attempted to make all, asserted early straight, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, strongly pressed well inside final furlong and headed 50 yards out, no extra
tracked leaders in 3rd on inner, driven along early straight and soon no impression, no extra final furlong
settled in rear, no impression early straight, kept on one pace into 4th final furlong without threatening
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight and soon no impression on leader, ran green, kept on inside final furlong to lead 50 yards out, on top at line
chased leaders, pushed along in 4th before halfway, went 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace without troubling first 2
Einsteins Folly has improved with racing and there was plenty to like about his defeat of Ballydoyle's odds-on Count Of Limonade on heavy ground here last month. He had Hard Core Debt back in sixth that day and the latter has since come out and won easily at Sligo so there shouldn't be much between them here. Both are penalised, however, and come up against a trio of superbly-bred newcomers. Dermot Weld's Ella's Kitten is a full brother to a winning miler in the USA but will probably do better when getting a stiffer test of stamina. The Ballydoyle pair FLYING THE FLAG and The Vatican are both by Galileo out of classy mares and it's the former who just gets the vote as his dam, Halfway To Heaven, was an outstanding triple Group 1 winner.
Einsteins Folly (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Prominent and led after 1f, ridden to assert over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Leopardstown 7f 2yo mdn hvy in Jun beating Count Of Limonade (9-5) by 2l, 8 ran.
Hard Core Debt 9-2 (9-2) Soon chased leaders in 6th, progress under pressure on inner into straight, led and stayed on well to assert inside final furlong, won at Sligo 6f 2yo mdn aut gs in Jun beating Fontana Di Trevi (8-8) by 3l, 8 ran.
Ella's Kitten (USA) Kitten's Joy colt out of Anura.
Flying The Flag (IRE) Galileo colt out of Halfway To Heaven.
The Vatican (IRE) Galileo colt out of Play Misty For Me.
