a little keen, held up, soon 6th, pushed along under 2f out, closed inside final furlong and not much room on inner, kept on same pace
broke well to lead, pushed along into straight, headed inside final 100yds, soon 3rd and kept on same pace
soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along to challenge 2f out, no extra and dropped to last from over 50yds out
soon raced in 4th, pushed along into straight, gained narrow lead from over 50yds out, stayed on well, all out
a little keen, held up, soon 5th, pushed along 2f out, no impression and kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 4th near finish
soon tracked leaders in 3rd, a little keen, got on terms briefly inside final furlong, narrowly headed from over 50yds out, kept on well, just failed
in rear, headway on outer from 2f out, challenged from over 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, dropped to 6th near line
Aidan O'Brien last won this in 2002 with Bach and Geoffrey Chaucer doesn't look an obvious choice to stop the rot after another poor performance on his comeback behind Parish Hall at the Curragh, though this isn't the strongest Group 3 ever run. FLIGHT RISK was a 50/1 chance when landing the Group 3 Gladness at the Curragh with Piri Wango just over a length behind and Sruthan another three lengths back in fourth. There appeared no fluke about the winner's performance and he can confirm the form despite his penalty. Onenightidreamed steps up from winning the Irish Lincoln on heavy ground and similar conditions could see him competitive but the mare Alive Alive Oh has had plenty of chances at this level and hasn't managed a victory. UK raider Fire Ship hasn't recaptured the sort of form that saw him land a Group 3 at Deauville in 2013.
Flight Risk (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inner, 5th 2f out, soon ridden, headway to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Curragh 7f Grp 3 (1) in Apr beating Piri Wango (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Fire Ship 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 20th of 22, 20l behind Gabrial (9-0) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) gd in Mar.
Geoffrey Chaucer (USA) 7-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, last on outer 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong, 7th of 8, 22l behind Parish Hall (9-10) at Curragh 1m 2f Listed stks (1) in Apr.
Onenightidreamed (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Mid-division early, progress into 6th halfway, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, challenged 1f out, led final 150 yards, kept on well, won at Curragh 1m pren hcp hvy in Mar beating Aussie Valentine (8-7) by 1l, 23 ran.
Piri Wango (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, 9th and short of room briefly 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Flight Risk (9-7) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 (1) in Apr.
Sruthan (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders in 3rd, led 2f out, ridden and joined 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, soon no impression, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Flight Risk (9-7) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 (1) in Apr.
Alive Alive Oh 4-1 (9-9) 5th of 6, 6l behind Iveagh Gardens (9-9) at Curragh 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) hvy.
