attempted to make all, ridden entering straight, strongly pressed final furlong, headed near line
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd entering straight, weakened
chased leaders, 5th and pushed along entering straight, headway into 2nd 1f out, stayed on well to lead near line
chased leaders, ridden in 4th on outer entering straight, no impression
in rear, pushed along from halfway, 6th entering straight, kept on final furlong
held up, ridden and no impression from 3f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3f out
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
There are lines of form connecting most of these and it looks a tight nursery though ACT OF LOVE looks the best option. David Marnane's filly was just behind Hope Of An Angel in a similar race at The Festival before finding an extra furlong just too far at Killarney. She can take her revenge on Hope Of An Angel and confirm the form with Suntan, who finished a close third in that race here. The latter has the edge on Long Time Coming on earlier Curragh form and Mike Mulvany's colt was just touched off by The Four Masters at Roscommon. The Ballydoyle pair Snow Mountain and Treasure Beach will be dangerous as the former has been racing in better company while the latter looked very green when scoring at Gowran Park and probably has more scope than any of these rivals.
Suntan (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway into 5th 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Hanginthebalance (8-4) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo hcp 50-90 gf.
Snow Mountain (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, no extra from under 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 5l behind Meow (8-12) at Curragh 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gf.
Treasure Beach 4-11fav (9-3) Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead 2f out, soon strongly pressed, ridden and veered left under 1f out, rider lost iron, kept on under pressure, all out close home, won at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn gf beating Cannon Hill (9-3) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Act Of Love (IRE) 9-4 (8-11) Chased leaders in 4th, improved to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed final furlong, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Cambina (8-6) at Killarney 1m 2yo hcp gf.
Hope Of An Angel (IRE) 9-4fav (8-6) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no extra in 3rd under 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Deorai (9-0) at Sligo 6f 2yo aut.
The Four Masters (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, improved into 4th before straight, challenged 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead on line, won at Roscommon 7f 2yo mdn aut gf beating Long Time Coming (8-8) by shd, 14 ran.
Long Time Coming (IRE) 4-1fav (8-8) Close up and soon disputed lead, 2nd before straight, led again from 2f out, strongly pressed from over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, headed on line, 2nd of 14, shd behind The Four Masters (8-11) at Roscommon 7f 2yo mdn aut gf.
The Reaper (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge under 2f out, ridden and hampered under 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Treasure Beach (9-3) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn gf.
