held up, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on one pace
in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear and edged right final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer
held up, bumped over 6f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, edged left over 6f out, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish
Rescheduled from Doncaster last Saturday, Aidan O’Brien runs five in this Group 1 contest having won the last two renewals. MOGUL looks to have the best chance of those after landing the odds in a Group 2 at Leopardstown with Royal County Down behind but Innisfree is not out of this either on the back of victory in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh. New World Tapestry and Year Of The Tiger make up the Ballydoyle quintet, though the latter finished behind Royal Lodge runner-up Kameko at Newmarket last month and Andrew Balding’s colt has a shout. Geometrical beat the selection at Gowran back in August while novice winner Kinross and King Of The Throne have been supplemented for this, though the latter has plenty to find. John Gosden runs two with Godolphin’s Verboten preferred to Cherokee Trail but Listed winner Tammani scored easily in France last week and the Haggas colt looks a bigger threat.
Geometrical (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Prominent, soon held up in rear, 5th halfway, no impression on leaders over 1f out, no extra final furlong, last of 5, 10 3/4l behind Stela Star (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Innisfree (IRE) 4-6fav (9-3) Chased leader in 2nd, travelling well in 2nd 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to dispute lead 1f out, narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, won at Curragh 1m Grp 2 stks (1) hvy in Sep beating Shekhem (9-3) by nk, 5 ran.
Kameko (USA) 6-5fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon joined, headed close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Royal Dornoch (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
King Of The Throne (USA) 9-1 (9-5) Chased leader, 7th halfway, under pressure in 6th 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Celtic High King (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn sft in Oct.
Kinross 3-1 (9-2) Dwelt keen early, held up, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, quickened clear under hand ride, impressive, won at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gs in Oct beating Raaeb (9-8) by 8l, 15 ran.
Mogul 1-2fav (9-3) Chased leaders on outer, closed in 3rd travelling smoothly approaching straight, pushed along to lead from 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep beating Sinawann (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
New World Tapestry (USA) Evensfav (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed briefly inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep beating Colour Image (9-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Royal County Down (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) A little slow into stride, slightly impeded soon after 1f, towards rear, pushed along 2f out on outer, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Mogul (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Tammani (8-12) won at Deauville 1m lst stks (1) hvy in Oct beating Celtic Art (8-12) by 4l, 6 ran.
Verboten (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) In touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) gf in Jul beating Spreadsheet (9-5) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Year Of The Tiger (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) In touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Pinatubo (9-1) at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Cherokee Trail (USA) 7-1 (9-1) In touch in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 18l behind Military March (9-1) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
