slow into stride and pushed along in rear from early, ridden from 3f out, no impression in 6th from 1f out
chased leaders, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no impression on principals and kept on into 3rd close home
disputed lead on outer, ridden over 1f out and edged into narrow lead inside final 200 yards, kept on well to assert close home
chased leaders on inner, pushed along in 3rd from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression on principals inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home
disputed lead on inner, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final 200 yards and no extra close home
awkward away from stalls, mid-division on outer, ridden in 5th from 2f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out
Real Force is taking time to reach his peak after a long absence and would prefer softer ground. BOPEDRO goes well fresh and landed a Cork handicap following a break last April. He also won the Irish Cambridgeshire over a mile and gets the nod to return with a victory. Lust was well beaten in that latter event but his two latest runs put him right in the picture along with Dante's Pass, though Joseph O'Brien's charge didn't appreciate quick ground in a Newmarket Listed race in October. Diadora, a Listed winner in Germany, has her first start for Paddy Twomey.
Bopedro (FR) 6-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Queenship (9-0) at Cork 1m lst stks (1) sft in Sep.
Laughifuwant (IRE) 22-1 (10-0) Held up in touch in mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Breaking Story (8-7) at Limerick 1m hcp gd in Apr.
Lust (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order under 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Raadobarg (9-11) at Tipperary 7f Soft - Heavy in Apr.
Real Force 15-2 (9-7) Raced towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, progress to 4th over 1f out, kept on without threatening, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Raadobarg (9-11) at Tipperary 7f Soft - Heavy in Apr.
Diadora (IRE) (9-2) 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Viadena (8-11) at Baden-Baden 1m stks gd in Oct.
Princess Olly (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Disputed lead early, headed at halfway, ridden 2f out, dispute lead again briefly 1 1/2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind History (9-2) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in May.
Dante's Pass (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Zakouski (9-2) at Newmarket 1m lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
