settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 5th 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
made all, ridden to assert 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly final furlong
mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out
always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, closer in 6th 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
mid-division, progress to chase leaders after 3f, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division early, dropped towards rear halfway, soon ridden and no extra
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on one
mid-division, pushed along in 7th 2f out, stayed on into 4th over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong
slowly into stride and towards rear early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th closing stages
chased leaders, 6th halfway, lost place over 3f out, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out
mid-division, ridden and no extra 3f out, eased entering straight, completely tailed off
towards rear, ridden into moderate 9th 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
towards rear, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, kept on one pace straight
Aidan O'Brien has three entries in this opener. The Gurkha is a Galileo colt out of a mare who has produced winners with her first two foals. He has Group 1 entries as does CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI, another son of Galileo who made a very promising reappearance at the Curragh when staying on strongly behind Embiran. Californiadreaming is the third of the Ballydoyle brigade and the more likely of the trio to be suited by this trip, though she's currently a 66/1 chance for the 1000 Guineas. Look Closer has a tremendous middle-distance pedigree and last summer's run over 7f here on fast ground wouldn't have been enough of a stamina test. Atlas showed good pace for a long way in the selection's race at the Curragh while Saafarr lost his action and was pulled up in a Group 2 at the Curragh in June and hasn't run since. Tommy Stack had a winner at the Curragh on Sunday so Freeman is one to keep an eye on.
Atlas (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Prominent, 3rd halfway, progress to lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 25, 8l behind Embiran (9-5) at Curragh 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Claudio Monteverdi (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Mid-division, 12th halfway, switched left and 9th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 25, 2 1/2l behind Embiran (9-5) at Curragh 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Elusive Cowboy (USA) Elusive Quality colt out of Sarmad.
Emigrated (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, soon 7th, pushed along before straight, soon not much room and no impression, no extra and eased inside final furlong, last of 16, 25 3/4l behind Blue De Vega (9-5) at Naas 7f mdn Yielding in Sep.
Freeman (IRE) Arcano gelding out of Sassy Gal.
Look Closer (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed 2nd 2f out, no impression on leader, 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Tonkinese (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gf in Jun.
Oh So Sensible (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along in 9th 3f out, weakend under 2f out, no extra, last of 16, 15 1/2l behind Black Sea (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn gd in Oct.
Paved With Gold (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, kept on same pace straight, 10th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Cook Islands (9-5) at Navan 1m mdn gd in Oct.
Saafarr 33-1 (9-3) Soon detached in rear, pulled up after a couple of furlongs, at Curragh 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jun.
The Gurkha (IRE) Galileo colt out of Chintz.
Yum Yum 100-1 (9-5) Towards rear, 24th halfway, never a factor, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 17th of 25, 16 1/2l behind Embiran (9-5) at Curragh 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Californiadreaming (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Soon close up, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 5th and no extra from under 1f out, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Blue De Vega (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Matriarch (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Towards rear, 12th 3f out, soon pushed along, no headway, kept on one pace 1 1/2f out, 12th of 16, 11 1/4l behind Black Sea (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn gd in Oct.
P C Dolly (IRE) Le Cadre Noir filly out of Brer Rabbit.
Sea Swift (IRE) High Chaparral filly out of Agnetha.
The Big Day (IRE) Le Cadre Noir filly out of Grey Galava.
