held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon no impression
took keen hold early and held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden in 4th over 3f out, moderate 4th 2f out, no impression
chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, eased inside final furlong, impressive
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 4f out, no impression on leaders entering straight, kept on one paced in moderate 3rd from 2f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no impression in moderate 2nd, kept on one paced in 2nd final furlong
A victory would do some of these choicely-bred fillies the world of good for the paddocks. CALLISTAN is by Galileo and made a promising belated racecourse debut at Gowran where she was noted staying on nicely. She should improve enough to take this though Emerita will have come on for her run on soft ground at the Curragh. Focas Mor just failed to concede 8lb to Tom Dooley in a Gowran handicap though that was over 7f while Que Sera Sera steps up to this trip after attempting to make all over a mile at Leopardstown. The latter's stable companion Tap Dancing reappeared after a long break to run with credit at Navan and should strip much fitter here.
Bell Of The Ball (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Held up, 12th early, 7th and no impression 1 1/2f out, moderate 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 6l behind Lady Clitico (9-0) at Bellewstown 1m 4f mdn stks gd.
Arakan Lilly (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Jumped awkwardly, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra 3f out, last of 11, 29l behind Angel Of Joy (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m mdn stks gf.
Callistan (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 5th 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Leaf (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f fll mdn stks gf.
Emerita (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 16, 7l behind Dalasiri (9-12) at Curragh 1m 4f mdn stks in Jun.
Focas Mor (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 2f out, headed under 1f out, rallied final 50 yards, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Tom Dooley (8-13) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo hcp 47-75 gf in Jun.
Tap Dancing (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Led, headed 2f out and soon no impression on easy winner, kept on one pace final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Carla Bianca (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f fll mdn stks gf in Jun.
Que Sera Sera 7-2 (9-0) Broke smartly to lead, pressed and joined over 2f out, headed 1f out, 3rd and hampered 100 yards out, dropped to 5th close home, 5th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Royal Memory (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m fll mdn stks gf in Jun.
