chased leaders in 4th, pushed along from 2f out and soon lost place, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong
went left from stalls, slow into stride and pushed along, in rear from halfway and soon ridden, no impression from 2f out and eased inside final furlong
soon led, pressed from 2f out, soon ridden and joined, headed from 1f out, no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong
mid-division and 5th from halfway, pushed along and not much room over 2f out, ridden in 4th from 1f out and kept on well into 2nd inside final furlong, not threatening winner
slow into stride, towards rear and 9th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and improved to dispute lead from 2f out, ridden and headed from 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd closing stages
mid-division and pushed along in 7th from halfway, ridden from 3f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out
went right from stalls, slow into stride and pushed along, towards rear and 8th from halfway, ridden from 3f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division and 6th from halfway, progress on outer from 3f out and pushed along to challenge from 2f out, led from 1f out and kept on well closing stages, comfortably
went slightly left from stalls, settled behind leaders in 3rd, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, dropped to 5th and no impression from 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Not a lot of form to go on with these maidens, but of the three with racecourse experience, ANDALEEP is the stand-out. He showed some improvement on his second outing when stepped up to 7f at Leopardstown and with further progression, should be able to take this. Of the unraced contenders, Cruciatus may prove to be the best of these in time, but that is likely to be over much further, and Aidan O’Brien’s Antilles is a more likely contender to feature here, given his pedigree, along with the impeccably bred Harpo Marx from the same stable. Excelcius has plenty of speed in his breeding and if he’s ready first time out, he could make the frame. Biltmore showed some improvement on his second outing, but will need to find a lot more if he’s going to be involved in the finish here.
Andaleep (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, under pressure 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Bold Approach (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gf in May.
Antilles (USA) War Front colt out of Wonder Of Wonders.
Biltmore (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Led, ridden entering straight, strongly pressed under 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Masaff (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn gf in Jun.
Channel Stuffer (USA) Kitten's Joy colt out of Tough Business.
Crimson King (IRE) Kingman colt out of Toi Et Moi.
Cruciatus (IRE) Teofilo colt out of Becalm.
Excelcius (USA) Exceed And Excel colt out of Crying Shame.
Harpo Marx (IRE) Galileo colt out of Nechita.
Chicago May (IRE) Charm Spirit filly out of Urgele.
Moving Moon (IRE) Galileo filly out of Nell Gwyn.
Finding Nero (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Set Fire.
Verbier Flyer (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon behind and detached, never a factor, completely tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Joza (9-5) at Limerick 7f mdn gd in Jun.
