slowly into stride, raced in rear off pace, still last halfway, pushed along in 9th under 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
settled towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden approaching straight, some headway 1 1/2f out, kept on to 6th on line
bit slowly away, in rear, pushed along in 9th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out, eased inside final furlong
attempted to make all, ridden 150 yards out, kept on, headed close home
raced 4th, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders, dropped to moderate 4th inside final furlong
pushed up to 5th early, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight and came wide, improved to 4th over 1f out, stayed on well for 3rd, never troubled leaders
tracked leader in 3rd on inner, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace 1 1/2f out
tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along under 2f out, soon ridden, kept on best to lead close home
bit slowly away, ran freely in 6th, 5th halfway, driven in 6th 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out
settled towards rear, 7th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Aidan O'Brien has won three of the last four and, from an original entry of seven, has chosen Hail The Hero to do the business this time though he'll need to improve greatly from a disappointing debut at Galway where he was well supported. VERT DE GRECE has to be the form pick on his excellent second to Convergence over this track and trip in June where he stayed on strongly at the finish. Curvy also made her debut here and showed up well on the fast going but whether tonight's ground will suit is unknown. The newcomer Botany Bay is by Galileo and a half-brother to the useful Coolibah while Jim Bolger's Selskar Abbey is related to several winners and will know his job.
Botany Bay (IRE) Galileo colt out of Honour Bright.
Dalewari (IRE) Desert Style colt out of Dalataya.
Dancing Duke (IRE) Duke Of Marmalade gelding out of Intricate Dance.
Hail The Hero (IRE) 13-8fav (9-5) Prominent, disputed halfway, headed over 2f out and no extra final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind Clonard Street (9-5) at Galway 1m 2yo mdn.
Mandamus (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and raced in rear, ridden along 3f out and no impression from over 2f out, 9th of 10, 22l behind Convergence (9-2) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo mdn gd in Jun.
Park Rebel (IRE) Cockney Rebel colt out of Silicon Star.
Selskar Abbey (USA) Street Sense colt out of Saintly Hertfield.
Vert De Grece (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, improved into 5th under 2f out, kept on well from 1f out, not reaching winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Convergence (9-2) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo mdn gd in Jun.
Baby Dinnis (IRE) Clodovil filly out of Lady Naryana.
Curvy 12-1 (8-11) Raced in 2nd, dropped to 3rd 2f out and soon ridden, no impression inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind Pleascach (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo fll mdn gf in Jul.
