prominent, soon led, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, no extra and one pace after
bumped early, waited with towards rear, a little keen, headway on inner straight, led 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
waited with, soon in rear, pushed along before straight where raced alone on outer and headway, ran on without threatening front pair inside final furlong
edged slightly right away from stalls, prominent, soon disputed 3rd, came close with rival briefly under 3f out and effort, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong
prominent, a little keen, soon disputed 3rd, effort and slightly bumped under 3f out, no extra from over 1f out
a little slow into stride and pushed along briefly early, a little keen, chased leaders, soon disputed 5th, lost position and no impression under 2f out, soon switched right, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
bumped with rival early, waited with, soon raced in 7th, headway and effort towards outer straight, no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
slightly bumped early, soon close up in 2nd, effort straight, lost position and no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong
a little slow into stride and pushed along briefly early, a little keen, chased leaders, soon disputed 5th, effort straight, no impression over 1f out until kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong
Joseph O'Brien has a strong hand here with Visualisation and Hype. The former is on a hat-trick after following a Dundalk victory with a smooth debut success on Turf at Gowran though has been hit with an 11lb rise. The latter hasn't run since landing a Dundalk maiden in October but his breeding suggests he should do even better in his second campaign. Vocito, a winner over 1m2f at Cork last month, almost made it a double when tackling this trip at Killarney but was caught close home. DIDEROT showed the benefit of an earlier run at Dundalk by landing a maiden there in March and the form has worked out well. He can complete a double though the very expensive Khartoum, a Curragh maiden winner, didn't do himself justice in the Craven Stakes where he finished last. Laelaps and Cosmic Vega give Jessica Harrington a strong hand in a tricky handicap.
Cosmic Vega (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Waited with, soon in rear, some headway but no impression 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening after, 5th of 8, 9l behind Lunar Space (9-5) at Curragh 7f lst stks (1) Yielding - Soft in May.
Khartoum (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f, last of 10, 18 1/2l behind Master Of The Seas (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.
Laelaps (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders on inner in 3rd, 5th and pushed along under 2f out, some headway between horses over 1f out, 2nd and kept on final 100 yards, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Erzindjan (9-6) at Gowran Park 1m sft in Apr.
Visualisation (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Led early, tracked leader and 3rd entering straight, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway to lead 1f out, kept on well and drew clear final 100 yards, won at Gowran Park 1m hcp sft in Apr beating Rock Etoile (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 16 ran.
The Blue Panther (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Fourhometwo (9-10) at Naas 1m hcp gd in Apr.
Allez Barza (FR) 125-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened, 11th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Fourhometwo (9-10) at Naas 1m hcp gd in Apr.
San Aer (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) A little slow into stride, waited with, 11th approaching halfway, headway straight, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong, 9th of 18, 3l behind Larado (9-9) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Apr.
No Stopping Her (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and not clear run 2f out, kept on on pace final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Hector De Maris (9-6) at Naas 7f hcp hvy in Nov.
Vocito (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-3) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, narrow lead final 150 yards, headed close home, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Emphatic Answer (9-9) at Killarney 1m hcp sft in May.
Diderot 11-10fav (9-7) Broke well to lead, headed after 1f and tracked leader in 2nd, led under 2f out, ridden and pressed 1f out, edged right final 150 yards, asserted closing stages, won at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Mar beating Hamwood Flier (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Hype (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Prominent, led briefly before 1f, headed after 1f, 2nd over 3f out, travelled well to lead over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, kept on well, won at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Oct beating Jeroboam (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Knocknakilla (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Waited with towards rear, 13th halfway, ridden from 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd final 50 yards, never better, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Princess Sela (9-12) at Gowran Park 7f hcp sft in May.
