led and disputed, led 2f out, ridden and pressed 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, asserted closing stages
settled behind leaders, mid-division in 5th halfway, ridden towards outer 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden to close 2f out, stayed on to press leader 1f out, no extra in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to press leaders 2f out, challenged and drifted right 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
soon prominent, led and disputed after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no extra, weakened over 1f out
CAIRO ended his first campaign with success in a Leopardstown Group 3, with Listowel maiden winner Tiverton well beaten, and has three classic entries. Ryan Moore comes over to ride as he did for Mendelssohn, who took this in 2018 before landing the UAE Derby. Joseph has won the race twice in recent years and has two entries. All Things Nice won a maiden and a handicap before a poor run in a lucrative auction race at Naas while Cash Out arrives in winning form having scored with a bit in hand over the track and trip last month.
Cairo (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Oct beating Sierra Blanca (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Cash Out (IRE) 5-4fav (9-8) Disputed, tracked leader after 1f, challenged 2f out, ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, led narrowly 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Feb beating Miami Thunder (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
News At Ten 9-4 (9-8) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, closer towards outer 2f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led narrowly 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Feb beating Seven Hills (9-8) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Stormy Entry (USA) 7-4 (9-8) Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along on outer over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out and soon edged left, kept on strongly inside final furlong to lead on line, won at Dundalk 1m pol in Feb beating Cash Out (9-5) by shd, 10 ran.
Tiverton 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened, 8th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Cairo (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Oct.
All Things Nice (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Towards rear of far side group, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 24, 20 1/4l behind Voce Del Palio (9-2) at Naas 6f stks Yielding in Aug.
Miss Caruso (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged on outer 2f out, ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, narrow lead 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m mdn fll pol in Feb beating Curvature (9-3) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Ti Amo Sempre (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Project Black (9-4) at Redcar 6f stks (5) hvy in Oct.
