prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened
mid-division, 7th halfway, no threat from 2f out
towards rear, never a factor, 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, soon pushed along and no extra from 2f out
led, headed under pressure over 1f out and soon no extra
settled towards rear, good headway on outer from 2f out to lead 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, some headway in 7th 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner and kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home
always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2f out
chased leaders, 4th halfway, no extra from 2f out, weakened
mid-division racing keenly, 8th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out and challenged over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no impression over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner
Aidan O'Brien's big day begins with two entries. Instruction, a Danehill Dancer colt whose dam is from the family of High Chaparral, and Point Piper, a Giant's Causeway colt out of the Irish 1000 Guineas and Oaks winner Imagine. The latter should prove best at this stage and he's entered in all the big autumn races. ORATOR made an impressive debut behind a couple of decent performer at Killarney, however, where he stayed on well once getting the hang of things. He'll be better for the run and can prove best of those with experience. Wexford Opera was in front of Pearl Music when they made their debuts at Leopardstown and didn't appear to enjoy the Polytrack at Dundalk on his next start. The John Oxx pair Zand and Stepwise are others to note in what should be an informative contest.
Distant Bells 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division early, 6th halfway, ridden in close 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind Galileo Rock (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2yo mdn gs in Aug.
Frank Lloyd Wright (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and no impression, 7th of 8, 13l behind The United States (9-5) at Curragh 7f 2yo mdn sft in Jul.
Frozen North (IRE) Verglas colt out of Lazaretta.
Instruction (IRE) Danehill Dancer colt out of Chenchikova.
Orator (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, 6th into straight, progress under 2f out, 3rd and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Impound (9-5) at Killarney 1m 2yo mdn.
Pearl Music (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Raced in 4th, outpaced and dropped to 5th early straight, kept on final furlong without threatening, 4th of 6, 7l behind Pedro The Great (9-5) at Leopardstown 6f 2yo mdn sft in Jun.
Point Piper (USA) Giant's Causeway colt out of Imagine.
Stepwise (IRE) Azamour colt out of Cadence.
Time For Action (IRE) Dylan Thomas colt out of Celtic Heroine.
Todd 50-1 (9-0) Towards rear, 5th and effort early straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Impound (9-5) at Killarney 1m 2yo mdn.
Wexford Opera (IRE) 11-10fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 3rd entering straight, kept on one paced from 1 1/2f out, 4th of 12, 4l behind Yulong Baoju (9-0) at Dundalk 6f 2yo mdn stks pol in Aug.
Zand (IRE) Zamindar colt out of Zanara.
