held up in rear, headway on outer under 4f out, pushed along and challenged briefly 2f out, soon ridden and 3rd 1f out, no extra final 150 yards
pushed along early and led after 1f, 5 lengths clear before halfway and extended advantage 5f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and 4th over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards
led early, chased leader and 2nd halfway, closer approaching straight and pushed along to lead under 2f out, ridden over 1f out and 2 lengths clear 150 yards out, kept on well
chased clear leader, 4th halfway, pushed along under 4f out and closer entering straight, ridden and headway between horses to go 2nd 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 100 yards
ran 3rd, pushed along and dropped to rear entering straight, switched right over 1f out, ridden and headway on outer to go 2nd 100 yards out, kept on well
Aidan O’Brien has a good record in this contest and BLUEGRASS has leading claims on these terms. Last seen finishing third behind Desert Crown in the Dante at York, the St Leger entry should stay this far and gets the vote. Manu Et Corde is fitted with a hood after a poor effort here but Melbourne Cup entry Point King is progressing well and has plenty of scope. The latter is preferred to stable companion and Chester handicap winner Temple Of Artemis while Shajak and Simply Glorious have plenty to find at the weights.
Bluegrass (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and rallied entering final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 5 3/4l behind Desert Crown (9-2) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in May.
Manu Et Corde (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along under 4f out, ridden and dropped to 5th early straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out, last of 8, 12 1/4l behind Gear Up (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Point King (IRE) Evensfav (9-12) Broke well to lead, headed after 2f, 2nd to clear leader 7f out, took closer order 6f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on best under pressure closing stages, won at Leopardstown 1m 5f gd in Jul beating Waterville (10-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Shajak (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Held up in touch in last, headway into 2nd and ridden under 2f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Sussex (9-10) at Navan 1m 2f gf in Jul.
Simply Glorious (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, pushed along 2f out and ridden 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Atavique (9-9) at Down Royal 1m 2f hcp fll Yielding in Jun.
Temple Of Artemis (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, found extra when pressed towards, won at Chester 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in May beating Mr Alan (9-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
