tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, 5th and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, ran freely, pushed along over 2f out and no extra from over 1f out
led, pushed along early straight and soon headed, lost place over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led 3f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon ridden and led again over 150 yards out, under pressure and kept on well
ran 5th, some headway on outer entering straight, travelled well and led 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and headed over 150 yards out, kept on one pace, no impression on winner close home
tracked leaders in 3rd, ran freely, pushed along 3f out, ridden under 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
A couple of maiden winners go handicapping for the first time. Nickajack Cave finished a modest second at Roscommon last time while Pearlman never threatened at Naas recently, though still finished in front of the disappointing Turnberry Isle. Headgear is applied to Operatic Export after a couple of poor efforts but Pensylvania Avenue won a handicap at Killarney last month and is upped in both class and distance. ZUENOON gets a change of headgear and drops in class having set the pace for stablemate Hazapour in a Group 3 at Leopardstown. This longer trip and Ben Coen’s allowance could see Dermot Weld’s colt go close and he gets a tentative vote in a tricky affair.
Zuenoon (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Pushed along early and led after 1f, headed early straight and dropped to 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 4l behind Hazapour (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Turnberry Isle (IRE) 3-1 (9-10) Soon led, ridden from 2f out, rider lost whip and headed over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Dadoozdart (8-10) at Naas 1m 2f gd in May.
Operatic Export (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Bercasa (8-4) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp fll Good - Yielding in May.
Nickajack Cave (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd closing stages, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Georgeville (9-7) at Roscommon 1m 2f gd in May.
Pensylvania Avenue (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Prominent, closed up straight, on terms from 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead near finish, won at Killarney 1m hcp gd in May beating Carefully (8-11) by hd, 13 ran.
Pearlman 13-2 (8-9) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge from 2f out, slightly squeezed for room and dropped to 4th from 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Dadoozdart (8-10) at Naas 1m 2f gd in May.
