tracked leaders, ridden to dispute 2f out, headed over 1f out and no impression when short of room inside final 100 yards
prominent and tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, 4th and no impression inside final furlong
soon led and made most, joined briefly 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no extra and headed closing strides
rear of mid-division, 8th entering straight, ridden in 7th over 1f out and kept on same pace to go 5th close home
settled in mid-division and 6th entering straight, ridden and headway to go 3rd 1f out, kept on under pressure and challenged final 100 yards, headed by winner closing strides
always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 1 1/2f out
settled in mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out and soon no impression, no extra from over 1f out
tracked leaders and raced keenly, 4th halfway, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure to lead final strides
always towards rear, pushed along early straight and no extra under 2f out, weakened
chased leaders on inner, 7th and ridden over 2f out, no extra from 1f out
Rain God is running with a first-time visor on his reappearance and looks a little high in the ratings for what he's achieved, though no doubt there'll be improvement to come. Estinaad also has a long absence to overcome but she showed enough in her first season to merit consideration but the vote goes to KING OLIVER. He'd shown glimpses of ability before racing at Gowran on Thursday where he set the pace and almost pulled off a surprise victory, just being caught on the line by Queen Of The Sand. Racing from the same mark here he gets the vote, though Rapid Approach is likely to prove a threat as he scored over this trip at Gowran before fading over a mile at the Curragh.
Rain God (USA) 11-4 (9-5) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden in 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn stks pol in Oct beating Breccbennach (9-5) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Rapid Approach (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Close up, 3rd 1f out, soon no extra, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 5l behind Roca Tumu (9-7) at Curragh 1m 3yo hcp gf in May.
Lightnin Hopkins (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Soon mid-division, 11th 1f out, soon no impression, 13th of 18, 10l behind Gathering Power (8-8) at Naas 6f 3yo hcp in May.
Angela's Dream (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, 9th halfway, no extra from over 1f out, 16th of 25, 10l behind Via Ballycroy (9-2) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Zalty (FR) 7-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, raced last of the 4, dropped behind from 2f out, soon eased, last of 4, 29l behind Secret Recipe (9-4) at Killarney 1m 3yo aut stk hvy in May.
Street Party 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden in 12th entering straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 9th of 15, 8l behind Maggie Dalton (10-0) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks gf in May.
Estinaad (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Involved in bumping aways from stalls, soon mid-division, 5th from 3f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 9 Lake Louise (8-7) at Navan 1m 2yo hcp hvy in Oct.
Connacht Council (IRE) 2-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, last of 4, 4l behind Windsor Queen (9-3) at Roscommon 1m 2f 3yo hcp in May.
Highest Praise 13-2 (9-0) Waited with, moderate 6th approaching straight, no extra from 2f out, last of 8, 25l behind Coolibah (9-0) at Roscommon 7f 2yo fll mdn hvy in Oct.
King Oliver 20-1 (9-8) Soon led, joined over 2f out, in front again over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, caught near line, 2nd of 16, nk behind Queen Of The Sand (9-6) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo hcp 47-75 gf in May.
