dwelt and rear, 4th after 5f, closer and disputed 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th 3f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace into moderate 3rd inside final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along to progress under 3f out, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leader in 2nd, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th inside final furlong
made all, pushed along 3f out, ridden to assert over 1f out, kept on strongly, comfortably
held up in 4th, rear after 5f, behind and trailing 4f out, soon no impression
Hurdles winner Holding Pattern won a maiden race on the Flat last month while stablemate Boho won at Roscommon before struggling in a Group 3 race. The latter is closely matched on handicap ratings with a similar type in Saracen Knight, though the Ballydoyle colt is making a belated seasonal debut having won a maiden contest at Gowran last year. CENTROID (NAP) is the least exposed and, with improvement expected after landing the odds at Leopardstown on his debut, Dermot Weld’s Irish St Leger entry gets the vote stepping up in trip today.
Holding Pattern (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, 4th from 5th, 3rd after 3 out, ridden 2 out, under pressure entering straight, 2nd and no impression on winner last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Pakora (10-13) at Galway 2m lst (1) Yielding in Jul.
Boho (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division on inner and took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Platinum Warrior (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Centroid 4-5fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, closed in 2nd 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well, comfortably, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f mdn gf in Aug beating Leaderboard (9-5) by 2l, 10 ran.
Saracen Knight (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Soon chased leaders and improved to lead inside first 3f, joined 3f out and soon headed, no extra and one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Flag Of Honour (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) Yielding in Oct.
Little Princess (GER) 33-1 (10-11) Chased leaders early, mid-division in 7th halfway, pushed along briefly on bend before 4 out, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace straight, 5th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Eglantine Du Seuil (11-2) at Sligo 2m mdn gd in Aug.