chased leaders, dropped to 5th briefly at halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, soon went clear, reduced advantage and stayed on well inside final furlong
chased leaders on outer, close 5th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd under 1f out, soon no impression on winner, no extra in 3rd close home
chased leader in 2nd, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression, checked inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, never a factor
chased leaders, 3rd at halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out,3rd 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, no impression when checked close home
chased leaders on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no impression on winner and disputed 2nd inside final furlong, kept on in 2nd close home
towards rear, 7th travelling well 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, soon disputed 2nd and no impression on winner, no extra in 4th close home
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
Another race dominated by Aidan O’Brien, who has saddled five of the last six winners. Time will tell whether ARMORY (NAP) is as good as the likes of Churchill and Anthony Van Dyck but he’s made a promising start having won his maiden over course and distance before trouncing stablemate Toronto in a Group 3 at Leopardstown. Iberia made a winning start over track and trip while Lope Y Fernandez hasn’t done a lot wrong in smart company since scoring here in June. Justifier and Roman Turbo are both 2-2 and the former’s Tipperary Listed victory was franked when the runner-up went close at York on Wednesday.
Armory (IRE) 2-5fav (9-3) Broke well, soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, strongly challenged leader and led 1 1/2f out, asserted final 150 yards, easily, won at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul beating Toronto (9-3) by 5l, 4 ran.
Geometrical (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden over 1f out and went 3 lengths clear, kept on strongly to extend advantage inside final furlong, won at Gowran Park 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Aug beating Mogul (9-5) by 5 1/2l, 10 ran.
Iberia (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Broke well, tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and switched left 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Curragh 7f mdn gd in Jul beating Jungle Cove (9-5) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Jungle Cove (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, travelled well 2f out and pushed along to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Iberia (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn gd in Jul.
Justifier (IRE) 6-4 (9-3) Chased leader in 2nd, challenged 2 1/2f out, came centre straight, led under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on well closing stages, won at Tipperary 1m lst stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Aug beating Harpocrates (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Rebel Tale (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Prominent briefly, soon settled 4th, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5 1/4l behind Justifier (9-3) at Tipperary 1m lst stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Aug.
Roman Turbo (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Broke well, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along under 2f out, ridden to challenge early final furlong and led 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul beating Lil Grey (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Toronto (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon led, 1 length clear halfway, strongly pressed and headed 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on easy winner final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Armory (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Pinatubo (9-1) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul.
