held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 7th and no impression 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on one pace
settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 8th 3f out, no extra and weakened
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in moderate 6th and no impression 2f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, headed close home
led early, 2nd after 1f, ridden under 2f out, kept on final furlong to lead close home
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong into 3rd
chased leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden into moderate 5th and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
Sam Lord's Castle cost 550,000gns as a yearling and is a full brother to useful miler Chariots Of Fire. Connections will certainly be expecting some return for their investment but the Galileo colt is proving a slow learner and needs to improve again on his third at Navan if he's to get the better of KASTANIA here. Also bred in the purple, The Aga Khan's filly proved no match for stablemate Kalabaya at Limerick 12 days ago but the extra furlong here will be in her favour and the owner will be keen to get a race out of her to enhance her paddock value. Soul Train and hurdler William Wordsworth may have to go down the handicap route to find a race.
Mister Music Man (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, 6th under pressure 2f out, soon no extra, 6th of 11, 13l behind Tornedo Shay (11-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f amat mdn stks gd.
Royal Bertie (IRE) Modigliani gelding out of Arkadina's Million.
Soul Train 14-1 (10-1) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 32l behind Cloudgazer (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn stks gf.
Casimir Road (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Close up, in front after 4f, joined from halfway, headed approaching straight, soon no extra and eased when beaten, 11th of 15, 36l behind Saddler's Rock (9-5) at Tipperary 1m 4f mdn stks.
Dinger Dan (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Always behind, 11th of 12, 34l behind Cloudgazer (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn stks gf.
Sam Lord's Castle (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, dropped to 5th early straight, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace, no impression on leaders, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Cloudgazer (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn stks gf.
Kastania (USA) 3-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, closer in 4th approaching straight, every chance in 2nd over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Kalabaya (9-0) at Limerick 1m 3f 3yo fll stks gd.
Lionqueen (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 33l behind Long Journey Home (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn stks gf.
Sinnamara (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Soon mid-division, progress to chase leaders 2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 18, 9l behind Midnight Music (8-12) at Navan 1m 2yo mdn aut gd in Oct.
Snuggle Up (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, kept on one pace from 2f out, 8th of 14, 21l behind Long Journey Home (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn stks gf.
William Wordsworth (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division on outer, 6th 4f out, soon ridden, 4th 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, no extra in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Hildor (9-2) at Killarney 1m 3f mdn stks sft in Jul.
