mid-division on inner, 5th halfway, headway under 2f out, ridden and wandered over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 2nd close home
soon led, ridden over 1f out, under pressure and headed 150 yards out, no extra
slowly into stride, always rear, no extra in straight, weakened, never a factor
always towards rear, never a factor, no extra under 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight, pushed along and headway in 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead 150 yards out, kept on well
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden and dropped to 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders on outer, dropped to 6th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra
rear of mid-division, never a factor, ridden and no impression towards rear under 2f out, no extra
rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 2f out and 6th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
Joseph O’Brien sent out last year’s winner and runs three with maiden winner Vhagar preferred to Tigray and Ifyouhaveaminute on these terms. Annabelle Rock won over 5f here at the end of last year but has something to prove over today’s longer trip but De Latour also has a shout at the weights and should be sharper for last month’s outing over track and trip. However, INSTANTANEOUS is less exposed and should also have benefited for a recent outing in a tough maiden race over course and distance so she gets the speculative vote to come good in this.
Tigray (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Prominent on outer, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out and edged left, no extra final furlong, 11th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Gold Jasmine (9-2) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
Vhagar (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-9) Soon led, pressed 2f out, soon ridden, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed inside final 200 yards, no extra and kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Beau Warrior (9-3) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Katie Beag (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, soon no extra, 12th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Numerian (9-5) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Jan.
De Latour 8-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, weakened, 6th of 13, 6l behind Empire Line (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Feb.
Deep House (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Waited with, 10th before halfway, badly impeded before straight and no extra, 12th of 13, 35l behind Gregorian Chant (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Dec.
Annabelle Rock (IRE) 17-2 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Yolo Again (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Gatsby Cap (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division early, 8th into straight, soon one pace, 8th of 13, 10l behind Cityman (9-5) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Feb.
Instantaneous (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, challenged over 2f out, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Altair (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Jan.
Berry Girl (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 6th after halfway, weakened from over 1f out, 19th of 20, 21 3/4l behind Angelic Light (9-0) at Curragh 6f mdn fll Good - Yielding in Aug.
Inajuma (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Fresnel (9-0) at Dundalk 1m mdn fll pol in Feb.
Ifyouhaveaminute (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Prominent and disputed early, chased leaders after 1f, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 9th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Gold Jasmine (9-2) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.
