towards rear, pushed along from 4f out, no impression and kept on without threatening from 2f out
soon led, attempted to assert from 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed and no impression from 1f out, kept on same pace
always prominent, mainly 3rd, challenged 2f out, chased winner and kept on without getting there final furlong
towards rear, pushed along from 4f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 2f out
soon towards rear, pushed along from 4f out, moderate 5th from 2f out, soon no impression, kept on without threatening
soon mid-division, headway 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, eased when beaten inside final furlong
soon towards rear, headway under pressure on inner to chase leaders 2f out, soon 4th, no impression and kept on final furlong
soon raced in 4th, no impression under pressure from 2f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong
led early, tracked leader, no extra from 2f out, eased when beaten
raced in 5th, challenged 2f out, led under 1f out, stayed on well, eased closing stages
A number of these arrive in good form and this looks quite competitive. The likes of Dream Scape, Mont Blanc and Maud Adams probably still have a bit of scope and Mahaazen was taking on decent company at the start of the summer, though hasn't raced for three months. Curragh second Jeremy's Girl is closely matched with the top weight on the form book while Morethanafeeling, Gris Ladera and Irish Reel all come here off the back of recent wins and should make their presence felt again. Something was clearly amiss with SOMETHING GRACEFUL here last month as she'd looked a progressive filly earlier, beating a big field of maidens at Leopardstown previously. Jim Bolger's charge is given another chance here with Ronan Whelan claiming a valuable 5lb.
Mahaazen (IRE) 10-3 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 3rd entering straight, headway to dispute well over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out and soon dropped to 3rd, no extra in 4th final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Lady Bennett (9-13) at Naas 1m 2f fll hcp 50-80 gf in Jun.
Jeremy's Girl (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Attempted to make all, clear of remainder with eventual winner approaching 6f out, almost joined into straight, soon strongly pressed, headed and kept on without matching winner from over 100yds out, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Wrekin Rock (9-4) at Curragh 1m 2f App hcp sft in Aug.
Sli Na Fiarana 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, 10th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression, 12th of 22, 8l behind Stuccodor (9-4) at Leopardstown 1m 1f stks gs in Aug.
Something Graceful 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out, weakened and tailed off, 7th of 8, 41l behind Cheval Rouge (9-4) at Roscommon 1m 2f fll hcp sft in Aug.
Morethanafeeling (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Soon mid-division, 7th approaching straight, soon improved on inner, challenged and in front 1 1/2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, easily, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f app hcp 47-65 gs in Aug beating Quill And Vellum (9-7) by 7l, 15 ran.
Dream Scape 33-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight, struggling from over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 13l behind Jazz Girl (9-8) at Killarney 1m 3f fll hcp in Jul.
Gris Ladera (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, progress on outer from halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd entering straight, stayed on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Galway 1m hcp 50-70 gd in Aug beating Cairdiuil (8-8) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Mont Blanc 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 3f out, ridden and challenged over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Wexford 1m 4f 3yo fll stks sft in Aug beating Rigoletta (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
