held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out
settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, 2nd and no impression on leader over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, disputed 2nd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt slightly, soon tracked leader, led after 1f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, headed after 1f and tracked leader, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace
soon settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1 1/2f, kept on well final furlong, comfortably
Joseph O'Brien and Ado McGuiness are both double handed. Good Too, a winner at Deauville in 2021, hasn't been seen since September of that year but is very interesting on his debut for the former, who is also represented by the impressive Curragh maiden winner Trustyourinstinct. Nine-times winner Saltonstall is generally better with some give in the ground but still looks the best of the McGuinness duo. Official ratings suggest SUNSET SHIRAZ is very well in here and, though she hasn't exactly made progress from her juvenile form, her close second behind Toy in a Naas Listed contest in October would probably be good enough. The very lightly-raced Curragh maiden winner Vellner is by no means out of this.
Saltonstall 28-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, ridden to progress 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 20, 4 1/4l behind Rahmi (8-11) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in May.
Casanova 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 4th over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Timourid (8-10) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in May.
Good Too (FR) (8-13) 2nd of 7, shd behind Rosacea (8-10) at Saint-Cloud 7f stks gs in Sep.
Vellner (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) Chased leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mashhoor (9-10) at Cork 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Sunset Shiraz (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 4th of 10, 10 3/4l behind One For Bobby (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in May.
Trustyourinstinct (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Dwelt, soon pushed along to track leaders on inner, raced green and a little keen, 4th when switched to inner 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear and stayed on strongly final furlong, easily, won at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gd in May beating Dubawi Delight (9-8) by 3 3/4l, 12 ran.
