chased leaders on outer, 5th before halfway, headway entering straight, effort in 3rd over 1f out, improved to 2nd final 100 yards, kept on, not reach winner
awkward leaving stalls, soon pushed along and prominent on inner, led narrowly after 1f, pressed 2 1/2f out, headed and ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
towards rear, dropped to rear and pushed along before halfway, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong to 4th close home, never nearer
pushed along to track leader leaving stalls, challenged leader 2 1/2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong
ran freely leaving stalls, soon niggled along in rear, progress to 4th 3f out, dropped to rear and ridden under 2f out, weakened and detached over 1f out
soon led narrowly, headed after 1f, fly leapt path in 3rd after 1 1/2f, dropped to 4th entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on in 3rd closing stages
Joseph O'Brien makes good use of Dundalk barrier trials and Amortentia came home first in one of them last month. Stable companion Canters Well has come up against a couple of smart ones in his races to date while Manu Et Corde is surely better than we saw at the Curragh last week and gets a chance to prove it here. Changingoftheguard is by Galileo out of a Grade 2 winner at around this trip though Ryan Moore is on board STONE AGE, also by Galileo and a half-brother to a winning miler in France.
Amortentia (IRE) Caravaggio colt out of Love Potion.
Canters Well (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders in 3rd, 2nd at halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Once Upon A River (9-7) at Roscommon 7f mdn gd in Jun.
Changingoftheguard (IRE) Galileo colt out of Lady Lara.
Manu Et Corde (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-5) Slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 9th of 10, 4 1/4l behind John The Baptist (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn gd in Jul.
Nawraq (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th 3f out, soon ridden and no extra, 5th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Tuwaiq (9-2) at Bellewstown 1m mdn gd in Jul.
Stone Age (IRE) Galileo colt out of Bonanza Creek.
Alaroos (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) A little slow into stride, towards rear, some headway in 10th 3f out, soon pushed along, kept on without threatening from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Discoveries (9-2) at Curragh 7f mdn fll gd in Jun.
