chased leader in close 2nd, disputed halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, pressed final furlong, drifted left under pressure, kept on well
led, disputed halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra in 4th entering straight, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, 6th and no extra entering straight, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, 3rd entering straight, ridden into 2nd under 1f out, pressed winner final furlong, no extra close home
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no extra in 3rd under 1f out, kept on same pace
settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden in last and no extra halfway, kept on one pace
Hope Of An Angel did us a favour when landing a very competitive nursery at Galway at 12/1. There was no fluke about that victory and the form has already been franked so a follow-up is a distinct possibility. However, all of her runs to date have been on fast going and today's conditions may not be ideal so GENTLEMAN DUKE gets the vote. Arthur Moore rarely has juvenile runners but this one, a son of Bachelor Duke, who landed a very high-class Irish 2000 Guineas in 2004, made a promising debut on ground with some give over 7f here three weeks ago and is certain to have come on for the run. Belleau ran poorly behind Suntan on softish going at the Curragh after scoring on fast ground at Roscommon and is overlooked while Jim Bolger's Deorai was well beaten on her racecourse debut at Cork on Sunday after attracting major support.
Deorai (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, driven along in 6th 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 14l behind Honey Of A Kitten (9-3) at Cork 1m 2yo mdn aut gd.
Belleau (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Suntan (8-13) at Curragh 6f 2yo hcp 60-90 gd in Jul.
Equus Ferus (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway in 6th 3f out, ridden into 4th 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 9, 13l behind Vamizi Island (9-3) at Bellewstown 1m 2yo mdn aut gf in Jul.
Gentleman Duke (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Towards rear, progress into 7th before straight, soon wide, ridden into 3rd and kept on without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Admiraloftheboyne (8-8) at Sligo 6f 2yo mdn aut.
Hope Of An Angel (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, headway in 4th under 2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead last 100 yards, kept on well, drifted left under pressure close home, won at Galway 7f 2yo hcp gf in Jul beating Act Of Love (8-11) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Mujady Star (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra from 2f out, weakened, 7th of 8, 13l behind Belleau (8-6) at Roscommon 7f 2yo mdn aut gf in Jul.
No Give Away (IRE) Ad Valorem filly out of Credit Crunch.
