chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead from 2f out, ridden and headed from 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home
chased leaders in 4th and hung left early, pushed along and veered left from 2f out, ridden from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, switched to outer and pushed along to challenge from 2f out, ridden to lead from 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong
slow into stride and race in rear, pushed along and ridden from 2f out, soon improved into 5th, no impression from 1f out and dropped to 6th inside final furlong
mid-division and 5th from halfway, ridden from 2f out and soon dropped to rear, no extra and eased from 1f out
towards rear and 6th from halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out and kept on into 5th inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and joined from 2f out, headed from 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace closing stages
Queen Iseult is a half-sister to six winners including at the highest level and though she's no stable star her second place behind Romiyna at Gowran suggests she's improving. However, she was beaten 6l and BONGIORNO, who stayed on strongly on her debut over this trip at the Curragh but couldn't find any extra when tried over further at Limerick, is handed the vote as this looks her optimum. Hypnotic Force wouldn't need to improve much from last season's two runs to get involved while the newcomer Dubai Rainbow, a half-sister to two winners, should be ideally suited by the trip.
Bongiorno (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outer, some headway approaching straight, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Imrana (9-0) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn fll gf in Jun.
Dubai Rainbow (IRE) Tamayuz filly out of In Dubai.
Hypnotic Force 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden entering straight, weakened, 17th of 18, 24 1/2l behind Contingent (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m mdn fll sft in Oct.
Leavethekeysinher (IRE) Big Bad Bob filly out of Opa Loca.
Louve Island (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Raced in rear, ridden and went 7th under 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 7th of 9, 16 3/4l behind Great Grey (9-5) at Tipperary 7f mdn gf in Jun.
Napoleons Drummer (IRE) Red Jazz filly out of Napoleon's Muse.
Queen Iseult 7-2 (9-0) Led, joined after 3f, led again entering straight, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Romiyna (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 4f mdn fll gf in May.
