chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, went 3rd 3f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, led briefly 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on well close home
led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
mid-division, headway into 4th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, improved to lead narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, all out
chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no impression
rear of mid-division, pushed along in 6th on outer 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
in rear, pushed along on outer in 7th 2f out, kept on under hands and heels inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and dropped to 8th 2f out, short of room and checked over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
always behind, ridden and no impression from 3f out, never a factor
After landing a Limerick maiden from subsequent winner Modern Approach, Homesman was put in his place by Irishcorrespondent here though that was certainly no disgrace. His stable companion Finn McCool has been finding 1m4f too far this campaign though his overall form falls just short, a remark that also applies to another Ballydoyle entry Utah. Act Of Valour was an impressive maiden winner at Roscommon while Angel Island didn't quite get the run of the race when attempting to complete a double at Killarney. Red Label, a winner for Luca Cumani in the UK, made a successful debut for Jessica Harrington at Gowran and there should be more to come while VOCIFEROUS MARINA didn't show her best form in the Musidora after looking very progressive when landing a Listed contest earlier and it's Jim Bolger's filly who can get back on track.
Act Of Valour 15-8fav (9-5) Disputed lead, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, stayed on strongly, comfortably, won at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn gd in May beating On The Go Again (10-5) by 5l, 6 ran.
Born To Play (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and some progress over 1f out, 2nd 150 yards out, kept on one pace, not reach winner, 2nd of 18, nk behind Gold Spinner (9-5) at Cork 1m mdn Good - Yielding in Apr.
Finn McCool (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Raced 3rd, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, no extra, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Naughty Or Nice (8-12) at Navan 1m 5f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Homesman (USA) 5-1 (9-4) Broke well, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, reminder 3f out and pushed along to challenge 2f out, soon ridden and drifted right, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Irishcorrespondent (9-4) at Curragh 1m gd in May.
Red Label (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well 2f out, progress on stands' side and ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f sft in Apr beating Taj Mahal (9-5) by nk, 4 ran.
Twin Star (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden over 3f out, good headway to lead narrowly over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Navan 1m 2f mdn gf in May beating Clongowes (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Utah (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) last of 7, 12 1/4l behind National Defense (8-13) at Chantilly 1m Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Angel Island (IRE) 4-5fav (9-4) Settled 3rd, ridden into 2nd 1/2f out, soon strongly challenged leader, kept on final furlong, not match winner closing stages, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Bumbasina (9-4) at Killarney 1m fll Yielding in May.
Vociferous Marina (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Held up in last, closed 3f out, soon ridden, one pace in 4th over 1f out, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Shutter Speed (9-0) at York 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in May.
