tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along 2 1/2f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly under hands and heels to assert inside final furlong
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace
held up in 3rd, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out
It's impossible to see past ORDER OF ST GEORGE, the winner of half of his 22 starts, though he was beaten when odds-on for this a year ago. However, the winner that day, Torcedor, is much better than today's opposition and last season's top stayer should have few problems making a successful return. Jedd O'Keefe has found a nice opportunity for Lord Yeats to earn some decent prize money though he was beaten 24l behind the selection in the Irish St leger. He reappeared last season with two cracking victories so obviously goes well fresh. Clongowes will probably be campaigning over this sort of trip this season after staying on very strongly over 1m5f at Leopardstown in September and it shouldn't be long before he's winning again.
Order Of St George (IRE) 4-5fav (9-7) Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 6f out, 3rd over 3f out, ridden and hung right 2f out, hung left over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, won at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) sft in Oct beating Torcedor (9-7) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Lord Yeats 28-1 (9-10) Led, headed over 3f out, soon no extra, 5th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Order Of St George (9-10) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) sft in Sep.
Clongowes (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Prominent, led narrowly after 2f, close 2nd halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, progress to lead narrowly final 150 yards, kept on, dropped to 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 20, 1/4l behind Laws Of Spin (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.
