held up towards rear, good headway on inner 3f out, improved to lead briefly 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, improved to dispute lead and ridden 2f out, soon headed, no extra over 1f out
mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression
mid-division, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leader in 2nd, led briefly 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened 3f out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened
in rear, pushed along 3f out, progress into 6th on outer and ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just failed
chased leaders, ridden in close 3rd on outer 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, all out close home
held up towards rear, ridden in 8th 2f out, kept on one paced final furlong
led, headed and weakened quickly from 2 1/2f out
Strandfield Lady came with a late burst to catch Keeping at Down Royal but the runner-up is much better off at the weights and should reverse the form. Something Graceful had been threatening to win a race and did so at Wexford so a 3lb rise shouldn't be an issue. FLEUR DE NUIT made supporters of the odds-on Unaccompanied sweat at Galway last week where she was well in the lead at this trip over that 1m6f. If she runs up to that form she should be good enough and Johnny Murtagh is a very positive booking. There are plenty of dangers including the lightly-raced Clara Bel La, though she's gone up 4lb for finishing second to Abou Ben at Limerick.
Strandfield Lady (IRE) 4-1 (9-13) Raced 3rd, improved into close 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, disputed lead over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, won at Down Royal 1m 2f fll hcp gf in Jul beating Keeping (9-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Fleur De Nuit (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Chased clear leader in 3rd, closer after halfway and led approaching straight, ridden and kept on under pressure from early straight, no extra and headed final 50 yards, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Unaccompanied (9-0) at Galway 1m 6f stks hvy.
Tantalising (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong, 17th of 19, 34l behind Well Sharp (9-10) at Royal Ascot 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jun.
Clara Bel La (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Keen hold and settled towards rear, improved to track leaders in 4th into straight, 3rd 2f out, ridden to challenge in 2nd and every chance from over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Abou Ben (8-8) at Limerick 2m hcp 60-90 sft in Jun.
Something Graceful Evensfav (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden 3f out, stayed on to press leader inside final furlong and led close home, won at Wexford 1m 4f hcp 50-80 gf in Jul beating Benbecula (9-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Angels Guard Thee (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd entering straight, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Jazz Girl (10-0) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f stks 0-80 gd in Jul.
Sho Girl (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Chased leader early, soon settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on to 3rd 1f out, no impression, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Show Court (9-5) at Sligo 1m 2f stks sft in Jun.
Drifting Mist 7-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, pushed along in 5th 3f out, closer in 3rd and ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong comfortably, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f fll mdn stks gf in Jul beating Palace Of Winds (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Kerisa (IRE) 11-4fav (8-8) Attempted to make all, joined approaching straight, soon in front again, headed under pressure over 1f out, soon 3rd and no impression, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Majenta (8-8) at Curragh 1m 4f fll hcp 60-90 gf in Jun.
Traveller's Tales 7-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway into 4th 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 7l behind Star Power (9-4) at Wexford 2m stks 0-75 gf in Jul.
Keeping (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Broke well and led, ridden and strongly pressed under 2f out, joined over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Strandfield Lady (9-13) at Down Royal 1m 2f fll hcp gf in Jul.
