led, ridden over 2f out and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear early straight, soon ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along early straight, ridden in 3rd and switched right 1f out, quickened to lead over 100 yards out and stayed on well close home
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along in 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no impression in 3rd final 150 yards
Light Pillar has done well since arriving from France. He won one of these at Dundalk in May and later efforts including a good run behind Pallasator in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Ascot. Willie Mullins trained the runner-up Renneti that day and runs LEGAL SPIN in this. A wide-margin winner over 1m6f here on only his second start, the three-year-old has a long way to go before becoming one of the big guns at Muine Beag but he’s going the right way and will probably make a very smart novice hurdler in time. Falcon Eight made a winning start at the Curragh last month and also looks a really nice prospect for Dermot Weld.
Light Pillar (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Led, headed 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 4th closing stages, 4th of 5, 7 1/4l behind Twilight Payment (9-5) at Down Royal 1m 6f lst (1) gf in Jul.
Conron (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, 6th at 3rd, pushed along approaching 2 out, kept on same pace straight, 9th of 20, 13 3/4l behind Castlehume (10-13) at Galway 2m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Falcon Eight (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Soon tracked leaders, 5th before halfway, pushed along under 4f out, switched left under 2f out, led inside final furlong and stayed on well, won at Curragh 1m 4f mdn gf in Jul beating Persian Lion (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Legal Spin (IRE) 8-13fav (9-5) Went slightly right from stalls and settled behind leaders, 3rd from 3f out and improved to challenge on outer from 2f out, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out and soon went clear, kept on well inside final furlong, easily, won at Killarney 1m 6f mdn gd in Jul beating High Mounte (9-5) by 6 1/2l, 6 ran.
Gentility (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Dwelt, raced in 8th early, soon 9th, effort on outer straight, soon one pace, 9th of 12, 15l behind Julienne (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn fll gd in Aug.