slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, ridden 2f out, no impression and jinked left over 1f out
held up in rear of mid-division, headway in 4th 2f out, ridden to challenge on outer over 1f out, under pressure and no impression final 100 yards, kept on one pace
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along under 3f out, ridden 2f out and no impression in 4th over 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and some headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home
rear of mid-division on outer, in rear halfway and pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 3f out and 5th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
Needs To Be Seen and Manzil both represent leading yards and further improvement from the pair seems assured. Connections reach for a first-time visor on the latter who is narrowly preferred of the pair while Maunganui has been a solid performer in maiden company but is starting to look a little vulnerable now to improvers. ELYSIAN PLAINS (NAP) has improved on a race-by-race basis and only succumbed in a desperate finish with Mazzuri last time. With the latter a leading fancy earlier on the card, the Ger Lyons gelding is taken to gain due reward for his consistency and break his maiden.
Ballycaines (IRE) Finsceal Fior gelding out of Annamanamoux.
Elysian Plains (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Dwelt, soon chased leaders in 4th, headway into 2nd travelling well 2f out, pushed along and disputed lead over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, headed near line, 2nd of 7, shd behind Mazzuri (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn gf in May.
Manzil (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along and detached before halfway, some headway over 2f out and went 3rd 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Understate (9-5) at Navan 1m mdn gf in Jun.
Maunganui (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, 2rd halfway, niggled along over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, wandered 1 1/2f out, closed 1f out, kept on, no extra closing stages and dropped to 3rd, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Lethal Power (9-5) at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn gf in Jun.
Needs To Be Seen (FR) 7-2 (9-0) Soon raced in 3rd, pushed along briefly inside first 4f, under pressure before straight, soon one pace, 3rd of 8, 5 3/4l behind Zamroudpour (9-0) at Killarney 1m 3f mdn sft in May.
Union Gap (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Soon raced in 2nd, 3rd halfway, under pressure from 5f out, no extra from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 23 1/4l behind Giuseppe Garibaldi (9-5) at Navan 1m 5f mdn gf in Jun.
Daly An Sceil (IRE) So You Think filly out of Dance Company.
Grovel (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Completely missed break and slowly into stride, reminder early, raced in detached rear, never a factor, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Change Of Velocity (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn gf in Jun.
