led, ridden and headed 2f out, dropped to 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression
chased leaders in 3rd, 4th 3f out, pushed along in 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
held up in touch in last early, closer in 4th at halfway, 3rd 3f out, improved to lead and ridden 2f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, kept on close home, all out
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in 4th early, 5th at halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden in last 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, strongly pressed winner to line, just failed
CORMORANT has the edge on official ratings and escapes a penalty by a few days after making a successful reappearance in a Leopardstown Group 3 a year ago when trained by Aidan O'Brien. He ran very well in both subsequent outings and can make a winning start for new connections. His former stable companion Baton Rouge won a Dundalk maiden in March but hasn't made the expected progress while Georgeville has failed to live up to his three-year-old promise, though it wouldn't be a surprise to see him bounce back for new connections. Eaglefield will need to step up markedly from his Leopardstown maiden success.
Cormorant (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, headway to dispute lead halfway and led approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and headed over 1f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th closing stages, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Tiger Moth (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Georgeville 16-1 (9-12) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 16th of 18, 13l behind Saltonstall (9-5) at Galway 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Zawara (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) A little awkward leaving stalls and bumped with rival, waited with, a little keen, towards rear, wide into straight and headway, soon switched right and no extra, 7th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Mighty Blue (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m 6f lst fll stks (1) Yielding in May.
Deputy Sandy (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Missed break and pushed along to track leader in 2nd after 1f, lost place under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased under 1f out, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind Zaffy's Pride (9-0) at Dundalk 7f lst stks (1) pol in Oct.
Eaglefield (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, led over 1f out, kept on final furlong, all out close home, won at Leopardstown 7f mdn gd in May beating Baldomero (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Baton Rouge (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Soon led, headed inside first 2f, prominent, pushed along from 3f out, one pace over 1f out, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Star Harbour (8-6) at Navan 1m 2f hcp Yielding in May.
