broke well, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along and some headway on outer under 2f out, 4th 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to lead on line
ran 5th, pushed along and no impression in rear under 2f out, ridden and no extra from over 1f out
disputed lead, headed after 1 1/2f and 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent and led after 1 1/2f, ridden over 1f out and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, headed on line
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along under 2f out and 2nd over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, no impression in 3rd closing stages
Equitant was in superb form on the all-weather last autumn and has been racing in very strong company this year including at Meydan. Port Lions landed a mile handicap here and didn't get the run of the race at the Curragh next time while Honor Oak is very consistent at this level though not well in with Geological on their run at Leopardstown in May which the latter won. Morpho Blue is progressing nicely and battled on to score over a mile here after scoring over this trip at Leopardstown but it's the other three-year-old, ALL THE KING'S MEN, who gets the nod after just failing to concede 3lb to the in-form Basic Law on his first start over this trip on the latter track.
Equitant 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out, 12th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Jassaar (8-6) at Curragh 7f hcp gf in May.
Port Lions (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Waited with, 9th approaching halfway, travelling smoothly over 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Basic Law (8-9) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Honor Oak (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Broke well to lead, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed final 150 yards, soon no extra in 3rd, dropped to 4th on line, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Black Magic Woman (8-8) at Gowran Park 7f hcp fll gd in Jun.
All The King's Men (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 5, hd behind Basic Law (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f gd in Jun.
Geological (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Led after 1f, ridden and pressed over 2f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Mokhalad (9-6) at Bellewstown 1m hcp gd in Jul.
Morpho Blue (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Led early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, led 2f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, strongly pressed closing stages, held on, won at Limerick 1m fll gd in Jun beating Kaftan (9-4) by shd, 4 ran.
