mid-division on outer, ridden 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd 2f out, weakened
mid-division on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, went 4th and no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace
slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor
made all, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, reduced advantage and stayed on well inside final furlong
rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression
dwelt, in rear and pushed along early, never a factor
always towards rear, never a factor
mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not reach winner
chased leaders, pushed along in 4th at halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly away, always behind, took keen hold, never a factor
Barbapapa and In Ecstasy have both finished first past in recent barrier trials at Dundalk with very expensive Breeze-up purchase Purple Dawn finishing runner-up the same day. All are greatly respected while Aidan O'Brien has won the last four of these and though Rapidus needs to improve from his debut at the Curragh, blinkers should enable him to do so. Ger Lyons has a strong hand with CORNMAN and Nero Tulip and Colin Keane's presence on the former suggests he can improve enough from his opening run at Roscommon to get off the mark.
Barbapapa (IRE) Starspangledbanner colt out of Eloge.
Bridge Of Dawn (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Disputed lead early, ran freely, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, no extra, 7th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Pride Of Derry (9-7) at Roscommon 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Chaos Control (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 12th of 17, 8 1/4l behind Eclat De Lumiere (9-2) at Curragh 7f mdn sft in Aug.
Common Practice (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, pushed along and no extra under 2f out, never a factor, 11th of 12, 10l behind Pride Of Derry (9-7) at Roscommon 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Cornman (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, some headway on inner early straight, pushed along 2f out and 6th 1f out, kept on into 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Pride Of Derry (9-7) at Roscommon 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Global Energy 25-1 (9-5) Soon mid-division, dropped to 7th and reminders over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened under 1f out, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind I Am Magic (9-5) at Galway 7f mdn Yielding in Jul.
In Ecstasy (IRE) Caravaggio colt out of Longing.
Level Pitch (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out and no extra from 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Duke De Sessa (9-7) at Curragh 1m mdn sft in Aug.
Nero Tulip 7-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden into 5th 2f out, no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Mctigue (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn Yielding in Aug.
Purple Dawn (IRE) Belardo colt out of Prudent Approach.
Rapidus (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Pushed along at stages from early, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, no impression from 1 1/2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 11 3/4l behind Dr Zempf (9-4) at Curragh 6f Yielding in Jun.
Stoke The Fire (IRE) Vadamos colt out of Jewel Of The Nile.
