tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place into straight, soon no extra
soon well off the pace in 5th and niggled along, went moderate 3rd under pressure from over 1f out, kept on final furlong, just held for 2nd
disputed lead early, soon raced in 2nd, 3rd and no extra from 2f out
soon raced last of the 6, behind approaching halfway, kept on without threatening straight
soon led, went on from 2f out, soon clear, stayed on well, easily
soon raced in 4th, improved from before straight, soon in pursuit of winner and no impression, kept on same pace and just held on for 2nd
There are question marks hanging over most of these fillies with Aednat, Calissa and Indigo Ridge all disappointing last time, though Jessica Harrington's charge was taking on Group 3 company at the Curragh. It's a bit of a surprise to see TALITHA KUM dropped in distance after a fair fifth over 1m at Killarney but she looks to be improving with experience and showed she handles heavy ground that day - that could be a major plus here. Paul Deegan's filly gets the vote ahead of Tobann and newcomer Lady Giselle.
Aednat 50-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, 9th of 13, 13l behind Very Elusive (9-2) at Dundalk 6f 2yo mdn auc stks pol.
Calissa (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Soon disputed lead, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, soon dropped to rear and no extra from over 1f out, last of 7, 27l behind Sendmylovetorose (9-0) at Curragh 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) sft in Jul.
Indigo Ridge (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to disputed lead briefly 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 10l behind Blue Bullet (9-5) at Cork 6f 2yo mdn sft in Jun.
Lady Giselle (IRE) Indian Haven filly out of Makena.
Talitha Kum (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Greek Goddess (9-0) at Killarney 1m 2yo fll mdn hvy in Aug.
Tobann (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Went right leaving stalls and in rear, never a factor, kept on final furlong without troubling leaders, 5th of 6, 8l behind Pedro The Great (9-5) at Leopardstown 6f 2yo mdn sft in Jun.