Full Result 3.45 Curragh (IRE) | 16 July 2017

Qatar Airways Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)

(3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st €70,800 2nd €22,800 3rd €10,800 4th €4,800 5th €2,400 6th €1,200

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	9. Spirit Of Valor (USA) 5/2J Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	91 tb	114	61	117	–
bb c War Front (USA) - Stone Hope (USA) (Grindstone)
Broke well to lead, narrow advantage at halfway, joined briefly after halfway, regained lead from 2f out where pushed along, driven clear 1f out and stayed on well, comfortably (op 5/2 tchd 2/1)

2⁽¹⁾ 1¾	5. So Beloved 20/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	7	98 h	108	59	115	–
b g Dansili - Valencia (Kenmare)
Settled in mid-division, 5th halfway, still going well under 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong to snatch 2nd final stride, not trouble winner (op 16/1)

3⁽³⁾ shd [1¾]	6. Stormy Antarctic 7/1 Jamie Spencer Ed Walker	Jamie Spencer Ed Walker	4	98	–	58	115	–
ch c Stormy Atlantic (USA) - Bea Remembered (Doyen)
Chased leaders in 4th early, 6th halfway, took closer order behind leaders in 4th over 2f out, ridden into 2nd inside final furlong and no impression on winner closing stages, denied 2nd final stride (op 8/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3¼]	4. Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 16/1 W J Lee T Hogan	W J Lee T Hogan	9	98	112	53	111	–
b g Byron - Boa Estrela (IRE) (Intikhab)
Tracked leader, close 2nd at halfway, disputed lead briefly after halfway, ridden in 2nd under 2f out and soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace in 4th well inside final furlong, just held 4th

5⁽⁵⁾ nse [3½]	1. Cougar Mountain (IRE) 10/1 Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	6	98 tp	112	52	111	–
b h Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Descant (USA) (Nureyev)
Towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden 2f out and ran on well closing stages, just failed for 4th

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [3½]	2. Dutch Connection 5/2J James Doyle Charles Hills	James Doyle Charles Hills	5	98	114	51	110	–
ch h Dutch Art - Endless Love (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
Tracked leaders, close 3rd at halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression on winner entering final furlong, soon weakened (op 3/1 tchd 100/30)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	7. Mubtasim (IRE) 6/1 Pat Cosgrave William Haggas	Pat Cosgrave William Haggas	3	91 p¹	109	46	106	–
b c Arcano (IRE) - Start The Music (IRE) (King's Best)
Settled in mid-division early, 7th halfway, ridden disputing 6th over 1f out and soon no extra, one pace inside final furlong (op 5/1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5]	3. Flight Risk (IRE) 12/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	6	98	113	46	106	–
ch g Teofilo (IRE) - Raghida (IRE) (Nordico)
Waited with in rear, last at halfway, pushed along under 2f out and no impression entering final furlong, kept on one pace, never a factor

9⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	8. Peace Envoy (FR) 25/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	91	106	38	104	–
b c Power - Hoh My Darling (Dansili)
Towards rear early until took closer order in 4th at halfway, ridden disputing 2nd far side inside final furlong and no extra behind leaders when squeezed for room inside final 100yds, hampered and eased right down closing stages

9 ran Off time: 3:47:22 Winning time: 1m 24.56s (slow by 1.56s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Smith/Magnier/Tabor/Stonestreet Stables (Spirit Of Valor) 1st breeder: Nursery Place
2nd owner: Thoroughbred British Racing (So Beloved)
3rd owner: P K Siu (Stormy Antarctic)
Tote win: €2.80 PL: €1.02 €4.40 €2.30 Ex: €60.50 CSF: €60.47 Trifecta: €273.30

3:45 Curragh (IRE) 16 Jul 2017

Qatar Airways Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)