Full Result 7.15 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 22 October 2021

Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Pat Smullen Mercury Stakes (Group 3)

(2yo+) 5f Standard

1st €29,500 2nd €9,500 3rd €4,500 4th €2,000 5th €1,000 6th €500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. The Highway Rat (IRE) 18/5 Ronan Whelan A Oliver	Ronan Whelan A Oliver	3	913	102	84	111	–
b c Dandy Man (IRE) - Suzette De Bavay (IRE) (Whipper)
Started quickly, disputed lead, headed halfway, pushed along and led 1f out, ridden clear final 110yds, kept on well towards finish (op 9/2 tchd 10/3)

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	3. May Sonic 7/1 Seamie Heffernan Charles Hills	Seamie Heffernan Charles Hills	5	913	104	78	105	–
b g Mayson - Aromatherapy (Oasis Dream)
Raced freely, held up in behind leaders, pushed along and headway when waiting for room under 2f out, ridden and went third 1f out, kept on well and went second final 110yds, no match for winner (op 5/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [3½]	4. Strong Johnson (IRE) 66/1 Kevin Manning J H Scott	Kevin Manning J H Scott	5	913 t	100	69	97	–
b g Le Cadre Noir (IRE) - Isabella Rose (IRE) (City On A Hill)
Disputed lead, led narrowly halfway, ridden and headed 1f out, lost second final 110yds, soon no extra

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4]	1. Harry's Bar 100/30F Wayne Lordan Adrian McGuinness	Wayne Lordan Adrian McGuinness	6	913 t	106	67	95	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Firenze (Efisio)
Raced freely, held up in rear, pushed along and switched to near side under 2f out, ridden from over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went fourth final strides, not reach leaders (op 5/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4½]	7. Dandalla (IRE) 11/2 Gavin Ryan K R Burke	Gavin Ryan K R Burke	3	910	99	63	91	–
b f Dandy Man (IRE) - Chellalla (Elnadim)
Midfield, pushed along towards near side under 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders (tchd 6/1)

6⁽³⁾ 1 [5½]	8. Lady In France 8/1 Chris Hayes K R Burke	Chris Hayes K R Burke	5	910 p	100	58	87	–
b m Showcasing - Sacre Coeur (Compton Place)
Tracked leaders, soon went third, ridden over 1f out, no impression and weakened inside final furlong (op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6]	9. Stormy Girl (IRE) 7/1 W J Lee P Twomey	W J Lee P Twomey	4	910	98	56	85	–
ch f Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Refusetolisten (IRE) (Clodovil)
Chased leaders, went fourth halfway, pushed along under 2f out, no impression when short of room and squeezed out inside final furlong, soon no extra (op 6/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [6¼]	6. Urban Beat (IRE) 17/2 Ben Coen J P Murtagh	Ben Coen J P Murtagh	6	913 v	107	58	87	–
b g Red Jazz (USA) - Closetocrazy (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Dwelt start, pushed along early, towards rear, pushed along and headway from over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong (op 13/2)

9⁽¹⁾ 3¾ [10]	2. Master Matt 8/1 Colin Keane Matthew J Smith	Colin Keane Matthew J Smith	5	913 tb	102	43	73	–
b g Slade Power (IRE) - Ahaaly (Exceed And Excel)
Upset in stalls, dwelt start, always towards rear, ridden and no impression from under 2f out, eased inside final furlong, never going well (tchd 17/2)

9 ran Off time: 7:17:44 Winning time: 58.28s (slow by 0.08s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mrs S M L Oliver (The Highway Rat) 1st breeder: Honeypig Stud
2nd owner: Hills' Angels (May Sonic)
3rd owner: D J Mooney (Strong Johnson)
Tote win: €5.10 PL: €1.40 €2.50 €10.50 Ex: €41.90 CSF: €30.20 Trifecta: €276.80

7:15 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 22 Oct 2021

Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Pat Smullen Mercury Stakes (Group 3)