tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to 6th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd 1f out, no extra and one pace well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place and no impression under 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway straight, 7th and no impression 1f out, soon no extra
held up in touch, a little keen, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
soon led, pushed along to assert and went on under 3f out, reduced lead and pressed final furlong, kept on well, just held on
held up, raced on outer and effort straight, no impression under 2f out
tracked leader, ridden and dropped to 4th 1f out, kept on without matching 1st 2 close home
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along on inner 3f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 1f out, 2nd and stayed on well closing stages, not quite reach winner
Three-year-olds have won half of the previous six renewals and look like adding to the total via WHITECLIFFSOFDOVER. Aidan O'Brien's colt, a $1.1m yearling, won his maiden here in October before running well in Group company and made an impressive comeback when scooting away with the Free Handicap. Marshall Jennings is 2-21 though that poor strike-rate didn't prevent a cracking effort in a Listed contest at Leopardstown last month while Master Speaker, who has an even poorer strike rate, has also been placed at this level. Both are well exposed however so it could be one of the younger brigade who chases the selection home with Radio Silence a contender as though he's yet to recapture his second to Churchill at the Curragh, which is the stand-out performance.
Gymkhana 4-1jfav (9-12) Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, under pressure 2f out, dropped to 8th 1f out, no extra, eased closing stages, 9th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Geological (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf in May.
Marshall Jennings (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in touch in last, pushed along and progress on outer 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, soon 2nd, strongly pressed winner to line, just failed, 2nd of 8, hd behind Rose De Pierre (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m lst stks (1) sft in Apr.
Master Speaker (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well in 2nd early straight, ridden over 1f out, under pressure and no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Onenightidreamed (9-5) at Tipperary 7f sft in Apr.
Reckless Endeavour (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Admodum (8-10) at Naas 1m hcp gf in May.
Sevenleft (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out, under pressure and led 100 yards out, held on, won at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct beating Big Time (9-13) by shd, 14 ran.
Texas Rock (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace in 4th final 150 yards, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Geological (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf in May.
Penny Pepper (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on outer, pushed along halfway, no impression and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, 2nd of 11, 12l behind Downforce (9-7) at Cork 6f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Whitecliffsofdover (USA) 10-3 (9-7) Led after 1f, increased pace 3f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Newmarket 7f hcp lst (1) gf in Apr beating Rodaini (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Radio Silence (USA) 8-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 7th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Doctor Geoff (9-3) at Naas 7f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Drumfad Bay (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, kept on under pressure to challenge 100 yards out, headed by winner close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Doctor Geoff (9-3) at Naas 7f lst stks (1) gf in May.
