tracked leaders, 5th halfway, switched right to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right and kept on well under pressure
led, joined halfway, headed under pressure over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened
held up in rear, driven along 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
settled towards rear, driven along in 7th over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
held up in rear, 6th 2f out and soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong without troubling leaders
tracked leader, disputed lead from halfway, driven along and narrowly headed over 2f out, rallied from over 1f out, kept on one pace under pressure
chased leaders, 6th halfway, dropped to rear 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, close 3rd halfway, travelled well to dispute 2f out, soon led and ridden, headed under pressure inside final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders on outer, 4th halfway, pushed along after halfway, no extra from over 1f out
Three-year-olds have won six of the past nine renewals of this with Jim Bolger taking it twice with that age group. He's represented here by Banimpire and Burn The Floor with the former looking the more likely to give a good account. Aidan O'Brien won this in 2005 and will be expecting a big run from Gemstone, unlikely to prove a stable star but perfectly capable of running well as she battled to victory in a C&D Listed race on her final start last year. Princess Severus gained a debut success for Ralph Beckett at Leicester and wasn't disgraced when stepped up to Group 3 company at Goodwood and new connections will want to make their mark but with none of the younger brigade really standing out it's TERMAGANT that gets the vote. Kevin Prendergast's filly landed the Moyglare Stud Stakes on her second juvenile start but was sidelined for all of last season after running in the 1,000 Guineas here in May. Hopefully she's near her best and can begin to kick-start her career. Tommy Stack tries Lolly For Dolly in blinkers with the hope of rekindling the form that saw her score twice early last year, including a Group 3 over 7f here.
Lolly For Dolly (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Raced in poor 5th, pushed along to be a little closer into straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 13l behind Chinese White (9-9) at Curragh 1m 2f flls Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Enchanted Evening (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th and ridden early straight, weakened under 2f out, eased inside final furlong, last of 12, 10l behind Obama Rule (8-12) at Curragh 1m 1f flls Group 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Mid Mon Lady (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra and weakened, last of 8, 10l behind Alsalwa (9-0) at Dundalk 1m fll stk pol in Oct.
Paraphernalia (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway in 8th 2f out, ridden into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Luisant (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f Listed stks (1) sft in Oct.
Termagant (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure from under 2f out, 9th of 19, 5l behind Bethrah (9-0) at Curragh 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Banimpire (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, no impression from over 2f out, one pace, 7th of 11, 9l behind Chrysanthemum (8-12) at Curragh 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) in Sep.
Burn The Floor (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride and always behind, trailing throughout, last of 11, 34l behind Brittany (9-3) at Gowran Park 1m 2yo mdn gf in Jul.
Gemstone (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Made virtually all, driven along from 2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Curragh 1m 2yo fll Listed stks (1) in Oct beating Rising Wind (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Princess Severus (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure on outside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Theyskens' Theory (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) sft in Aug.
