tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway between horses to lead under 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
ran 4th, pushed along 4f out, some headway on outer into 2nd over 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th closing stages
towards rear, 5th halfway, some headway and edged right 2f out, 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd closing stages
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 4f out and lost place 2f out, 5th and no impression over 1f out, no extra
in rear, pushed along and headway on outer 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
led, pushed along over 3f out and soon headed, dropped towards rear and slightly hampered 2f out, soon no extra, eased final furlong
Joseph O'Brien has three entries with Powerful Aggie top-rated of the trio. She's guaranteed to stay the trip and any further rain would be to her advantage. White Caviar's two career victories have been over 1m4f on soft ground but she looks the type to stay the distance. WORDSWORTH is the definite pick on his form for Aidan O'Brien having been regularly placed in Group and Listed company. Bought for 43,000gns in August, new handler Josh Halley should have him ready to roll. Taipan has been in tremendous form since meeting quicker ground and looks likely to take advantage if the selection needs the run.
Taipan (FR) 8-11fav (11-5) Tracked leader, closed after 5f, led before halfway, asserted and ridden over 1f out, kept on well, easily, won at Listowel 1m 5f gd in Jun beating Mon Coeur (11-0) by 5 1/2l, 12 ran.
Wordsworth (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Prominent, driven along over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Trueshan (9-9) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.
La Hacienda 50-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden towards outer 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Golden Twilight (10-2) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Mellow Magic 17-2 (9-9) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, regained lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 10, 2l behind Nusret (9-10) at Curragh 1m 6f hcp gd in Jun.
Powerful Aggie (FR) 16-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, last of 5, dist behind Emily Dickinson (9-3) at Navan 1m 6f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Sea Oscar 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead after 5f, pushed along over 2f out and soon edged right, ridden over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Leopardstown 1m 7f hcp gd in Jun beating Extensio (10-0) by 3l, 14 ran.
Agenda (GER) 11-1 (8-13) Mid-division, 6th entering straight, pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 3rd 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home, won at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gd in Jun beating Morph Speed (9-11) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
White Caviar (FR) 10-3 (9-11) Prominent, pushed along 4f out, ridden and dropped to 6th 3f out, weakened, last of 10, 25l behind Nusret (9-10) at Curragh 1m 6f hcp gd in Jun.
