chased leader, 2nd from 4f out and soon dropped to 3rd, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out
soon led, ridden from 2f out and asserted over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, easily
went right from stalls and slow into stride, raced towards rear on outer, took closer order from 4f out and soon improved into 2nd, ridden from 2f out and weakened to rear over 1f out, soon no extra
towards rear and in rear from 4f out, took closer order on outer and pushed along from 2f out, ridden in 4th from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader, dropped to 4th from 4f out and slightly short of room from 3f out, ridden from 2f out and went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner and kept on same pace inside final furlong
Dual hurdles winner Drakaina makes her debut under Flat rules and has been running well enough to put her in the picture though the Frankel colt REGEM, who is out of a Grade 1 winner in Canada, can start justifying his pedigree after a couple of reasonable efforts. Desert Grey has had 16 runs on the Flat and over hurdles without winning while Allora Yeats, despite finishing third at Sligo, was beaten a long way. Eirene Wind has shown nothing in bumpers or under Flat rules.
Desert Grey (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Mid-division early before soon dropping towards rear, 13th from 4 out, progress on outer from 3 out, not fluent next and soon ridden in 8th, no impression and kept on same pace from before last, 7th of 15, 31 1/2l behind Touchedbyanangel (11-5) at Downpatrick 2m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Regem (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Led, pressed from before halfway, joined from 4f out, headed into straight and under pressure, switched left under 2f out, last and one pace from over 1f out, last of 3, 2 1/2l behind Ming (9-3) at Gowran Park 1m 1f gf in Jun.
Allora Yeats (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Dwelt, soon raced towards rear, 6th under 5f out, niggled along under 4f out, progress under 3f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no impression on leaders in 3rd final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Zoffanyia (9-2) at Sligo 1m 3f mdn Yielding in Jun.
Drakaina (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, good headway on outer from 3 out, challenged and every chance from 2 out, no extra and kept on without matching winner run-in, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Konig Hall (11-4) at Wexford 2m hcp gd in Jun.
Eirene Wind 100-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, never a factor, reminder 5f out, ridden and no impression in rear early straight, kept on one pace, 10th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Imrana (9-0) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn fll gf in Jun.
