tracked leaders, soon 4th, 5th 1f out, no impression and slightly impeded under 1f out, one pace
led, pushed along halfway, soon joined and headed, dropped to rear from 1 1/2f out, no extra
awkward leaving stalls, soon tracked leaders in 5th on outer, pushed along over 2f out, no impression over 1 1/2f out, no extra in 7th from over 1f out
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, pushed along after halfway and soon edged left and briefly on terms, dropped to 6th from 1f out, no impression
held up in rear, went 3rd 1f out, soon edged left briefly, one pace inside final furlong
prominent, soon 2nd, chased winner 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, just failed
held up, soon 7th, progress and carried left briefly over 2f out, soon led, pushed along over 1f out, pressed and kept on well inside final furlong, all out
soon raced in 6th, went 4th 1f out, soon one pace
Rae Guest won this with Minalisa, who had been an unlucky loser the previous year. She hasn't been in that sort of form in her two starts this season but this track obviously brings out the best in her. Three-year-olds have a decent record in the race and Stroll Patrol deserves her chance at this level after conceding a stone and beating Your Pal Tal in a Curragh handicap on Saturday. NEWSLETTER looks the one to be on as she won at this level at Nottingham in May and has since produced two good runs at Group 3 level including when staying on strongly at York last time. Ken Condon's horses are running well and the daughter of Sir Percy can continue the trend. The lightly-raced Letter Of Note may have been flattered when runner-up to Toscanini in a three-horse race here two weeks ago though she looks on the upgrade while Fort Del Oro looked very progressive when landing a Curragh maiden in impressive fashion.
Colour Blue (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Soon tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to challenge from over 1f out where 2nd, gained narrow lead inside final furlong, pressed and stayed on well, all out, won at Curragh 7f hcp fll gd in Jun beating Military Angel (9-3) by shd, 11 ran.
Maontri (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Soon led, pushed along under 3f out, strongly pressed 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 1/4l behind Colour Blue (9-7) at Curragh 7f hcp fll gd in Jun.
Minalisa 4-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 4, 9 1/4l behind Absolutely So (9-5) at Salisbury 6f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Oneoveryou (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Soon tracked leaders in 4th on outer, pushed along over 2f out, soon challenged, 3rd 1f out, led inside final furlong, pressed and just held on at the finish, won at Naas 5f mdn gf in Jun beating Captain Power (9-5) by shd, 8 ran.
Newsletter (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind New Providence (8-12) at York 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Jul.
Byzantium 7-1 (9-0) Settled 5th, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, dropped to 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, eased closing stages, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Ainippe (9-3) at Fairyhouse 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Letters Of Note (IRE) 11-4fav (8-12) Settled in rear, took closer order under 2f out, ridden to challenge on outer from 1f out, flicked tail inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 3, nk behind Toscanini (9-7) at Naas 6f gf in Jul.
Stroll Patrol 12-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along on outer 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 4l behind Colour Blue (9-7) at Curragh 7f hcp fll gd in Jun.
Fort Del Oro (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th early, 5th halfway, closed travelling smoothly 2f out, soon challenged between horses, led from under 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably, won at Curragh 6f mdn Good - Yielding in Jun beating Creggs Pipes (9-0) by 4 1/4l, 10 ran.
