soon held up in rear, 6th halfway, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and no impression on leader in 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
tracked leader, fly leapt path after 2f, 3rd halfway, dropped to 5th and ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra in 6th 1f out, moderate 5th on line
soon led, 2 lengths clear halfway, asserted approaching straight, clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, easily
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, under pressure approaching straight, dropped to 3rd and ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
towards rear, 5th halfway, effort and progress under 2f out, lost place and weakened over 1f out, dropped to moderate 6th on line
towards rear, 4th halfway, dropped to rear and ridden 1 1/2f out, improved to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening
Ben Coen gets a rare ride for Ballydoyle on board Cambridge, whose short-head victory at Salisbury came on fast ground. The stable also run GROSVENOR SQUARE, who couldn't get close enough to mount a challenge in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh but was beaten less than two lengths. Naval Force was impressive in a heavy-ground maiden at Killarney that had worked out well and can only improve while Zaphod overcame greenness to easily land a Tipperary maiden on equally testing going. All of the remainder are winners and can't be dismissed.
Cambridge (IRE) 11-10fav (9-7) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, and pushed along, ridden 1f out and faced strong challenge inside last, ran on gamely and just prevailed, won at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gf in Sep beating Houstonn (9-7) by shd, 12 ran.
Gibbs Island 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden 1f out, stayed on well with narrow lead final furlong, all out, won at Curragh 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Sep beating Mo Ghille Mar (8-13) by hd, 19 ran.
Grosvenor Square (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Broke well, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression 2f out, disputed 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd on line, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Deepone (9-5) at Curragh 1m Grp 2 stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Naval Force (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Disputed early, 3rd after 1f ,4th halfway, progress on outer to go 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led last 150 yards, kept on well, won at Killarney 1m mdn hvy in Sep beating Chantilly (9-7) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Spanish Flame (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Nor Time Nor Tide (9-5) at Listowel 1m sft in Sep.
Zaphod (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Pushed along early, held up in rear, 8th halfway, headway 3f out and 3rd early straight, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out and soon challenged, led 1f out, flicked tail and kept on well, drew clear final 100 yards, won at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn hvy in Oct beating Rapid Mission (9-7) by 4l, 9 ran.
Look At The Stars 9-4 (9-6) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and went clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Listowel 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in Sep beating Cardinal Zin (9-6) by 5 1/2l, 10 ran.
Ezeliya (FR) 11-10fav (9-2) Rear of mid-division, soon mid-division, 4th halfway, 3rd over 2f out, ridden to close 1f out, strongly challenged leader inside final furlong led narrowly closing stages, kept on best, won at Cork 1m mdn fll Soft - Heavy in Sep beating Wendla (9-2) by 1l, 8 ran.
