 1 1/2f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, hd behind Imperial Rome (9-1) at Curragh 7f 3yo lst stk (1) gf.
