Full Result 2.30 Curragh (IRE) | 6 November 1998

Curragh Carpets Irish Collection EBF Nursery Handicap

(2yo) 1m Heavy

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. King Of The Wire (USA) 9/4F Danny Grant ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	Danny Grant ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	2	84	73	–	78	–
ch g Danzig Connection (USA) - Water Course (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, progress halfway, improved to lead over 2f out, soon clear, ridden and kept on well from over 1f out (op 7/2)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1	10. General Cloney (IRE) 10/1 Pat Smullen W P Mullins	Pat Smullen W P Mullins	2	86	70	–	73	–
ch c Simply Great (FR) - Kitty's Sister (Bustino)
Held up, progress 3f out, 2nd and ridden 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong (op 8/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [3½]	2. Gabby Hayes (IRE) 14/1 G T Hutchinson ¹⁰ T M Walsh	G T Hutchinson ¹⁰ T M Walsh	2	91 b	89	–	87	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - All Laughter (IRE) (Vision)
Tracked leaders, progress 2 1/2f out, 3rd and ridden 2f out, kept on (op 12/1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 6 [9½]	6. Provosky (IRE) 10/1 N G McCullagh Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	N G McCullagh Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	2	811 b	75	–	61	–
ch g Polish Patriot (USA) - Sheen Falls (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Held up, swithced to inner halfway, 5th and ridden over 2f out, kept on one paced

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [9¾]	14. Inch Of River (IRE) 33/1 Wayne Lordan ¹⁰ Ms Caroline Hutchinson	Wayne Lordan ¹⁰ Ms Caroline Hutchinson	2	70	60	–	46	–
b f River Falls - Simply Inch (Simply Great)
Prominent, 2nd and ridden 2f out, 4th and no extra 1f out

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [10¾]	11. Dangerousdanmagru (IRE) 9/1 Shane Kelly ³ Donal Hassett	Shane Kelly ³ Donal Hassett	2	711	64	–	47	–
b g Forest Wind (USA) - Blue Bell Girl (Blakeney)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on from 1 1/2f out (op 6/1)

7⁽²⁾ 1 [11¾]	8. Kitmate (USA) 14/1 Jamie Spencer ³ D T Hughes	Jamie Spencer ³ D T Hughes	2	84 b¹	71	–	52	–
br g Technology (USA) - Rare Miss (USA) (Miswaki)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on from 2f out (op 10/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [14¼]	5. Slightly Swift (IRE) 20/1 Declan McDonogh ³ J T Gorman	Declan McDonogh ³ J T Gorman	2	811	78	–	54	–
ch c Woods Of Windsor (USA) - Onde De Choc (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Chased leaders, ridden and no impression from over 2f out (op 14/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 3 [17¼]	9. Rooftop 9/1 J J Behan D Hanley	J J Behan D Hanley	2	87	71	–	41	–
b g Thatching - Top Berry (High Top)
Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra from 1 1/2f out (op 6/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [18¼]	15. Mickey Towbar (IRE) 25/1 T M Houlihan ¹⁰ Martin Brassil	T M Houlihan ¹⁰ Martin Brassil	2	70	60	–	28	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Verusa (IRE) (Petorius)
Prominent, 2nd halfway, weakened 3f out

11⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [18½]	1. The Flying Pig (IRE) 14/1 Fran Berry ³ Patrick Prendergast	Fran Berry ³ Patrick Prendergast	2	911	92	–	60	–
b g Case Law (IRE) - Miss Quotation (Sexton Blake)
Held up, ridden and no impression from 3f out (op 12/1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 7 [25½]	13. Breffni Flyer (IRE) 25/1 Mr S Crawford ⁷ Michael Cunningham	Mr S Crawford ⁷ Michael Cunningham	2	73	60	–	13	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Lyphard's Lady (Lyphard's Special)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out (op 20/1)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [26]	3. Henry Joy I (IRE) 7/1 S Craine Kevin Prendergast	S Craine Kevin Prendergast	2	94	82	–	35	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - False Spring (IRE) (Petorius)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out (op 4/1)

14⁽¹⁾ 6 [32]	4. Shabob (IRE) 12/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	2	93 b	81	–	22	–
ch g Bob Back (USA) - Shagudine (USA) (Shadeed)
Never a factor (op 10/1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [35]	12. Onetwothreeoleary 25/1 Tadhg O'Shea ¹⁰ M Halford	Tadhg O'Shea ¹⁰ M Halford	2	72	62	–	–	–
b g Batshoof - Faraway Grey (Absalom)
Chased leaders, weakened from halfway (op 20/1)

16⁽⁴⁾ 12 [47]	16. Sparrow's Trap (IRE) 33/1 O Kelly ¹⁰ Edward Creighton	O Kelly ¹⁰ Edward Creighton	2	76 6	66	–	–	–
ch f Magical Wonder (USA) - Blainroe (IRE) (Law Society)
Chased leaders, weakened from halfway

16 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 1m 52.00s (slow by 15.40s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Gerard Purcell (King Of The Wire) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: John J Brennan (General Cloney)
3rd owner: Mrs Helen Walsh (Gabby Hayes)
Tote win: €2.70 PL: €1.40 €1.70 €3.70 Ex: €8.40 CSF: €22.47 Tricast: €264.25

2:30 Curragh (IRE) 6 Nov 1998

Curragh Carpets Irish Collection EBF Nursery Handicap