Saudi Cup Silver Flash Stakes (Group 3)

1st

Alpha (IRE)

No. 1, stall 5

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

2 9-2 –

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

1:26.48 £42,000

stumbled leaving the stalls and not fluent early - soon 4th and travelling with ease early - 3rd approaching the straight - sent forward in 2nd and reeled in the front-runner over 1f out - hit the front early in the last furlong - driven and drifted left final 100 yards - found plenty - had to battle hard in the last strides for the verdict

2nd

Dancing Destiny (IRE)

No. 5, stall 3

2yo, 9-2, OR 89

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-2 89

Declan McDonogh

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

0.2 £14,000

settled handy - pulling hard early - 5th at halfway - sent forward in 4th 2f out - driven soon after and found nothing - 3rd early in the last furlong - found plenty final 100 yards - went 2nd late and threw everything at the winner in the last strides but narrowly denied

3rd

Nevermindtherain (IRE) ^p

No. 7, stall 4

2yo, 9-2, OR 85

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

2 9-2 85

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

1¼ £7,000

in front early - opened up after 2f with a 5-length margin at halfway - sent forward entering the straight - driven and the margin came down over 1f out - overtaken early in the last furlong - found nothing more and much the same effort in 3rd late

4th

Blonde Over Blue (GB)

No. 3, stall 7

2yo, 9-2, OR –

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

2 9-2 –

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3¼ £3,501

up with the front-runner - pulling hard - sent forward entering the straight - driven in 3rd without finding more over 1f out - 4th early in the last furlong with nothing more to give

5th

Tosca No Candis (IRE)

No. 8, stall 6

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Donagh O'Connor · T: Robson De Aguiar

2 9-2 –

Donagh O'Connor

Robson De Aguiar

2½ £2,101

up with the front pair and soon 3rd - sent forward in 4th approaching the straight and driven in 5th 2f out - had nothing more to give

6th

Cedrela (FR)

No. 4, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Colin Keane · T: Robson De Aguiar

2 9-2 –

Colin Keane

Robson De Aguiar

6 £1,400

sluggish to begin - spent the race towards the back without threatening - sent forward without finding more approaching the straight - squeezed for a response over 1f out and faded