chased leader, pushed along in 6th halfway, 8th 2f out and no extra over 1f out
mid-division, 9th and pushed along halfway, progress on outer 2f out, ridden to lead 150 yards out, kept on well
rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, 9th entering straight, switched left and kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride and towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straigh, kept on one pace
pushed along early and soon led, 4 lengths advantage halfway, pushed along and challenged straight, headed early final furlong, no extra
rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace
broke well and settled back, chased leader in 4th halfway, closer straight and kept on well into 3rd final 100 yards
chased leader, 8th halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra, weakened
very slowly away, never a factor, always rear
chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight and no extra 1f out, weakened
rear of mid-division, 10th 4f out, pushed along entering straight, kept on one pace
chased leader, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, kept on one pace, no impression final 100 yards
chased leader, 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace in straight
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra 2f out
chased leader, 2nd halfway, soon pushed along, closer straight and challenged 1f out, headed by winner 150 yards out, kept on one pace
This has been run three times and Aidan O'Brien has won them all. This year's main Ballydoyle representative is the 420,000gns colt ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL, who can keep up the sequence after a very promising debut at Killarney behind the long odds-on Postulation. That winner is trained by Dermot Weld, who has the newcomer Tadaany entered though he'll need to be something special to make a successful start. Best Kept Secret and Song Of Love are other O'Brien entries though will do well to finish in front of their stablemate. Frozen Lake has done nothing wrong in two starts and wasn't too far behind the much touted Ol' Man River at the Curragh while Bunk Off Early should find this less daunting than the Listed race he contested last time.
Alcock And Brown (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden from 3f out and no impression from over 1f out, 14th of 18, 12l behind Ol' Man River (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2yo mdn in Aug.
Archangel Raphael (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along from early straight, challenged on outer from over 2f out, gained narrow lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well without quite matching winner, 2nd of 7, nk behind Postulation (9-5) at Killarney 1m 2yo mdn gd in Aug.
Awaiting Credit (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt and pushed along, towards rear, under pressure in last into straight, soon effort on outer, no impression from over 2f out, last of 7, 12l behind Postulation (9-5) at Killarney 1m 2yo mdn gd in Aug.
Best Kept Secret (IRE) Duke Of Marmalade gelding out of Rawabi.
Bunk Off Early (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Rear and ran free early, pushed along approaching straight, moderate 3rd 1 1/2f out, under pressure and kept on one pace,, 4th of 5, 10l behind Convergence (9-3) at Tipperary 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Duke Of Medina (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, ridden entering straight and no extra over 1f out, weakened, 15th of 16, 19l behind Baldonnel (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn aut gd.
Ernest Shackleton (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden over 3f out, kept on under pressure, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th closing stages, 5th of 14, 5l behind Fit For The Job (9-5) at Galway 7f 2yo mdn aut gd in Aug.
Frozen Lake (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th and pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon improved to dispute, headed inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 4th of 18, 2l behind Ol' Man River (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2yo mdn in Aug.
Morpurgo (IRE) Tagula gelding out of Copper Harbour.
Ring Presence (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Ran 5th, 3rd halfway, ridden approaching straight, weakened and dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 18l behind Order Of St George (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2yo mdn sft in Aug.
Song Of Love (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, no impression in 4th from 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 5l behind Postulation (9-5) at Killarney 1m 2yo mdn gd in Aug.
Tadaany (IRE) Acclamation colt out of Park Haven.
Cleano 14-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden in 2nd entering straight, soon no impression, 7th of 8, 14l behind Belle Et Bete (8-13) at Roscommon 7f 2yo stk gd in Aug.
Lucy (IRE) Tomorrows Cat filly out of Moon Shine.
Sarah Joyce (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Close up, 3rd 3f out, dropped to 6th and no impression 1f out, one pace, 9th of 15, 6l behind Found (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2yo fll mdn gd in Aug.
