Full Result 4.45 Curragh (IRE) | 14 July 2002

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(0-100, 3yo+) 1m Soft

1st €26,000 2nd €7,600 3rd €3,600 4th €1,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Desert Trail (IRE) 7/2J Tadhg O'Shea ³ M Halford	Tadhg O'Shea ³ M Halford	4	90	81	34	94	–
b f Desert Style (IRE) - Mine Hostess (Shernazar)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, improved into 2nd under 2f out, soon ridden, led well inside final furlong, kept on well (op 5/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	8. Eurolink Rooster 11/1 Seamie Heffernan T G McCourt	Seamie Heffernan T G McCourt	4	87	71	22	83	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Eurolink Virago (Charmer)
Slowly into stride and held up in rear, rapid headway on outer to lead 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on under pressure (op 10/1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 5 [5½]	3. Sandford Park (IRE) 8/1 Michael Hussey ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	Michael Hussey ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	3	93	95	29	96	–
ch g Fumo Di Londra (IRE) - Haysong (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Held up towards rear, progress over 2f out, moderate 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on

4⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [9]	10. Tupgill Tipple 7/2J T M Houlihan ⁵ Patrick Carey	T M Houlihan ⁵ Patrick Carey	4	710	65	–	58	–
b f Emperor Jones (USA) - Highest Baby (FR) (Highest Honor)
Tracked leaders, improved 2nd 3f out, challenged 2f out, soon no impression, one paced (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 10 [19]	7. Set The Style (IRE) 13/2 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	88	81	–	52	–
b f Desert Style (IRE) - Penka (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Prominent, 2nd and ridden halfway, 4th 2 1/2f out, kept on one paced under pressure (op 5/1)

6⁽³⁾ 3 [22]	2. John Dorans Melody (IRE) 16/1 Fran Berry Miss Martina Anne Doran	Fran Berry Miss Martina Anne Doran	4	98 b	86	–	51	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Pacific Grove (Persian Bold)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th over 2f out, ridden and one paced

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [22½]	5. Still Going On 9/1 P Shanahan C Collins	P Shanahan C Collins	5	93	81	–	45	–
b g Prince Sabo - Floppie (FR) (Law Society)
Tracked leaders on outer, no impression from 2f out (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [22¾]	6. Reem (USA) 10/1 Pat Cosgrave ⁵ C Collins	Pat Cosgrave ⁵ C Collins	3	810	88	–	51	–
b c Rakeen (USA) - Lisa Leigh (USA) (Dickens Hill)
Tracked leaders, pulled hard to halfway, ridden and no impression from 2f out (op 7/1)

9⁽²⁾ ½ [23¼]	1. Easy Sunshine (IRE) 5/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	3	98 b¹	95	–	57	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Desert Ease (IRE) (Green Desert)
Soon led, edged clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly (vet said filly was post-race normal) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

10⁽¹⁾ 1½ [24¾]	9. Russian Comrade (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Smith William J Fitzpatrick	Wayne Smith William J Fitzpatrick	6	85	69	–	27	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Tikarna (FR) (Targowice)
Held up in touch, no impression from over 2f out

10 ran Off time: 4:47:00 Winning time: 1m 43.80s (slow by 7.20s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: J P O'Flaherty (Desert Trail) 1st breeder: Sean Murphy
2nd owner: T Manley (Eurolink Rooster)
3rd owner: Mrs Isobel Foley (Sandford Park)
Tote win: €3.90 PL: €1.70 €3.20 €2.10 Ex: €57.30 CSF: €47.68 Tricast: €302.22

4:45 Curragh (IRE) 14 Jul 2002

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