chased leaders in 4th, headway into 2nd and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 3rd under 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up in 5th, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, headway into 2nd under 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on under pressure close home
chased leaders in 3rd, took keen hold, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon weakened
chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace in 3rd final furlong
towards rear, pushed along in 6th 3f out, ridden entering straight, went 5th on inner 1f out, kept on one pace
slowly into stride and always behind, no impression from 3f out, never a factor
Another trio of entries from Ballydoyle, who have won this nine times in 20 years. Kenya made a very encouraging debut at Naas then scooted away from Stellar Eclipse at Cork and looks a bright prospect. It will be a surprise if he's not thereabouts but BYE BYE BABY has the stronger form. The superbly bred daughter of Galileo took a bit of time to mature but came good in a Newmarket maiden then showed her true worth when running away with a Listed contest at Navan. Dramatically completes the O'Brien line-up and she looked a nice prospect when easily landing a Naas maiden on soft ground. Landshark made a successful debut on this track and though well beaten into second by U S Navy Flag in a Curragh Group 3 the subsequent exploits of the winner show Jessica Harrington's colt in a very good light. Mcmunigal attracted support when beating James Cook at Naas and the runner-up is expected to boost the form in the opener.
Guessthebill (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, ridden and edged right in 3rd over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Moonlight Bay (9-0) at Naas 6f sft in Oct.
Kenya (IRE) 8-11fav (9-5) Soon led, asserted under 2f out and 3 lengths clear over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, easily, won at Cork 7f mdn sft in Oct beating Stellar Eclipse (9-5) by 8l, 5 ran.
Mcmunigal (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Soon prominent in 3rd, challenged 2f out, led from 1f out, asserted inside final furlong and stayed on well, won at Naas 7f mdn sft in Sep beating James Cook (9-5) by 4l, 15 ran.
Quizical (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Prominent, headway to lead halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Yulong Gold Fairy (8-10) at Naas 7f sft in Oct.
Bye Bye Baby (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, won at Navan 1m lst stks (1) sft in Oct beating Coeur D'amour (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Dramatically (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Mid-division, some headway 2f out, pushed along and progress to lead 150 yards out, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Naas 6f mdn fll sft in Oct beating Betsey Trotter (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 16 ran.
Gasta (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Towards rear, never a factor, pushed along over 2f out and ridden in 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 8l behind Moonlight Bay (9-0) at Naas 6f sft in Oct.
Landshark 7-2 (9-3) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, soon improved to 2nd, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 6l behind U S Navy Flag (9-3) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) Yielding in Aug.
