prominent on outer, tracked leaders, pushed along and 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
led or disputed lead, led early straight and ridden over 1f out, headed 150 yards out, no impression and kept on one pace
prominent, ridden early straight and lost place over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along under 2f out and 5th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
prominent and disputed lead, ridden in 2nd under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, some headway on inner and ridden under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division on inner early, dropped towards rear after halfway and no impression over 1f out, weakened
dwelt, towards rear, checked after 1 1/2f, ridden and some headway in mid-division 1f out, kept on well between horses inside final furlong to go 2nd on line
rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 5th close home
tracked leaders, pushed along and headway on outer over 1f out, ridden to lead 150 yards out, kept on well
held up in rear of mid-division, travelling well under 2f out, ridden 1f out and no impression inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression on outer over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always rear, never a factor, no impression under 2f out and eased final furlong
always towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace final furlong
MY GOOD BROTHER has won this for the past two years. He's a pound lower than his victory a year ago and has been in fine form since returning from a break. He was beaten narrowly by Royal Navy Ship here last month but that was over 6f and Aidan O'Brien's charge only got on top close home and has since been beaten over this trip at the Curragh. Ty Rock Brandy has won three times on the all-weather, all on Tapeta at Wolverhampton, but Pillar arrives in excellent form having won at Bellewstown and Listowel in the last few weeks. He's 0-22 on the all-weather but has been placed 12 times, though was twice behind Danz Gift here in April. The latter has gained all of his five career victories over this track and trip and is 0-17 on Turf so his recent form can be ignored. Both Abstraction and Geological have their big weights reduced by claimers and can't be dismissed as they go well here.
Abstraction (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders on stands' side, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 8th of 15, 6l behind Blue Uluru (9-0) at Tipperary 5f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Aug.
Geological (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug beating St Brelades Bay (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Fille Du Septembre (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Raced far side, tracked leaders, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Lost Treasure (9-7) at Curragh 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Early Call (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Prominent, effort 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Down Royal 5f mdn gd in Sep beating Freiheit (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Rapid Reaction (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Prominent in centre, pushed along 2f out and no extra over 1f out, 11th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Blue Uluru (9-0) at Tipperary 5f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Aug.
Ty Rock Brandy (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, closed on leader from 1f out, ran on, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May beating Krystallite (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Menelik (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Jumped slightly awkwardly, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong and weakened, last of 6, 9 3/4l behind Brave Display (8-4) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Jan.
Gottardo (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and headway 1f out, edged right over 100 yards out, kept on well, 4th of 6, 1/2l behind Ducky Mallon (8-12) at Leopardstown 6f hcp gd in Aug.
Royal Navy Warship (USA) 5-1jfav (9-9) Mid-division early, 10th halfway on far side, under pressure 2f out, switched right and headway to get on terms inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages, 6th of 18, 1 3/4l behind Gopsies Daughter (9-6) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no chance with leaders, 4th of 11, 7l behind Guardia Svizzera (8-12) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Danz Gift (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Reared leaving stalls, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 14th of 19, 5 1/4l behind Baby Power (8-9) at Naas 5f hcp gd in Sep.
My Good Brother (IRE) 2-1fav (10-7) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along and led 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, jumped puddle under 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tyrconnell (9-8) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Coto (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Started very slowly and lost all chance, last of 8, 6 1/4l behind Procedure (8-10) at Ascot 5f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Pillar 10-1 (9-4) Pushed along from stalls and soon led, strongly pressed from 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden from 1f out and kept on best inside final furlong, won at Listowel 6f hcp Yielding in Sep beating Polly Douglas (9-3) by hd, 14 ran.
First Bombardment 11-2 (9-9) Mid-division towards inner, ridden to progress 1 1/2f out, disputed 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home and lost 3rd on line, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Pillar (9-2) at Bellewstown 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Lapilli 33-1 (8-7) Raced far side, soon tracked leaders, one pace inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Lost Treasure (9-7) at Curragh 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Mercury 11-8fav (9-11) Led, edged right over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final strides, 2nd of 9, nk behind Spare Parts (10-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
