prominent, 2nd before straight, 3rd 2f out and soon a little tight for room briefly and pushed along, no extra and one pace final furlong
led, took keen hold, attempted to assert from over 1f out, pressed and kept on well inside final furlong, headed near line
slightly awkward leaving stalls, a little keen towards rear, no impression from 3f out, soon no extra
prominent, 3rd before straight, pushed along to challenge in 2nd 2f out, no extra and one pace final furlong
chased leaders, 4th before straight, soon pushed along, no extra in 6th from over 1f out
chased leaders, 5th before straight, 4th and pushed along 2f out, challenged and wandered slightly inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead near line
dwelt, towards rear, went 5th but no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace
Aidan O'Brien has won the last three of these and though ROYAL NAVY SHIP has been very disappointing he gets a chance to redeem his reputation here. The $500,000 son of War Front will be tackling fast ground for the first time and drops back to a mile after finding 1m3f, Group 2 company and soft ground too much at Longchamp. The tough and in-form Cape Wolfe will ensure he doesn't have things his own way after carrying big weights to victories in handicaps while Intensical's last victory came on this track and his recent close second to Bubbly Bellini at Tipperary gives him claims. Seanie is probably better over 7f on softer ground.
Highly Toxic (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) 6th early, soon raced in 4th, a little keen, pushed along from 3f out, challenged from 2f out, no impression in 3rd from 1f out, one pace, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Postulation (8-10) at Curragh 1m 2f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Jun.
Seanie (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Soon led, ran freely, joined approaching straight, led again 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Fascinating Rock (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m lst stks (1) sft in Apr.
Lola Montez (IRE) 5-1fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Triple Star (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Intensical (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead under 2f out, strongly pressed and headed 100 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 3, 1 1/2l behind Bubbly Bellini (10-0) at Tipperary 7f gf in Jul.
Vedelago (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Mid-division, 7th 4f out, dropped to rear under 3f out and no impression from 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind I'll Be Your Clown (8-7) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gf in Jul.
Cape Wolfe 7-2fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress between horses straight to challenge 1f out, soon led and kept on well, won at Leopardstown 1m hcp gf in Jun beating Lily's Rainbow (9-4) by 1l, 8 ran.
Royal Navy Ship (USA) 7-1 (9-2) 4th of 5, 10 1/2l behind Ampere (9-2) at Longchamp 1m 3f Grp 3 stks gd in May.
