prominent and disputed lead before halfway, headed 2f out, ridden and no extra from 1f out, weakened
led or disputed lead, advantage 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, kept on best under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leaders, challenged travelling best 1 1/2f out, ridden and found little final furlong, kept on one pace
Just three face the starter and, in these conditions, any of the trio could be successful. Verbal Honesty made a winning debut at Dundalk and though that wasn't much of a race she will have come on for the experience and there's no reason why she shouldn't be as good on turf. Dylanburu had only three opponents to beat at Dundalk but it was still a strong race and he'd made a promising debut on ground with some give when a close fourth behind Dawn Approach at the Curragh. However, CANARY ROW was in front of him that day and, as there's no apparent reason for a form reversal and he's 5lb better off, he gets the vote.
Dylanbaru (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Always prominent and disputed lead early, challenged 2f out and soon led, driven out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 5f 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Apr beating Versilia Gal (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Canary Row (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Dawn Approach (9-5) at Curragh 5f 2yo mdn in Mar.
Verbal Honesty (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Dundalk 5f 2yo mdn auc stks pol in Mar beating Angela's Dream (8-11) by hd, 6 ran.
