rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and some progress on outer into 5th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to lead over 2f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home
broke well, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2f out and no extra over 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th on inner 2f out, switched left and progress between horses to go 3rd 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home
soon led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, under pressure and no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 2f out, ridden in 9th 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and progress to go 2nd over 1f out, under pressure and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and progress into 4th 2f out, ridden and dropped to 6th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along in 7th 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along in 7th 3f out, ridden and dropped towards rear 2f out, no extra
Sovereign Debt was successful in this last year for Dandy Nicholls but Aidan O'Brien had trained four winners in the previous five renewals. The former's three victories last year were all in Ireland on ground with some give and he bounced back to form with a fine run at York earlier this month and has to be respected. The Ballydoyle entry COUGAR MOUNTAIN also has a Group 3 penalty and has been racing at a higher level including when mid-division in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot. He had earlier been beaten a short-head behind Steip Amach at Leopardstown with Brendan Bracken and Sruthan behind and looks the one to be on. Hint of A Tint was a long way behind Sovereign Debt at Tipperary in October but that wasn't her form and she reappeared with a very good run behind Devonshire in a Group 2 here last month.
Cougar Mountain (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Tepin (8-11) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Jun.
Sovereign Debt (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Mutakayyef (9-7) at York 1m lst stks (1) gs in Jun.
Brendan Brackan (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Soon pushed up to lead, 3 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Steip Amach (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Sruthan (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Ran 5th, pushed along in 6th over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 8th 1f out, kept on to 6th closing stages, no threat, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Steip Amach (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Lily's Rainbow (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Held up early, soon mid-division, pushed along into 6th halfway, ridden on outer over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, last of 14, 24 1/4l behind Anamba (8-9) at Naas 7f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Current State (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Raced keenly in mid-division, before settling towards rear, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Foxtrot Charlie (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Hint of A Tint (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Unruly in preliminaries, tracked leaders, soon 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, still 3rd 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Devonshire (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 2 fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in May.
Foxtrot Charlie (USA) 11-4 (8-12) Slightly slow away, soon improved to track leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 5th 2f out, progress to challenge between horses over 1f out and soon ridden, lead 150 yards out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Leopardstown 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jun beating Tennessee Wildcat (9-9) by 1l, 8 ran.
Alphonsus 9-1 (8-10) Raced in rear, 6th halfway, pushed along 3f out, progress on inner to 4th 2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on leaders, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Steip Amach (9-6) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Round Two (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Ran 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 4, 7 3/4l behind Ashraf (9-9) at Gowran Park 1m 1f Yielding in Jun.
Dont Bother Me (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along in 4th entering straight, moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 7 1/2l behind Dick Whittington (9-9) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jun.
