held up, 11th approaching halfway and pushed along briefly, no impression from 2f out, switched left inside final furlong and kept on same pace without threatening
slowly into stride, towards rear, 13th approaching halfway and pushed along, no impression straight, no extra from over 1f out
soon chased leaders, a little keen, 5th approaching halfway, soon pushed along, weakened and eased over 1f out
held up, 16th approaching halfway and pushed along, kept on same pace straight
mid-division early, closer in 6th approaching halfway, headway to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong and stayed on best
held up, 15th approaching halfway, no impression from over 2f out
pushed along early to be prominent, 7th approaching halfway where weakened quickly, eased under 2f out
rear of mid-division, pushed along at stages, 12th approaching halfway, headway but no impression from under 2f out, kept on same pace
raced on inner, chased leaders, a little keen, 10th approaching halfway, closed and effort straight, no extra and eased over 1f out
slowly into stride and reminders, detached in last approaching halfway, never a factor, kept on same pace straight
prominent, 2nd approaching halfway, under pressure before straight, soon weakened
soon led, attempted to assert from over 2f out, reduced lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong and kept on without matching winner
tracked leaders, 3rd approaching halfway, closed and effort straight, no extra from 1f out
held up, 14th approaching halfway, kept on same pace without threatening straight
tracked leaders, 4th approaching halfway, no impression under pressure 2f out, one pace
mid-division early, 9th approaching halfway, pushed along and headway straight, chased leader over 1f out, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong
soon chased leaders, 8th approaching halfway, pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression and no extra from over 1f out
A tricky end to proceedings with plenty open to improvement including WORLD STAGE. Aidan O’Brien’s colt finished ahead of Sovereign Hill with Mac Chaparral well beaten when runner-,up at the Curragh last month. Dream Sleep was second over track and trip when a couple of lengths ahead of Hazama while the latter’s stablemate and newcomer Fidaaha is related to Group winners. Birds Of Prey finished in front of Sometimes A Fox when finding one too good at Killarney and is not out of this either.
Emperor Waltz 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace final furlong, 7th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Vigil (9-13) at Navan 1m 5f mdn Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Violoniste (FR) 6-4fav (11-5) Held up in touch, keen, chased leaders 3 out, ridden to challenge next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind Nuts Well (11-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Jeremy's Delight (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, soon no extra, 11th of 13, 34 1/4l behind All's Quiet (9-7) at Ballinrobe 1m 5f mdn gd in Jul.
Molly Kaye Multiplex filly out of Persian Lass.
Birds Of Prey (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Slightly impeded early, soon tracked leaders, 4th before halfway, ridden to chase winner and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Artistic Melody (9-0) at Killarney 1m mdn gd in Jul.
Fjord (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, 12th halfway, no headway, never a factor, 14th of 15, dist behind Onlyhuman (10-2) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn Soft - Heavy in Jun.
Mac Chaparral (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, pushed along approaching straight and no extra 2f out, eased final furlong, 12th of 13, 32 1/4l behind Ringside Support (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gf in Jul.
Mystic Traveller (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Raced in 8th early, no impression from over 2f out, no extra and eased from over 1f out, 11th of 12, dist behind Pearl Of The West (9-5) at Galway 1m 4f hcp sft in Jul.
Sovereign Hill (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, rapid headway on outer to lead after 2f, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Ringside Support (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gf in Jul.
The Lord Mayor (IRE) Big Bad Bob colt out of Albaiyda.
Tynamite (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden into 7th 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 16l behind Dilmun (9-0) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Jul.
World Stage (IRE) 11-10fav (9-5) Led early, tracked leaders, 3rd entering straight, headway and ridden to lead briefly 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 13, hd behind Ringside Support (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gf in Jul.
Dream Sleep 11-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, wide early, 4th halfway, improved to challenge 3f out, ridden 2f out, under pressure in close 3rd 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Two For Tea (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn fll Yielding in Jul.
Fidaaha (IRE) New Approach filly out of Ceist Eile.
Hazama (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, improved to challenge 3f out, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, kept on, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 17, 2l behind Two For Tea (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn fll Yielding in Jul.
Spring Garden (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Chased leader, progress to 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Flaming Sea (9-10) at Galway 1m 4f mdn fll sft in Aug.
First Excursion 25-1 (9-5) Pushed along and reminders early, prominent, soon disputed lead, headed 2f out and dropped to 4th 1f out, no extra, 6th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Puppetshow (9-0) at Limerick 1m mdn gf in Jun.
Sometimes A Fox 10-1 (9-5) Held up, 8th before halfway, pushed along straight and headway, no impression in 4th 1f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 4l behind Artistic Melody (9-0) at Killarney 1m mdn gd in Jul.
Fashaar 33-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Perfect Soldier (9-5) at Galway 1m 1f mdn sft in Aug.
Getaway Queen (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Rear, 11th halfway, no impression in moderate 9th 2f out, weakened entering straight, 10th of 12, 36 1/2l behind Flaming Sea (9-10) at Galway 1m 4f mdn fll sft in Aug.
