soon held up, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong
chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, ridden into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, 5th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on and not clear run under 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace
Aidan O'Brien has a tremendous record in the race and looks to have the call here with three entries of which Sizzling will probably attract most support. She finished just ahead of stable companion Ballet Shoes when runner-up in a Naas Group 3 last time and should confirm the form but a chance is taken that BYE BYE BABY can improve past them. She's made progress with every run and there was much to like about her Newmarket maiden victory last weekend. There's more to come from her and she can gain her first black type. Solar Wave steps up from landing a couple of nurseries though looks better than stable companion Gasta while Gavin Cromwell doesn't tilt at windmills so the presence of Listowel maiden winner Lady Camelot is interesting.
Ballet Shoes (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Soon led, pressed straight, headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Ellthea (9-0) at Naas 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Sep.
Bye Bye Baby (IRE) 11-10fav (9-0) Made all, clear when edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gs in Sep beating Altyn Orda (9-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
Coeur D'Amour (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Dwelt, rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along and headway entering straight, 3rd over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, led over 50 yards out, kept on well, won at Galway 7f mdn fll sft in Sep beating Big Bad Sal (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Gasta (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, 7th after halfway, soon pushed along, no impression over 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out and kept on same pace, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Happily (9-0) at Curragh 7f Grp 1 fll stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Sep.
Lady Camelot (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on into 3rd over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead last strides, won at Listowel 7f mdn fll hvy in Sep beating Time Queen (8-6) by hd, 7 ran.
Sizzling (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Soon prominent, closed up into straight where raced towards outer, ridden and disputed 3rd over 1f out, kept on without troubling winner inside final furlong into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Ellthea (9-0) at Naas 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Sep.
Solar Wave (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Pushed along briefly early in 4th, soon prominent, led over 2f out, joined over 1f out, regained narrow lead inside final furlong and kept on well, all out, won at Fairyhouse 6f hcp sft in Sep beating Daliyah (9-6) by hd, 12 ran.
