settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leader in 2nd, challenged 3f out, close up and travelled well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and dropped to 3rd closing stages
dwelt slightly and rear, ridden 3f out, no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, closer 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, joined leader close home, just denied at line
made all, pressed from 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, joined and all out close home, just prevailed at line
Fantastic Secret is out of a mare who won over this trip as a two-year-old so he probably found 6f too short on his debut at the Curragh. He'll have come on nicely for the run and, unless one of the newcomers is decent, looks the main threat to OPTIMISM AND HOPE. Tommy Stack's filly was still there with a chance when badly impeded on her debut at Limerick and would have finished much closer to the odds-on Spinamiss but for that incident. Little Fisc is by Lord Shanakill and has the speediest pedigree of the three newcomers.
Bonfire Bank (IRE) Intense Focus gelding out of Cuiseach.
Fantastic Secret 25-1 (9-5) Soon tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along to challenge 2f out, soon on terms, headed 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Final Frontier (9-5) at Curragh 6f 2yo mdn gd in Jun.
Heart Of A Star (IRE) Big Bad Bob filly out of Holly Hill.
Little Fisc (IRE) Lord Shanakill filly out of Geblah.
Optimism And Hope (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, 4th 2f out, pushed along and bumped over 150 yards, lost place, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Spinamiss (9-0) at Limerick 7f 2yo flls mdn auc stks gf in Jun.
