soon led, pushed along and pressed over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and weakened
soon tracked leader on inner and ran freely early, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, led briefly under 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace in 3rd
in touch on outer, 6th halfway, no impression and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon weakened
chased leader, 8th halfway, lost place and weakened under 3f out, eased final furlong
rear of mid-division, 9th over 3f out, progress on outer over 2f out, closed in 3rd 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly final 150 yards, kept on well
towards rear, ridden in 12th under 3f out, some progress under 2f out, one paced final furlong, no danger
missed break and reared leaving stalls, soon raced towards rear, 11th 3f out, progress on outer 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong to 5th closing stages, never nearer
slowly into stride, raced in rear, reminder after 2f, slightly detached and under pressure halfway, no impression, never a factor
chased leader, 7th halfway, under pressure in 6th 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, challenged leader over 2f out, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed and headed under 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leader, 4th halfway, lost place over 3f out, weakened under 3f out, eased entering straight, pulled up final furlong
rear of mid-division, 10th over 3f out, headway 1 1/2f out, progress to 4th final 100 yards, kept on without threatening
chased leader, 5th halfway, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, one paced final furlong, dropped to 6th closing stages
AGITARE, narrowly beaten in two maidens over this trip before finding 7f too short at Gowran, ran easily his best race to date when 3l behind the odd-son Mogul in a Group 2 here last month and that's comfortably the best form on view here. King Of The Throne finished 9l behind Mogul at the Curragh earlier though looks the type to improve markedly for the run while Aesop makes a quick return after a moderate run at Dundalk last week but he'd looked a likely future winner on his debut at the Curragh. Springbank finished just in front in that latter event but then ran poorly on heavy going on a return visit. Aidan O'Brien has three once-raced entries, any one of which could improve enough to get into contention, while there are a trio of well-connected newcomers to watch out for.
Aesop (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Now The King (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct.
Agitare (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) A little keen, not clear run early, soon towards rear, pushed along and not much room from under 2f out, headway to chase front pair and kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Mogul (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Ashtarak (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of Askeria.
Ballydooley 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor, 16th of 19, 20 1/4l behind Pablo Diablo (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn hvy in Sep.
Celtic High King (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Soon raced in 5th, pushed along 2f out and headway, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4l behind Camorra (9-5) at Killarney 1m mdn sft in Aug.
Frank Arthur (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Capriole.
Galileo Chrome (IRE) Australia colt out of Curious Mind.
Jan Wellens 16-1 (9-5) Rear, soon pushed along and trailing, ridden and no impression over 2f out, 13th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Now The King (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct.
King Of The Throne (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 9l behind Mogul (9-5) at Curragh 1m mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Nobel Prize (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor, 9th of 12, 13l behind Mogul (9-5) at Curragh 1m mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
Royal Casamento (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, pushed along under 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 19, 9 1/4l behind Pablo Diablo (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn hvy in Sep.
San Pedro (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, never a factor, 7th and pushed along over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Royal Lytham (9-5) at Navan 6f mdn Good - Yielding in Jun.
Springbank (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon chased leaders on outer, ridden in 6th over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 19, 13 3/4l behind Pablo Diablo (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn hvy in Sep.
