held up in rear, 7th halfway, slightly hampered under 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, never a factor
tracked leader, soon led, a little keen, travelled well 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages
broke well to lead, soon headed, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, asserted final 100 yards, ran on well
towards rear, mid-division on outer after 1f, ran freely, headway to 3rd halfway, lost place and ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, dropped to 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on same pace in 5th closing stages
mid-division, rear of mid-division after 1f, 5th halfway, progress to 4th and ridden over 1f out, no impression on principals 1f out, kept on same pace
With an official rating of 103, MANSA MUSA should be good enough dropping in class here. A Goodwood maiden winner, he travelled well throughout in a Curragh Group 3 last month when finding one to good in the closing stages. Rush Queen looks the obvious threat with her allowance. She landed what looked a decent Naas maiden before only beaten a length in a Curragh Listed contest. Edwardian was impressive in a Naas maiden but found Group 3 company at York too much for him. Matter Of Fact stayed on strongly to land a Naas maiden and has more to offer.
Edwardian (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Indian Run (9-3) at York 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Mansa Musa (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Broke well to lead, pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Letsbefrankaboutit (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Megarry (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along under 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 4, shd behind Lia Fail (8-11) at Navan 6f Yielding in Sep.
Verified (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ran freely, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, went 2nd final 50 yards, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Ragga Bomb (9-5) at Cork 6f mdn gd in Sep.
Lia Fail (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Led, pushed along 2f out and 1 length advantage early final furlong, kept on, just held on close home, won at Navan 6f Yielding in Sep beating Megarry (9-2) by shd, 4 ran.
Matter Of Fact (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, pushed along briefly early, pushed along and closer in 6th 2f out, closer 5th and ridden 1f out, stayed on well and improved to lead close home, won at Naas 6f mdn fll gd in Aug beating Sweetest (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Rush Queen (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, switched left 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong to press leaders, held close home, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Asean (9-0) at Curragh 5f stks (1) gd in Aug.
