led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home
jumped from stalls awkwardly and behind early, closed up after 1f, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along to close 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led final 100 yards, kept on well
chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along 2f out, ridden to close over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd close home
held up, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra in rear 1 1/2f out
Joseph O'Brien has two of the five entries. THUNDER MOON has officially never run on an all-weather surface though finished first past in a barrier trial here in 2020. The Group 1 National Stakes winner that year, six of his subsequent seven starts have been at the highest level including when beaten a head in the Prix Jean Prat at Deauville and this is a massive drop in class. Stable companion San Andreas has won three times around here and has run well in strong handicap company on Turf but Pretreville, a multiple winner in France including at Group 3 level, showed little in two starts for new connections in October. Meishar has a fine record here but isn't suited by the race conditions and like stable companion Sister Lola has a lot to find on official ratings.
Meishar (ARG) 11-4fav (10-6) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Brushwork (9-11) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Jan.
San Andreas (IRE) 5-2fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, raced on outer straight and headway, kept on well inside final furlong without quite reaching front pair, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Inflection Point (8-8) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Pretreville (FR) 40-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight and no impression on winner in 3rd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 12th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Masen (9-7) at Leopardstown 7f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
Thunder Moon (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Raced far side, held up towards rear, never on terms, 12th of 20, 5 1/2l behind Creative Force (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Sister Lola (IRE) 13-2 (10-2) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor, 12th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Prisoner's Dilemma (9-12) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Jan.