soon led, under pressure and headed over 2f out, dropped to 3rd under 2f out, soon ridden, short of room and hampered under 1f out, kept on in 4th final 150 yards
raced 3rd, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, no extra
ran 4th, 3rd halfway, dropped to 6th under 3f out, pushed along to 4th over 1f out, stayed on strongly under 1f out to 2nd final 100 yards, kept on, just failed
stumbled leaving stalls, soon raced 5th, 6th halfway, closed in 4th over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra
tracked leader in 2nd, weakened over 2f out, dropped to 6th 1f out, no extra
raced in rear, 7th halfway, no impression over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, 5th halfway, bit short of room over 3f out and switched right, closed 2 1/2f out, progress to lead narrowly over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well, all out
Finn McCool is the highest rated of these and gained his only success to date on this track but he didn't run well on his reappearance at Chester last week and his stable companion BELGRAVIA looks to have much more scope. A full-brother to Derby winner Ruler Of The World and related to numerous other winners including Duke Of Marmalade, he was always going to be a middle-distance performer and though by no means convincing over 1m4f at Leopardstown looks one to follow now getting his head in front. Naughty Or Nice was a 20/1 chance on her debut over 1m1f at Gowran but defied the odds to win going away and she'll be ideally suited by this sort of trip. Three Jacks carried a low weight when beaten in a handicap last time but Grandee was tackling Group 3 company on his reappearance and this looks more his level.
Belgravia (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Settled 3rd, pushed along approaching straight, ridden 2f out, progress to 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, kept on best, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn gf in May beating Clongowes (9-5) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Finn McCool (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Venice Beach (9-0) at Chester 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Grandee (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, closed over 3f out, soon pushed along, disputed 5th 1 1/2f out, dropped to 6th and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Rekindling (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Haripour (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, closer halfway, disputed close 2nd over 5f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra and kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Venice Beach (9-5) at Tipperary 1m 4f mdn gd in Apr.
Three Jacks (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along 4f out, ridden approaching straight, headway to lead narrowly over 1f out, under pressure and headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Mandamus (8-9) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gf in May.
World War (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Raced 4th, pushed along approaching straight, ridden under 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Belgravia (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 4f mdn gf in May.
Naughty Or Nice (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, some progress on outer approaching straight and 4th 2f out, ridden and progress on stands' side to lead 100 yards out, stayed on well close home, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn fll sft in Apr beating Bean Feasa (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
