mainly 3rd and pressed 2nd, pushed along halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight
chased leader in moderate 2nd, pressed by 3rd, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach winner
led and clear, ridden over 1f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong and kept on
Twenty original entries whittled down to three due no doubt to the testing ground. Jan Van Eyck showed the benefit of his opening run with a much better effort behind The Ferryman over the C&D last month but the winner and runner-up, LINE DRUMMER, are trained by Aidan O'Brien and the latter should have no problems confirming the form. Stablemate Ballyglasheen is by Galileo out of a Grade 1 winner in the USA and could be anything. He's in next year's Derby and his pedigree suggests he could be a star so the betting is best watched.
Ballyglasheen (IRE) Galileo colt out of Luas Line.
Jan Van Eyck (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden along in 3rd approaching straight, no impression on winner from well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 5l behind The Ferryman (9-5) at Tipperary 7f 2yo mdn sft in Jul.
Line Drummer (FR) 2-5fav (9-5) Raced in close 2nd, disputed lead briefly halfway, ridden from 2f out, ran wide off bend entering straight, soon no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Thunder Mountain (9-5) at Galway 7f 2yo mdn gd in Jul.
