dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, no impression and disputed 8th 2f out, 9th 1f out, kept on same pace without threatening final furlong, slightly impeded closing stages
led briefly early, prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, on terms and every chance final furlong, headed and kept on without matching winner from over 50yds out
held up, soon raced in 8th, disputed 8th and still travelling smoothly 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on same pace
soon led in centre of track, edged right inside final furlong, soon headed and kept on same pace
pushed along briefly early, soon raced in 7th, ridden approaching halfway, still 7th 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening final furlong
prominent, closed up approaching halfway, soon almost on terms, pushed along over 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, 6th early, still 6th 2f out and soon pushed along, 4th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead from over 50yds out
tracked leaders, pushed along before halfway, 5th 2f out, 6th 1f out, one pace
dwelt, towards rear, soon pushed along, no impression over 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Neither The Happy Prince nor Flight Risk are prolific winners and seem likely to find at least one too good again. Maarek has been staying on over 6f so dropping back a furlong is unlikely to do Evanna McCutcheon's veteran any favours. Independence Day is the highest rated of the three-year-olds but they face a tough task against older horses at this time of year. Edward Lynam will be hoping is filly Fort Del Oro can continue her progress this year and she beat The Happy Prince at the Curragh in October but stablemate MOVIESTA is preferred on this occasion. He's won at Group 2 and Group 3 level and should be competitive eased in grade. UK raider Monsieur Joe might just need this.
Maarek 9-1 (9-6) Dwelt in rear, headway and switched right inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 1/2l behind Magical Memory (9-6) at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Apr.
Monsieur Joe (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Led to halfway, weakened final furlong, 11th of 18, 5 3/4l behind Goldream (9-10) at Longchamp 5f (1) gs in Oct.
Moviesta (USA) 5-1cfav (9-4) Held up, soon 10th, pushed along 2f out, no impression under pressure inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Sole Power (9-7) at Curragh 5f Grp 2 stks (1) Yielding in Sep.
Abstraction (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Lightscameraction (9-0) at Lingfield 5f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.
Flight Risk (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Took keen hold, soon raced in 3rd, kept on same pace from under 2f out, 3rd of 9, 7 3/4l behind Lily's Rainbow (9-0) at Navan 1m lst stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Apr.
The Happy Prince (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, progress into 4th 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th closing stages, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Onenightidreamed (9-10) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Fort Del Oro (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Mid-division, 6th halfway, travelled well over 2f out, pushed along to lead narrowly over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, asserted close home, won at Curragh 6f lst stks (1) gd in Oct beating The Happy Prince (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Independence Day (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Gutaifan (9-1) at Doncaster 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Madame Thunder (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden entering straight, weakened from under 2f out, last of 8, 24 3/4l behind Washington Dc (9-3) at Dundalk 7f lst stks (1) pol in Apr.
Shrill 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to lead over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Navan 5f hcp gf in Sep beating Blood Moon (9-7) by 1l, 9 ran.
