18:08 Leopardstown (IRE) — Saudi Cup Silver Flash Stakes (Group 3) ratings & form

1Alpha (IRE)Our pick29-2—5A P O'BrienA P O'BrienRyan MooreR Moore1/51.2F

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

2hdDancing Destiny (IRE)Our #229-2893Joseph Patrick O'BrienJ Patrick O'BrienDeclan McDonoghD McDonogh20/121

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

31¼Nevermindtherain (IRE)29-2^p854A P O'BrienA P O'BrienWayne LordanW Lordan25/126

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

43¼Blonde Over Blue (GB)29-2—7Joseph Patrick O'BrienJ Patrick O'BrienDylan Browne McMonagleD Browne McMonagle9/25.5

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

52½Tosca No Candis (IRE)29-2—6Robson De AguiarR De AguiarDonagh O'ConnorD O'Connor125/1126

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

66Cedrela (FR)29-2—2Robson De AguiarR De AguiarColin KeaneC Keane66/167

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