chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, headway to challenge 2f out and ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 50 yards
broke well and settled back to track leaders, 3rd halfway, driven along from 2f out and soon dropped to 5th, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, ridden along early straight and no extra from well over 1f out
tracked leaders, 5th on outer halfway, good headway to challenge 1f out, ridden and kept on well to lead final 50 yards
soon led, strongly pressed 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, ridden and no extra under 2f out
always towards rear, no extra under 2f out
AFTER came in for strong support in a Group 3 at Naas on Wednesday but couldn't cope with Marvada or runner-up Caprella. Her earlier run when narrowly beaten by Fire Lily over this trip at Leopardstown should be good enough for this though Slade Power is an improving colt who won a Listed contest at Haydock last month. The ground was fast that day, however, and he faces much more testing conditions for the first time here and it remains to be seen how he copes. Gordon Lord Byron was conceding 5lb to Arctic when beating him 3l at Cork in May and should confirm the form while Santo Padre is usually thereabouts at this level though he was beaten in this a year ago and faces a similar task with his penalty.
Santo Padre (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Chased leaders and always towards rear, no threat from well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Definightly (9-7) at Curragh 5f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
Arctic (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Always prominent, led or disputed lead, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind An Saighdiur (7-13) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Jun.
Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 5-1fav (10-0) Towards rear, 12th halfway, some headway between horses in 8th over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong without troubling winner, 3rd of 14, 2l behind An Saighdiur (7-13) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Jun.
Simla Sunset (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Prominent, led briefly 3f out, soon headed and ridden in 5th 1f out, no extra, 9th of 15, 12l behind Rock On Ciara (8-8) at Curragh 7f fll hcp sft in Jun.
Slade Power (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead last strides, won at Haydock 6f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf in Jun beating Es Que Love (9-0) by nk, 7 ran.
After (IRE) 11-10fav (9-0) Settled 4th, 3rd early straight, soon ridden, some headway over 1f out, no extra last 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Marvada (9-7) at Naas 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) hvy.
Angel Bright (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 11l behind Rock On Ciara (8-8) at Curragh 7f fll hcp sft in Jun.
Lady Pastrana (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, no threat after halfway, weakened, last of 13, 10l behind Hestian (9-3) at Dundalk 5f 2yo hcp pol in Sep.
