chased leaders in 4th, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 4th under 2f out, no extra
held up in rear, niggled along early, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, no impression final furlong
held up in 5th, progress on outer 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd 1 1/2f out, closer in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader in 2nd, ed over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride and held up in rear, ridden entering straight, soon no impression
soon led and took keen hold, ridden entering straight, headed over 2f out, soon weakened quickly, eased final furlong
WAR ENVOY is currently a 33/1 chance for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket but those odds may shrink if he wins well here. Although he never won after his initial outing, he ran in top company and wasn't beaten far at Longchamp and Santa Anita in his last two starts. He has the beating of Intense Style on their run at Naas but Jim Bolger's charge is expected to do better in his second season. Rapid Applause could provide the main threat as the lightly-raced son of Royal Applause produced some classy performances in pattern race company and looks certain to make progress this campaign. Convergence was behind the selection at Naas and there doesn't appear any reason for a form reversal.
Convergence (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Prominent, took keen hold, 4th 3f out, headway between horses from 2f out, 4th 1f out, soon no impression, one pace, 6th of 9, 11l behind Parish Boy (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 1f 2yo lst stk (1) in Oct.
Intense Style (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Soon led, pushed along from 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to assert, won at Dundalk 6f 2yo auc stks pol in Sep beating Folk Law (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Rapid Applause 9-2 (9-3) Settled in 2nd, pushed along and improved to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and joined 1f out, headed inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Cappella Sansevero (9-3) at Curragh 6f 2yo Grp 3 (1) in Aug.
War Envoy (USA) 7-2fav (8-10) Stdied 1/8,blocked str, 12th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Hootenanny (8-10) at Santa Anita(USA) 1m 2yo Grp 1 gd in Oct.
Wychwood Warrior (IRE) 8-15fav (9-4) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Dundalk 7f 3yo stks pol in Mar beating I Will Excel (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Orcia (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in 5th, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on without threatening easy winner, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Smuggler's Cove (9-3) at Dundalk 7f 2yo Listed stks (1) pol in Oct.
Sparklingsovereign 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear early, ran freely and pulled way into 2nd after 1f, led early straight and soon asserted, stayed on well inside final furlong, eased close home, won at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn fll auc stks pol in Oct beating Belezza Oscura (9-0) by 5l, 13 ran.
Song Of Love (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Soon settled behind leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 37l behind Stormfly (9-3) at Curragh 7f 3yo hcp hvy in Mar.
