dwelt, in rear, progress on outer into 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th over 2f out, no impression
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, led briefly under 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in 5th, took keen hold early, ridden entering straight, no impression
chased leaders, close 3rd and short of room behind horses 2f out, pushed along and headway between horses under 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, cosily
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden entering straight, soon weakened
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace
Aidan O'Brien is striking while the iron is hot with CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, who overcame trouble in-running to land a conditions' race at Limerick on Saturday. He's only been raised 3lb but connections run him here with a 6lb penalty so must be confident he's improved enough to go in again. Tony The Gent bounced back to form when runner-up at Naas and though raised 2lb he's still 3lb lower than when scoring at the Curragh last July. Fiesole was in excellent form last summer on the Flat and over hurdles and though disappointing so far this term he's another who has won off a higher mark. John Honeyman won at Ayr last month but looked a few pounds high when fourth at the Curragh last time while Nimitz has done better at Dundalk. Masucci won there in April and didn't run badly at the Curragh last month and has only had six races.
Tony The Gent (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Dwelt and towards rear, ridden to progress 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 2nd last strides, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Marshall Jennings (9-12) at Naas 1m hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Fiesole 10-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and no impression straight, 12th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Admodum (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gf in May.
Hamley (FR) 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, moderate 10th 1f out, no impression, 10th of 17, 6 1/2l behind Aared (8-13) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gf in May.
Christopher Robin (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Held up in 5th, 4th 3f out, travelled well behind horses 2f out, not clear run on rail 1 1/2f and switched out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, stayed on to challenge closing stages of final furlong and led last strides, won at Limerick 1m 3f gd in Jun beating Moktamel (9-1) by ns, 6 ran.
Masucci (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division early, 10th before halfway, effort on outer 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Medal Of Honour (9-7) at Curragh 1m hcp gf in May.
Nimitz (IRE) 4-1 (8-7) Held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 5th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Elishpour (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Mar.
John Honeyman (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Disputed lead early, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd early straight, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Alcatraz (8-9) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun.
