soon led, ridden from 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed and dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 2f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, soon ridden and briefly strongly pressed, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong
broke well, soon settled 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, dropped to last 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong
held up in last, progress into 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon pushed along went 2nd ridden 1f out, soon briefly strongly pressed winner, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
Aidan O'Brien is determined to win this with three of the five entries headed by CHURCHILL. He has only won his last two races, the Chesham at Royal Ascot and a Leopardstown Group 3, by narrow margins but has looked immature in both and should be a more polished article now. Capri has a similar level of form and is by no means making up the numbers. He looked very well suited by some give in the ground when landing a Tipperary Listed contest so any ran would aid his cause. Lancaster Bomber is the third member of the Ballydoyle trio but, though the half-brother to the brilliant Excelebration, is thrown in at the deep end after his maiden victory, though there have been numerous occasions when the stable's lesser-fancied runner has turned up trumps. Joseph O'Brien's Arcada beat Capri here last month but the latter was making his debut and is much improved since. Radio Silence comfortably landed a Leopardstown maiden but could only finish fourth behind Peace Envoy in a Group 3 here.
Arcada (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Led and disputed, pushed along to lead over 2f out and soon ridden, kept on well inside final furlong, pressed close home but always holding on, won at Curragh 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul beating Capri (9-5) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Churchill (IRE) 2-5fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, progress between horses to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul beating Alexios Komnenos (9-3) by nk, 6 ran.
Lancaster Bomber (USA) 10-3 (9-5) Led, headed 2f out, soon regained lead, driven over 1f out, headed final 200 yards, ridden and rallied to lead narrowly final 100 yards, kept on well, all out, won at Leopardstown 7f mdn gd in Aug beating True Valour (9-5) by shd, 10 ran.
Radio Silence (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Towards rear and 5th halfway, pushed along and went 4th from 2f out, ridden over 1f out and one paced inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3l behind Peace Envoy (9-3) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Jul.
Capri (IRE) 8-11fav (9-3) Raced 3rd, improved to lead on outer after 1f, driven over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon asserted, kept on strongly final furlong, comfortably, won at Tipperary 7f lst stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Aug beating Boyfriend Brian (9-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
