led, headed before halfway but remained prominent, ridden and dropped to rear approaching straight, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to lead approaching straight, brought wide and strongly pressed in centre of course, joined 1f out, kept on well under pressure to lead on line
tracked leaders, 5th on outer halfway, 2nd briefly approaching straight, soon ridden and no extra, eased when beaten final furlong
reluctant to enter stalls, prominent, led before halfway, ridden and headed approaching straight where brought wide, driven along in 3rd under 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd and brought wide early straight, soon ridden and no impression in 4th from 1f out
held up in rear, headway entering straight and brought very wide, progress to dispute 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed on line
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and brought wide entering straight, soon no extra, eased when beaten final furlong
The superbly-bred ALABELLE couldn't cope with Cape Of Good Grace on her debut at Tipperary but that was no disgrace and she can go one better. Maggie Neary, who finished third, looks held but Taracena will appreciate this trip much more than the 1m1f she ran over at Gowran and can make significant improvement. Mafi has been racing over a mile so this is a big step-up in trip and the remaining trio have all been looking one-paced and lack the scope of the selection.
Disco Dave (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, driven along early straight, 4th over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Takapour (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol.
Highly Efficient 9-2 (9-5) Held up, 9th from 6f out, 6th over 3f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, 4th of 15, 6l behind Saddler's Rock (9-5) at Tipperary 1m 4f mdn stks in Jun.
Mafi (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, disputed early straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace under pressure, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Baitsileir (9-5) at Naas 1m mdn stks gf.
Pageboy (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Led, strongly pressed and headed entering straight, no impression under pressure in 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Red Calima (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn stks gf.
Alabelle 6-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, moderate 3rd over 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on without troubling winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Cape Of Good Grace (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 4f fll mdn stks.
Maggie Neary (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, led before straight, headed over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Cape Of Good Grace (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 4f fll mdn stks.
Taracena (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Prominent, 2nd over 2f out, no extra in 5th from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 9l behind Magical Cat (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn flls stks gf.
