soon led, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, headed closing stages and dropped to 3rd near line
soon chased leaders, ridden and disputed 5th 1f out, no extra and one pace after
held up, soon raced in 8th, pushed along on outer from 3f out, no impression 1f out
a little keen, tracked leaders, 3rd 3f out, lost place and no extra 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and progress to dispute 5th 1f out on outer, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner
tracked leaders, 5th 3f out, lost place and no extra from over 1f out
soon tracked leader, lost position and switched right 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, closer in 4th 3f out, challenged and every chance final furlong, no extra and kept on same pace closing stages
held up towards rear, closed travelling smoothly over 2f out, pushed along and on terms over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and one pace closing stages
dwelt, soon raced in 7th, closed when short of room and impeded over 2f out, led closing stages and stayed on well
Tony The Gent won this a year ago and is now on a 4lb lower mark so must have a solid chance of a repeat. MASSIF CENTRAL didn't get off the mark until the ninth time of asking last season and that was on Polytrack at Dundalk but he led for a long way on his reappearance here last month and will be better for the outing. Silverkode has never run over a trip this far but was staying on strongly over 7f at Gowran and should be suited. He can reverse form with runner-up Turbine over the longer trip while Titus arrives from the UK having run well in tough handicaps since scoring at Wetherby. Master Speaker, three times a winner on the all-weather, is 1-48 on Turf and though finishing in front of the selection here last time can hardly be trusted for a repeat.
Massif Central (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Broke well and led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Saltonstall (9-12) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in May.
Silverkode (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Slightly impeded start, raced in 5th early, soon 7th, 5th again into straight, switched left from under 2f out, kept on without matching front pair from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind St Brelades Bay (9-1) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gf in Jun.
Master Speaker (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Towards rear, progress on wide outer 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Saltonstall (9-12) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in May.
Titus 11-2 (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Big Country (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Tony The Gent (IRE) 9-4fav (10-0) Dwelt, in rear, progress on outer into 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Masucci (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gf in Jun.
Convergence (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind That Is The Spirit (9-6) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gf in Jun.
Captain Cat (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Dwelt and towards rear, progress on inner into 8th 2f out, ridden and closer behind leaders 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Have A Nice Day (9-2) at Limerick 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Turbine (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Disputed early, soon led, headed over 1f out, kept on well without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind St Brelades Bay (9-1) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gf in Jun.
Atlas (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear, 12th over 3f out, ridden and some headway under 2f out, kept on final furlong, no danger, 12th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Zorion (9-6) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in May.
Band of Outlaws (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Towards rear, closed behind horses and not much room from over 2f out, kept on well without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Medal Of Honour (9-7) at Curragh 1m hcp gf in May.
Panstarr 13-2 (9-9) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Bye Bye Baby (8-9) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) Soft - Heavy in May.
