Full Result 3.30 Naas (IRE) | 9 April 2017

Gladness Stakes (Group 3)

(3yo+) 7f Yielding

1st €35,400 2nd €11,400 3rd €5,400 4th €2,400 5th €1,200

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Diamond Fields (IRE) 9/2 Chris Hayes J A Stack	Chris Hayes J A Stack	4	94	106	88	105	–
b f Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Question Times (Shamardal)
Waited with in rear, last at halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out and ran on well inside final furlong to lead close home, readily

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	2. Alice Springs (IRE) 6/4F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	99	118	91	109	–
ch f Galileo (IRE) - Aleagueoftheirown (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Settled behind leader in 2nd, going well over 2f out, soon pushed along and improved to lead briefly well inside final furlong, headed close home (op 13/8 tchd 7/4)

3⁽³⁾ ½ [1]	3. Blue De Vega (GER) 2/1 Pat Smullen M D O'Callaghan	Pat Smullen M D O'Callaghan	4	97	105	87	106	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Burning Heights (GER) (Montjeu)
Led, still going well over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and soon strongly pressed, headed well inside final furlong and soon no extra in 3rd

4⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	4. Smash Williams (IRE) 13/2 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	97	105	78	101	–
ch c Fracas (IRE) - Take Flight (IRE) (Pivotal)
Held up behind leaders in 4th, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression on leaders under pressure in rear entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 4th inside final furlong (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

5⁽²⁾ 1 [3¾]	1. Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Lordan T Hogan	Wayne Lordan T Hogan	9	912	103	80	103	–
b g Byron - Boa Estrela (IRE) (Intikhab)
Tracked leaders in 3rd early, raced keenly, 4th halfway, went 3rd again over 2f out, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened to rear inside final furlong (jockey said his mount ran too keen.) (op 14/1)

5 ran Off time: 3:30:06 Winning time: 1m 30.05s (slow by 7.45s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Mrs Mary Slack (Diamond Fields) 1st breeder: Sweetmans Bloodstock
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Alice Springs)
3rd owner: Qatar Racing Limited & HH Sheikh Khalifa Abdulla K H Al Than (Blue De Vega)
Tote win: €5.80 PL: €2.70 €1.10 Ex: €13.20 CSF: €11.84 Trifecta: €24.50

3:30 Naas (IRE) 9 Apr 2017

Gladness Stakes (Group 3)