held up in moderate 4th, headway into closer 3rd and pushed along 2f out, ridden in 2nd and edged right 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong
chased leaders in moderate 3rd, ridden in 3rd 3f out, dropped to 4th 2f out, 3rd when carried right over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong
made all, raced at fast pace, ridden 2f out, pressed briefly 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up in moderate last, ridden 3f out, went moderate 4th under 1f out, no impression
chased leader in 2nd at fast pace, ridden under 3f out, still 2nd 2f out, soon weakened, dropped to last under 1f out
Derby runner-up CLIFFS OF MOHER gained his first victory since last year's Dee Stakes at Chester when landing the Group 2 Mooresbridge Stakes at Naas, coming from last to first to easily see off Success Days. Now he's returned to form, he can take care of Defoe, who improved from handicaps last season to comfortably winning a Group 2 at Newmarket earlier this month. Lancaster Bomber is a very smart miler on his day though hasn't quite proved he stays this far while Reckless Gold only has a maiden victory to his credit.
Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) 13-8fav (9-3) Held up in rear early, 6th halfway, pushed along on outer to close 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, drifted slightly left and stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, kept on well close home, won at Naas 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) Good - Yielding in May beating Success Days (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Defoe (IRE) 1-2fav (9-1) Tracked leader, lost place over 3f out, headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, comfortable, won at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in May beating Red Verdon (9-1) by 3 3/4l, 5 ran.
Lancaster Bomber (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leader, pushed along and lost 2nd 2f out, soon ridden chasing leading pair, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, no chance with 1st 2, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Reckless Gold (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Prominent and disputed early, tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra, eased closing stages, 8th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Brendan Brackan (9-10) at Cork 1m lst stks sft in Oct.
Success Days (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Led, pressed from halfway and 5 lengths clear of field, disputed 4f out, pushed along and reduced advantage 2f out, ridden in narrow lead over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Cliffs Of Moher (9-3) at Naas 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.
