stumbled slightly from stalls and raced towards rear, pushed along from 2f out and ridden in 6th over 1f out, soon no impression
mid-division and 4th on inner 2f out, soon switched to outer and ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final 150 yards, comfortably
chased leader in 2nd, pushed along from 2f out and soon dropped to 3rd, ridden over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 5th close home
slightly slow away and settled towards rear, pushed along from 2f out and ridden in 6th 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, not reaching principals
mid-division on outer, pushed along and ridden from 2f out, soon dropped to rear and no extra from 1f out
chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along from 2f out and soon went 2nd, ridden from 1f out and soon dropped to 3rd, no extra and kept on same pace close home
led, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed from 1f out, headed inside final 150 yards, kept on same pace closing stages
MISS POWER was only beaten half-a-length by Celebration at Navan, her first defeat over the minimum trip. She’s been raised 3lb since but it’s difficult to find an alternative to Eddie Lynam’s unexposed mare. Catwilldo is a course and distance winner who has fallen to a decent mark so will be hard to keep out of the frame but other course winners, Independence Day and Calm Bay, remain out of sorts so La Fleur De Force may be the pick of the remainder.
Independence Day (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Slight lead 2f, chased leader, weakening quickly when not much room over 1f out, last of 7, 6 1/2l behind Kickboxer (9-2) at Thirsk 5f hcp (2) sft in May.
Miss Power (IRE) 3-1fav (8-8) Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and good headway to 2nd over 1f out, strongly challenged leader under 1f out, kept on, not match winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Celebration (9-0) at Navan 5f hcp gf in May.
Strategic Force (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Broke well, soon held up in rear, 10th halfway, some progress to 8th 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to 6th close home, no threat, 6th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Rattling Jewel (9-9) at Curragh 5f hcp Soft - Heavy in Jun.
Aggression (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Towards rear, 9th halfway, no headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Rattling Jewel (9-9) at Curragh 5f hcp Soft - Heavy in Jun.
La Fleur De Force (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and 9th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 7th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Shanghai Beauty (9-7) at Tipperary 5f hcp hvy in May.
Catwilldo (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 20, 5 3/4l behind Magic Bear (10-0) at Navan 5f hcp gd in Jun.
Calm Bay (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Prominent and led before halfway, headed under 2f out and no impression over 1f out, weakened, 14th of 20, 7 1/4l behind Magic Bear (10-0) at Navan 5f hcp gd in Jun.
