close up in 2nd, challenged straight, led 100 yards from finish, ran green, high head carriage
held up in 5th, ridden and no impression early straight, eased final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, 3rd and ridden straight, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out
broke well, settled 3rd, 4th and outpaced early straight, ran on well last 100 yards
held up in rear, some progress on outer early straight, no extra when eased 1f out
soon led, ridden and strongly pressed straight, headed 100 yards from finish, no extra
Edward Lynam won the first running of this in 2007 so his newcomer Screen Legend is one to note as she is a speedily-bred filly. Aidan O'Brien saddles Inca Princess and JULIET CAPULET with preference for the latter who, after finishing third in a Group 3 at Navan, was sent to Ascot for the Albany Stakes where she failed to fire behind the high-class Memory. Johnny Murtagh takes the ride but Inca Princess ran very green behind Kissable on her debut at Leopardstown last week and will have come on for the experience. The John Oxx-trained newcomer Natalisa should be pacey as she is by Green Desert out of a mare who won a Group 3 and is a sister to the Group 1 winning sprinter Namid. Yellow Dandy made a reasonable start in a small field behind Cloneylass at Bellewstown but this looks tougher.
