made all, pushed along over 2f out, 1 length advantage 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression 1f out and dropped to 4th 150 yards out, kept on one pace
held up in rear, switched left 2f out and soon ridden, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 1f out and 3rd 150 yards out, ridden and kept on well on inner to go 2nd final 50 yards
Aidan O'Brien has won eight of the last ten and saddles four of the seven entries here. Ryan Moore rides BEACON ROCK, whose only victory to date was in a maiden here in August though he's never been out of the first four at Group level subsequently and looks good enough for this. Housesofparliament finished a close third in the Dee Stakes at Chester where he looked progressive and he holds stablemate Landofhopeandglory on a line through runner-up Linguistic. General Macarthur completes the Ballydoyle line-up and he's likely to leave the form of last month's run at Dundalk behind in the not too distant future. Flying Bullet finished five lengths behind Housesofparliament at Dundalk but still looks the best of Dermot Weld's pair while Santa Monica only had four rivals to beat in a Dundalk maiden.
Beacon Rock (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along to lead entering straight, ridden1 1/2f out, under pressure and headed 1f out, kept on same pace, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Moonlight Magic (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Foxtrot Charlie (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Raced 4th, 3rd entering straight, pushed along under 3f out, on terms 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, asserted inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, comfortably, won at Killarney 1m gd in Jul beating Brontide (9-3) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Housesofparliament (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leader 2f, tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, nk behind Viren's Army (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Landofhopeandglory (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Led until over 1f out, faded towards finish, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind Humphrey Bogart (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Santa Monica 13-8 (9-0) Settled in 4th, progress into 3rd from 3f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, ridden and drifted left towards rail inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably, won at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn fll pol in May beating Saga Sprint (9-0) by 3 3/4l, 5 ran.
Flying Bullet (USA) 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division early, headway into 2nd halfway, pushed along in 2nd entering straight, disputed lead 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, all out close home, won at Naas 1m 2f mdn Yielding - Soft in May beating Mighty Legend (9-5) by hd, 13 ran.
General Macarthur (USA) 6-1 (9-7) 4th early before dropping to rear, ridden under 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Long Island Sound (9-7) at Dundalk 1m pol in Apr.
