held up towards rear, progress in 5th 3f out, travelled well to challenge 2f out, led under 1f out, soon ridden to assert, kept on strongly
led in and slightly slowly away in rear, 6th halfway, ridden into 5th 2f out, kept on into 3rd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 4th and kept on same pace
chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress in 3rd 3f out, travelled well to lead 2 1/2f out, challenged 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace
led and pressed, ridden and headed 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace into 3rd inside final furlong
close up in 2nd and pressed leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, soon no extra
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 4f out, soon no extra and dropped to rear, weakened over 2f out
Hard to make a case or even a race here. The strength of the Mullins team is to the fore in this race, with Poet Power , but he come up against a good one in SANTIAGO DE CUBA from the Joseph O'Brien stable, who made a winning debut when scoring over 2m1f at Killarney (good) last month. Tongue tie worn on that occasion is retained today and a leading amateur rider takes the ride once more.
First Figaro (GER) 8-11fav (12-0) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, closer 4f out, ridden to challenge 3f out, led 2 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, narrowly headed final 150 yards, no extra close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Mountain Rock (11-8) at Galway 2m gd in Jul.
Soleglad (IRE) 8-13fav (11-5) Led into start, held up in rear, headway on outside 6f out, challenged over 2f out, led just over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, shd behind First Destination (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (6) gd in Aug.
Santiago de Cuba (IRE) 15-8 (11-7) Held up in touch, progress from over 4f out, not much room between horses into straight, challenged travelling smoothly over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul beating Chess Grand Master (11-7) by 3 3/4l, 10 ran.
Anakar (IRE) Arakan H out of Pivot D'amour.
Poet Power (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, soon 5th, closer in 3rd 2f out, on terms before straight, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Galway 2m 1f Yielding in Jul beating Chess Grand Master (11-8) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.
Vittorio (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Soon chased clear leader, closer order from before halfway, led under 5f out, joined 3f out, headed from 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Ainsi Va La Vie (11-7) at Galway 2m sft in Aug.
Oldcastle (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Towards rear, 8th after halfway, no impression from 3f out, 8th of 10, 36 3/4l behind Royal Zorro (12-0) at Sligo 2m 2f gd in Jul.
