held up in rear, ridden in 7th 3f out, went moderate 5th 1f out, no extra
chased leader in 2nd, ridden and dropped to 3rd 3f out, soon no impression on leaders
always towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon no impression, never a factor
chased leaders, pushed along briefly over 3f out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, went 2nd under 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
held up in last, ridden in last 3f out, some progress into moderate 6th 1f out, no impression
led, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed under 2f out, 3rd under 1f out, no extra
chased leaders on inner and pulled hard, ridden and dropped to 6th 3f out, soon no impression
dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon no impression, never a factor
chased leaders, closer in 3rd 3f out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, led under 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
This has been run five times and Aidan O'Brien has won four. Beach Of Falesa represents the yard from an original seven entries though he finished last in the race a year ago. John Oxx won the race in 2011 and will be fancied to repeat the process with TARANA (NAP), who has already won twice at this level. She finished a couple of lengths behind Inis Meain at the Curragh in April but the positions were reversed at Limerick a couple of weeks later and she looks to have more scope than Denis Hogan's consistent performer, who finished runner-up in this a year ago. The three-year-old Vintage Nouveau hasn't had much experience and tackles this trip for the first time but she's a progressive filly who was a bit unlucky not to complete a hat-trick at Killarney and should make a bold bid with her allowances.
Einsteins Folly (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Soon rear of mid-division, 12th 5f out, pushed along 3f out, raced on outer straight, edged right over 2f out, soon no impression, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 13th of 15, 11l behind Adjusted (8-8) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp gf.
Inis Meain (USA) 7-4fav (9-9) Led, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, under pressure and headed 100 yards out, no extra, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Tarana (9-0) at Limerick 1m 4f Listed stks (1) in Apr.
Hold The Line (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Always behind, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 9th of 10, 33l behind Awake My Soul (10-0) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Aug.
Tarana (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and progress to lead entering straight, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Galway 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd beating Altesse (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Beach Of Falesa (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along in 7th 2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Tarana (9-12) at Galway 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd.
Drifting Mist 8-1 (9-13) Raced in moderate 4th, closer order from over 6f out, progress approaching straight, 3rd 3f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 11, 19l behind Mutual Regard (9-7) at Curragh 2m hcp 60-100 gf in Jun.
Altruistic (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Led early, soon tracked leader in 2nd, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 6, 13l behind Fascinating Rock (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) in May.
Ode To Psyche (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Tarana (9-12) at Galway 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd.
Vintage Nouveau (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden under 3f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd inside final furlong, lost 2nd closing stages, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Princess Pearlita (8-1) at Killarney 1m 3f fll hcp gd in Aug.
