tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, soon pushed along and reminder 5f out, 3rd over 2f out and no impression in 4th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home
mid-division, went 3rd 4f out, pushed along in 5th over 2f out, under pressure and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out and ridden in 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, under pressure 2f out and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
led, headed after 4f and 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place 4f out, no extra in rear over 2f out, eased over 1f out
always towards rear, ridden and no impression in 7th 2f out, no extra final furlong, never a factor
ran 6th, some headway 3f out and 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway to lead after 4f and 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden over 2f out, under pressure and headed over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
Jim Bolger won this last year with Stellar Mass and TWILIGHT PAYMENT can follow suit. He has a penalty for a victory at this level at the Curragh in September and his latest run behind Order Of St George at Leopardstown in May showed him to be as good as ever. Motherland was behind in that latter event and couldn't get to grips with the marathon Queen Alexandra Stakes at Ascot but the lightly-raced Savannah Storm stepped out of handicaps to run a fine race at this level at Roscommon though that was over much shorter. Willie Mullins has been in cracking form on the Flat and over jumps and Laws Of Spin, who completed a hat-trick in handicaps last year, made a fair reappearance at the Curragh earlier this month and looks a threat. The three-year-old Grandee didn't have much chance in the Irish Derby but had won a Listed contest over 1m4f at Leopardstown earlier and if staying this trip would have to be considered.
Twilight Payment (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Soon raced in 3rd, pushed along 3f out, challenged and briefly on terms 11/2f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Order Of St George (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m 6f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Benkei (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 10th, improved into 2nd 5 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out, no impression in 5th last, kept on one pace, 5th of 17, 18 1/2l behind King Blue (11-0) at Roscommon 3m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jun.
Laws Of Spin (IRE) 2-1fav (9-12) Mid-division, ridden and progress into 5th on outer 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 15, 3l behind Three Kingdoms (8-10) at Curragh 2m hcp gd in Jul.
Motherland (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leader 4f, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 11th of 16, 16 3/4l behind Oriental Fox (9-5) at Ascot 2m 6f stks (2) gf in Jun.
My Brother (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Be Perfect (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Savannah Storm 9-2 (9-11) Held up, moderate 6th early, closer order from halfway, further headway from over 4f out, prominent when not much room from 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Flying Fairies (9-9) at Roscommon 1m 4f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Jul.
The Tartan Spartan (IRE) (8-13) 5th of 7, 3/4l behind Canessar (8-13) at Chantilly 1m 7f lst stks gs in Jun.
Grandee (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 9, 13 1/4l behind Capri (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jul.
