tracked leaders, 3rd travelling well 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, some late progress final furlong, never nearer
rear of mid-division, progress into 7th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, no impression final furlong
mid-division, pushed along in 10th 2f out, ridden in 9th on outer 1f out, good headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home
always towards rear, never a factor
always towards rear, never a factor
rear of mid-division, pushed along early and pushed along again at halfway, went 8th 2f out, short of room 1f out, checked briefly under 1f out, kept on without threatening, never nearer
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, soon short of room and checked, 6th when checked again 1f out, ran on well close home but not recover
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 7th on outer 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on close home
tracked leaders, 2nd travelling well 2f out, disputed lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, led briefly 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
led, ridden 2f out, joined and strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, weakened
rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
Polar Bear made a winning reappearance at Bellewstown and finished ahead of both King Of Scotia and Tough Talk when third in a premier handicap at Naas earlier this month. Aidan O’Brien saddles three in this and all have some sort of chance. Canute makes his handicap debut after placing at Leopardstown and Cork. Carracci beat FARNBOROUGH half-a-length at Dundalk in the autumn and was third in a Group 3 on his return to action but Ryan Moore’s mount is now 6lb better off. Both are blinkered for the first time today but the latter can come out on top this time. Red Letter Bray has won twice at Naas this year, beating King Of Scotia on the latter occasion, while Aussie Girl and Devore are worth a second look from near the foot of the weights but Cash Out is making his Turf debut.
Tough Talk (IRE) 4-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, ran freely, 2nd halfway, ridden and lost place under 2f out, 7th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Lord Massusus (10-0) at Naas 6f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Carracci (USA) 5-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd under 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 5, 5 1/2l behind Hans Andersen (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Daamberdiplomat (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden in 8th entering straight, no impression, last of 11, 14 1/4l behind Cairo (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Red Letter Bray (IRE) 7-4fav (10-0) Soon tracked leader, pushed along to lead narrowly over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on best final 150 yards, won at Naas 6f hcp Soft - Heavy in Apr beating King Of Scotia (10-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Betterdaysrcoming (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th and pushed along 2f out3rd and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Fort Vega (9-4) at Naas 1m hcp gd in May.
Polar Bear (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and headed inside final 100 yards, no extra, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Lord Massusus (10-0) at Naas 6f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Cash Out (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Settled behind leaders, mid-division in 5th halfway, ridden towards outer 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Cairo (9-8) at Dundalk 1m lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Farnborough (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Prominent early, soon tracked leader in 2nd, led narrowly 2 1/2f out, ridden over 1 1/2f out, joined 1f out, narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, held close home, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Young Ireland (9-6) at Cork 1m 2f mdn Soft - Heavy in May.
King Of Scotia (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, some headway between horses under 2f out and 8th 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th on line, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Lord Massusus (10-0) at Naas 6f hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Not Even Close (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway into 3rd halfway, progress travelling well on outer entering straight, pushed along in 2nd over 1f out, soon no extra and lost 2 places close home, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Lord Massusus (9-12) at Gowran Park 7f sft in Apr.
Canute (USA) 10-3 (9-6) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Young Ireland (9-6) at Cork 1m 2f mdn Soft - Heavy in May.
Semblance Of Order (IRE) Evensfav (9-8) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead entering straight, soon ridden and kept on strongly, won at Sligo 6f mdn Yielding - Soft in Apr beating Arniemac (10-4) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Aussie Girl (IRE) 11-10fav (9-3) Soon led, 1 length advantage halfway, challenged and pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well, won at Sligo 6f mdn fll Yielding - Soft in Apr beating Yuzu (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Devore (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway and soon pushed along, ridden 2f out and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Snowcapped (8-11) at Curragh 7f hcp fll sft in May.
Blue News (USA) 14-1 (8-9) In touch on outer, improved to track leader after 1f, 2nd halfway, dropped to 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Immutable (9-2) at Naas 1m hcp Soft - Heavy in Apr.
