ran freely in mid-division, 4th halfway, under pressure and hampered 2 1/2f out, soon dropped to rear, weakened 1 1/2f out, soon detached
soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leader over 1f out, edged left under 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, 3rd after 1f, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leader, kept on same pace final furlong
rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, switched right 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 6th and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased closing stages
broke well to lead, made all, pushed along and asserted over 1f out, ridden and kept on strongly under 1f out, comfortably
dwelt and edged right leaving stalls, rear, slightly detached halfway, headway and ridden under 2f out, switched left over 1f out, no impression in 4th final 150 yards, dropped to 5th close home
towards rear, 6th halfway, ridden and progress under 2f out, edged left and no impression in 5th under 1f out, kept on one pace to 4th close home
The presence of Inuit at the head of the weights makes this a hard race to approach with real confidence as the son of Caravaggio has a first start for Joseph O'Brien after landing his last two juvenile starts in France in some style. Race conditions see him concede weight all round but he's a fascinating recruit and the market should paint an interesting picture of his chance. Qitaal also has a first start for new connections after impressing on his final two-year-old start at Nottingham and certainly merits shortlist inclusion. Ruler Legend is worth a second look too but SHARK BAY relished the step-up in trip when scoring on his reappearance and can supplement gains here despite being upped in class.
Inuit (FR) (8-13) won at Chantilly 1m 1f stks pol in Nov beating Anobe (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Shark Bay (IRE) 11-4 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along in 6th 4f out, 3rd over 2f out, 2nd 2f out, soon ridden to challenge and disputed 1f out, led final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Cork 1m 2f mdn gd in Apr beating Nusret (9-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Willesee 3-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, switched right and ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Tosen Lydia (9-4) at Naas 1m Yielding in Mar.
Qitaal 4-1 (9-5) Made all, hung left from inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct beating Windseeker (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Ruler Legend (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, soon 2nd, disputed entering straight, ridden under 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, not match winner, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Ghasham (9-8) at Cork 1m 2f mdn Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Vina Sena (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden on outer 2f out, soon no extra, 9th of 10, 12l behind Ivy League (9-3) at Naas 1m hcp gd in Apr.
Nectarine (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Bumped rival leaving stalls, soon ran freely in rear of mid-division, headway on outer after 2 1/2f, 4th halfway, under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace 1f out, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Rosscarbery (9-8) at Sligo 1m 3f hcp fll sft in May.
