prominent, tracked leader in 2nd after 1f, ridden and no impression 2f out, disputed 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd on line
broke well, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression 2f out, disputed 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd on line
held up in touch, pushed along in 4th entering straight, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
always behind, never a factor, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra over 2f out
held up in touch, 5th entering straight, pushed along when not clear run and checked 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
Aidan O'Brien won this 11 times in succession before Adelaide River was beaten a year ago and saddles half of today's field. Chief Little Rock only scrambled home when long odds-on at Leopardstown but Grosvenor Square stayed on very strongly to score over an extended mile at Galway. Navy Seal landed the odds in easy fashion at the latter track but Paddy Twomey's Deepone has been disappointing since his early-season double. STROMBERG probably hasn't beaten much in landing a couple of minor races at Galway and Roscommon but has been very impressive and can take the step up in class in his stride.
Chief Little Rock (IRE) 3-10fav (9-5) Led early, tracked leaders and 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden to challenge 1f out, led narrowly and edged right inside final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Leopardstown 1m mdn gd in Aug beating Kinesiology (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Deepone 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along on outer 2f out, 4th and ridden over 1f out, under pressure and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Diego Velazquez (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Grosvenor Square (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along from 2f out and ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final 150 yards and kept on well close home, won at Galway 1m 1f mdn sft in Sep beating Naturally Nimble (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Navy Seal (IRE) 1-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out and progress to lead over 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Galway 1m mdn hvy in Aug beating Bad Desire (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Ozark Daze 20-1 (9-7) Led, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along 2f out and headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Bluedrum (9-2) at Naas 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Sep.
Stromberg 1-5fav (9-8) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along and headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, very easily, won at Roscommon 7f Yielding in Sep beating Barnso (9-0) by 7l, 6 ran.
