towards rear, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th over 1f out, kept on final furlong to 4th close home, never nearer
slowly away and awkward leaving stalls, raced in rear, 7th halfway, no impression in 8th 2f out, no extra final furlong
settled 3rd, dropped to 5th and ridden 2f out, 6th 1f out, no extra, lost 6th close home
rear, 8th halfway, driven entering straight, 7th 1 1/2f out, no impression, kept on same pace to 6th close home
raced 5th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, strongly challenged leader close home, held
tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along entering straight, ridden to lead narrowly under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, strongly pressed closing stages, held on
held up 4th, ridden under 2f out, progress to 3rd final 150 yards, kept on without troubling principals
soon led, driven and headed under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong
SCHUBERT is making hard work of losing his maiden tag and managed to find one too good when favourite at Dundalk last time. But the Ballydoyle colt gets another chance in this given Kitten Loves Roses has not raced since August, though the latter has a third behind Landofhopeandglory at Galway to her credit and will go close with a similar effort. Aegeus showed some progress when fourth over 7f here and better is expected from Madroos but Dundalk fourth Don Vincenzo has a tough task giving weight to the three-year-olds.
Don Vincenzo (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, closer in 6th 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Rock On Rosie (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Jan.
Paul's Memory (IRE) Captain Marvelous gelding out of Zuleika.
Aegeus (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Pushed along briefly start, tracked leaders, pushed along again into straight, 4th from 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Monarch (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f mdn gf in May.
Centerville (IRE) Arakan colt out of Grass Valley.
Kitten Loves Roses (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Johannes Vermeer (9-5) at Killarney 1m mdn gd in Aug.
Madroos 14-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 22, 12 3/4l behind Rose De Pierre (9-0) at Curragh 1m mdn sft in May.
Schubert (USA) 5-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders on outer, 4th 4f out, ridden in 3rd from 2f out, no impression inside final furlong and kept on into 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Strada Di Carsoli (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in May.
Sir Run Run (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead from 5f out, led under 3f out, soon ridden and headed from 2f out, no extra and weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Housesofparliament (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn pol in Apr.
Cleano 33-1 (9-0) Soon led, under pressure and ridden halfway, soon headed, weakened, no extra under 2f out where hampered, last of 19, 29 1/4l behind Byzantium (9-0) at Naas 6f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Oct.
