dwelt slightly from stalls, soon led, ridden 1 1/2f out and stayed on well to assert inside final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out without troubling first 2
chased leaders in 4th throughout, never a factor, niggled along before halfway and no threat in straight, kept on one pace
This has been run six times and Aidan O'Brien has won three. From a huge entry at the early stage, ILLINOIS, a son of Galileo out of a 7f Group 3 winner, has been selected to do the honours for the team and can make a winning start. Warbird should provide a stiff test as he ran well enough in what looked a strong Curragh maiden on his debut to suggest he'll win races while Silver Gauntlet is one to note for the future though probably over much further. St James Gate makes up the quartet and he's another likely to be suited by a longer trip in time.
Illinois (IRE) Galileo colt out of Chintz.
Silver Gauntlet (IRE) Verglas colt out of Katch Me Katie.
St James Gate (IRE) Papal Bull colt out of Summercove.
Warbird 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inner, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3l behind Renaissance Art (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn stks gf in Jun.