Natures Best Maiden

1st

Lifting Sails (IRE)

No. 11, stall 11

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

3 9-3 –

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

2:57.40

Went straight to front - clear by a length with 3f remaining - shaken up to move further clear inside final furlong - stayed on strongly and allowed to coast home close to the line for an effortless success

2nd

Likewhatyousee (USA)

No. 12, stall 12

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Rory Cleary · T: C W J Farrell

3 9-3 –

Rory Cleary

C W J Farrell

4

Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - into 5th and asked for effort with 3f left - unable to close 1 1/2f out but stayed on to snatch 2nd near the line

3rd

Mcloughlin (IRE) ^p

No. 7, stall 5

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell

3 9-8 –

Gary Carroll

Gavin Cromwell

0.2

Held up at the back - pushed along and improved wide 2f out to 7th with a furlong left - stayed on same tempo to snatch 3rd late

4th

Jr Mahon (IRE)

No. 4, stall 6

3yo, 9-1, OR 69

J: Sam Coen (7) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

3 9-1 69

Sam Coen (7)

Ian Patrick Donoghue

2½

Sent forward early - settled second up with front group by halfway - asked for effort 2f out but couldn't dent leader's advantage inside final furlong - held no more in the finish to end up fourth

5th

Cala Gracioneta (IRE)

No. 10, stall 3

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Matthew J Smith

3 9-3 –

Robbie Colgan

Matthew J Smith

0.3

Held in the pack early - 7th at halfway then driven up 3f out without gaining ground - stuck on at the same rate to finish 5th

6th

Bobby Kirova (GB)

No. 3, stall 13

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Luke McAteer · T: P J F Murphy

3 9-8 –

Luke McAteer

P J F Murphy

1½

Held up rearward - 8th and asked for effort with 4f left - unable to make headway from 2f out and stayed on same gear to finish sixth beaten 8½ lengths

7th

Onaqui (IRE)

No. 13, stall 4

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 9-3 –

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3

Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - into 4th and asked for effort 3f out - couldn't quicken and held to finish 7th

8th

Eastern Blue Bird (IRE)

No. 1, stall 10

4yo, 10-0, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: P A Fahy

4 10-0 –

Seamie Heffernan

P A Fahy

0.3

Hesitant start - settled towards back of the pack on the inside - driven with no gain 3f out and never featured in the straight

9th

Royal Impact (IRE)

No. 8, stall 9

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: James Ryan · T: Jack W Davison

3 9-8 –

James Ryan

Jack W Davison

3

Settled behind front pack early - 4th at halfway - moved through going well 3f out - pushed along and unable to close on 3rd approaching final furlong - lost ground steadily to finish 9th

10th

Stone Rulya (IRE)

No. 9, stall 1

3yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons

3 9-8 –

Colin Keane

G M Lyons

0.3

Sat behind the pace early - third at halfway - dropped away under driving inside final 3f - held no more finishing effort late

11th

San Franco (IRE) ^p

No. 2, stall 7

5yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Nicola Burns (7) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin

5 9-7 –

Nicola Burns (7)

Dermot A McLoughlin

99

Hesitant start and soon last - lost touch with the field by 4f then unable to improve past halfway - dropped away with no response to finish well beaten