chased leaders, short of room briefly in 3rd on inner 2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th over 1f out, no impression
made all, ridden under 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out
chased leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, dropped to 4th over 1f out, no impression
held up in rear, last halfway, 5th travelling well 2f out, pushed along in 5th on outer 1 1/2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, strongly pressed leaders close home, went 2nd near line,
slowly into stride and held up in last early, 5th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no impression
chased leaders in 4th, ridden in 4th under 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra close home
Buenos Y Bobos shocked the long odds-on General Marshal when making a successful debut at Fairyhouse in September and is certain to improve though the runner-up hasn't done the form any favours. Postulation made an excellent comeback when just outpaced by Success Days at Cork where the heavy ground didn't suit. The winner then beat two rivals in the Group 3 Ballysax Stakes so Dermot Weld's charge has to be a threat to all. Shannon Soul is the only one of these to have won on the track though he'll need to do a bit better against the likes of The Happy Prince and QUEEN NEFERTITI. Both are Coolmore-owned and the former has the advantage of a recent run at Limerick where he overcame greenness to score comfortably. However, the latter looked potentially very smart when beating a decent field of maidens at Leopardstown in June and entries in all the big fillies' events suggests she's well regarded.
Buenos Y Bobos (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, improved to dispute 2nd 1f out, disputed lead under 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, won at Fairyhouse 6f 2yo mdn gf in Sep beating General Marshall (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Postulation (USA) 9-4fav (9-2) Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, kept on well, not match winner 150 yards out, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Success Days (9-4) at Cork 1m 3yo stk 0-95 hvy.
Shannon Soul (IRE) 8-11fav (9-5) Made all, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, all out close home and edged slightly right, won at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Dec beating Solomon Northup (9-5) by hd, 6 ran.
The Happy Prince (IRE) 4-9fav (9-5) Chased leaders in 3rd, improved in 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and shied away from whip under 1f out, soon disputed, regained lead final 100 yards, kept on well close home, won at Limerick 7f 3yo mdn sft beating Gussy Goose (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Leading Actress (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders in 4th on outer, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression, dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 10l behind Smuggler's Cove (9-3) at Dundalk 7f 2yo Listed stks (1) pol in Oct.
Queen Nefertiti (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th on outer halfway, progress to lead 1f out, soon asserted and stayed on well, easily, won at Leopardstown 7f 2yo fll mdn gd in Jun beating Simply A Star (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
