tracked leaders in 4th, close 3rd travelling well under 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly under 1f out, kept on well under pressure
very slowly away, soon in touch in rear, headway early straight, 3rd and challenged 1f out, kept on under pressure
tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 5th under 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on well close home
led, 3 lengths advantage halfway, strongly pressed straight, headed under 1f out, rallied under pressure close home
tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order approaching straight, ridden to challenge under 2f out, no impression 1f out, rallied close home
CORNAKILL returned to action in the Group 3 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown last week and though no match for eventual winner Bethrah is was a performance of some promise and she can go on to better things. Elusive Award looked very promising when landing his opening runs last season and has competed at a higher level subsequently but Dermot Weld tries him in blinkers after finishing last at the Curragh earlier this month. Bashir Biyoum Zain has only run on this track and is obviously on the upgrade after beating Rock Pipit in a handicap last month though he meets better rivals here. The remaining pair will need to show improvement to get competitive.
Bashir Biyoum Zain (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Settled in 3rd on inner, travelling well in close 4th 2f out, switched right and squeezed between horses to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably, won at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Apr beating Rock Pipit (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Elusive Award (USA) 11-1 (9-1) Very slowly away, soon in touch due to slow pace, 3rd 3f out, challenged and led from 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened, last of 7, 8l behind Free Judgement (9-1) at Curragh 7f 3yo Grp 3.
Flameoftheforest (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Reared up leaving stalls and lost ground, in touch in rear halfway, no extra early straight, eased from over 1f out, last of 5, 10l behind Lingapour (8-13) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo stk gd in Apr.
One Set (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Prominent in centre of course, led before halfway, soon headed and dropped to 4th 2f out, soon no extra, weakened from over 1f out, 13th of 15, 19l behind Bewitched (9-1) at Naas 6f 3yo ext hcp gd.
Cornakill (USA) 22-1 (9-0) Held up in 6th, 5th straight, kept on from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Bethrah (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 3yo fll Grp 3 gf.