slowly into stride and always behind, driven along and trailing approaching straight
tracked leaders on inner in 3rd, close 4th entering straight, headway to lead well over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
chased leaders on inner, 5th halfway, 6th entering straight, slightly hampered 2f out, 5th over 1f out, kept on under pressure into 3rd final furlong without reaching leaders
chased leaders, 4th halfway, 5th entering straight, no impression when hampered 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, 2nd entering straight, soon driven along, no impression in 4th from 1f out
settled towards rear, 7th over 3f out, headway from early straight to go 2nd 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
led, strongly pressed from early straight, headed well over 1f out, soon no extra
John Oxx has won this four times in eight years so O' Bella Ballerina will make a bold bid to make it five. Her recent Roscommon conqueror Leo Gali runs in a Listed race earlier in the evening and will provide pointers to her chances. She holds the consistent Valbucca on that Roscommon run while Make Me A Star will need to improve to get involved. ASKEW has only run once when mid-division behind Alsalwa over a mile at Naas last month. She is a half-sister to Wednesday's Group 1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes winner Byword and would be worth a fortune at the paddocks with a victory under her belt.
Tushana (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, lost place and no impression from 2f out, 10th of 12, 34l behind Admiral Barry (10-9) at Tramore 1m 4f ladies mdn stks gf.
Askew 10-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, some headway into 7th entering straight, no impression from 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Alsalwa (9-0) at Naas 1m 3yo fll stks gd in May.
Catchafallingstar 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 17, 16l behind Barbadine (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f 3yo fll stks gf in May.
Harranda (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 12, 12l behind Lolly For Dolly (9-0) at Cork 1m 3yo fll mdn hvy in Apr.
Make Me A Star 4-1 (8-13) Soon tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd over 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Campeche Bay (8-13) at Tramore 1m 4f 3yo fll stks gf.
O' Bella Ballerina (USA) 11-10fav (9-0) 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Leo Gali (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 2f 3yo fll stks gf in May.
Positive Step (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 12l behind Crazy Days (9-0) at Navan 1m 3yo fll mdn gf in May.
Valbucca (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Attempted to make all, ridden and strongly pressed straight, edged left under 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Speechmaker (9-0) at Roscommon 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut gf.
Hildor (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Disputed lead, led early straight, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2l behind Cabin Point (8-8) at Roscommon 1m 2f hcp 50-75 gf.
