soon led, pushed along from 3f out, strongly pressed and headed inside final furlong, one pace
in rear, pushed along from 3f out, no impression over 2f out, soon no extra
soon raced in 2nd, travelled smoothly until pushed along to challenge inside final furlong, soon led and quickened away
At this time a year ago, Ol' Man River and FOUND looked potential classic winners but it hasn't happened for the former and the filly has just been touched off in two Group 1's. Her narrow defeat by Pleascach in the Irish 1000 Guineas has been given a boost by the winner and she can take care of her stablemate, who ran poorly in his first two starts this campaign before a better run when stepping up to 1m4f in the King Edward VII Stakes at Ascot. Answered won two Listed contests before finding 1m6f too far at Navan and he finished six lengths in front of Highly Toxic at Limerick in April.
Answered 9-4fav (9-3) Held up 4th, pushed along to 3rd 2 1/2f out, ridden and progress tochallenge leader 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not match winner close home, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Forgotten Rules (9-8) at Navan 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Highly Toxic (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Led, pushed along approaching straight and headed 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra, 5th of 6, 14 1/4l behind Dark Crusader (9-0) at Galway 1m 6f sft in Jul.
Found (IRE) 13-8fav (9-0) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Ervedya (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Ol' Man River (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Close up, effort 2f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Balios (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.
