held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
in rear, ridden 2f out, headway on wide outside approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
close up, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 2nd towards finish
keen, tracked leaders, switched right over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
raced wide, close up, bumped and hampered over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
A tight contest at the weights with Code Red and Hail The Hero well beaten in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and Lexington Times failing to figure in the Irish version. Ryan Moore is back on board Ballymore Castle, who makes more appeal than stablemate Realtra, but still has a bit to find on last year's form with Secret Brief. The latter ran well enough for second in Listed company at Sandown last time and and is preferred to handicap winner Mister Universe while the returning Mubtaghaa should give a good account for the in-form Haggas yard. But Charlie Hills also has his string in good order and ACES gets a tentative vote to come out best back over 7f after a pipe-opener in the Craven Stakes on last month's reppearance.
Code Red 100-1 (9-0) Raced centre keen in touch, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 10l behind Gleneagles (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Lexington Times (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 9l behind Gleneagles (9-0) at Curragh 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) in May.
Aces (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Keen tracked winner ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Kool Kompany (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr.
Ballymore Castle (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bossy Guest (9-5) at Newmarket 6f 3yo auc stk (2) gf in Apr.
Hail The Hero (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Raced stand side in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 10th of 18, 9l behind Gleneagles (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Mister Universe 7-2fav (9-7) Led until slightly wide on bend and headed over 4f out, chased leader until ridden 2f out, chased leading pair, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Enlace (8-0) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp (2) gd in May.
Mubtaghaa (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Held up in touch in rear, ridden and headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Maftool (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Sep.
Secret Brief (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Led, joined and edged left over 1f out, kept slight lead and battled on well until headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace in 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Consort (9-0) at Sandown 1m 3yo lst stk (1) gf in May.
Realtra (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Sperry (9-0) at York 1m 3yo lst fll (1) gf in May.
