held up in rear, progress into 5th 2 1/2f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on on inner inside final furlong and pressed winner close home, shared 2nd on line
held up, mainly 6th, ridden in rear 2 1/2f out, no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace
soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to 2nd again, pressed winner close home and edged left, shared 2nd on line
made all, ridden entering straight, kept on well from over 1f out, strongly pressed close home and all out
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out
held up, mainly 5th, ridden in 6th 2 1/2f out, no impression in rear 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 1/2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, dropped to 4th and no extra closing stages final furlong
Aidan O'Brien had five of the original dozen entries and relies on Bondi Beach and Cradle Mountain. The former looked very smart when catching his odds-on stablemate Bantry Bay over this course and distance last month and has a Group 2 entry. Although the winning margin was only a short-head he won hard-held and comes into the 'could be anything' category. Cradle Mountain looked in need of this sort of trip when runner-up over 1m2f in a tough handicap at the Curragh, though he'll need to improve again to beat RADANPOUR. Dermot Weld's charge didn't have much to do to beat two rivals on testing ground at Gowran but was very impressive and his trainer nominated this as his target after the race. Blue Paraiba steps up in trip and class after her convincing maiden victory at Fairyhouse while Wooden Heart made a similarly strong impression at Clonmel where the soft ground appeared to suit.
Bondi Beach (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, prominent, 2nd early, 5th 4f out, closed 3f out, 2nd before straight, pushed along 2f out, soon moderate 2nd, closed inside final furlong, eased ahead to lead on line, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f 3yo mdn hvy in May beating Bantry Bay (9-5) by shd, 9 ran.
Cradle Mountain (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Chased leaders on inner, ridden in 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, headway to challenge in close 3rd inside final furlong, kept on to go 2nd near line, 2nd of 17, nk behind Duca Valentinois (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f 3yo hcp in May.
Morning Mix (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra and disputing 4th when carried left inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Sandro Botticelli (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f 3yo mdn in Apr.
Radanpour (IRE) 4-5fav (9-3) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, progress to lead over 2f out, stayed on well to draw clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Gowran Park 1m 4f 3yo stk hvy in May beating Jacobean (9-6) by 7l, 3 ran.
Blue Paraiba (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Slowly into stride and pushed along early, tracked leaders, 5th entering straight, progress to challenge over 1f out and ridden to lead 150 yards out, kept on, won at Fairyhouse 1m 2f fll mdn stks gd in May beating Duchessofflorence (9-0) by 1l, 17 ran.
Whitehaven Bay 2-1fav (9-0) Slowly into stride and in rear early, progress into mid-division before halfway, headway into 2nd 5f out, pushed along in 2nd entering straight, led over 2f out, soon ridden clear, edged left 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly, easily, won at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in May beating Azamesse (9-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Wooden Heart (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway and chased leader in 2nd approaching straight, progress to lead under 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Clonmel 1m 2f fll mdn stks sft in May beating Krissy's Kisses (9-0) by 3l, 7 ran.
