Full Result 3.10 Curragh (IRE) | 15 July 2001

Alfa 147 Oaks Festival Handicap

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

1st €25,004.03 2nd €7,308.87 3rd €3,462.10 4th €1,154.03

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Tarakan I (IRE) 4/1F N G McCullagh C Roche	N G McCullagh C Roche	6	91	85	65	93	–
b g Doyoun - Tarakana (USA) (Shahrastani)
Mid-division, 9th over 2f out, headway to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, drew clear close home (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

2⁽¹⁷⁾ 3	6. Right Honorable (IRE) 10/1 P Shanahan C Collins	P Shanahan C Collins	3	90	93	55	94	–
ch c Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Mid-division, progress into 3rd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on under presssure (op 8/1)

3⁽²⁾ hd [3¼]	7. Silverware (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hughes P Hughes	Richard Hughes P Hughes	5	813 b	83	54	84	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Diabola (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Held up in touch, 10th over 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong (op 8/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ shd [3¼]	12. Albatros (FR) 14/1 J F Egan E J O'Grady	J F Egan E J O'Grady	4	87	77	48	78	–
b g Shining Steel - Abalvina (FR) (Abdos)
In touch, switched left and kept on well from over 1f out (op 10/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [4¾]	11. Private Ben (IRE) 14/1 G D Power ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	G D Power ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	3	85	89	46	86	–
b g Ridgewood Ben - Timeless I (Royal Academy)
Held up in touch, progress into 7th 3f out, ridden and kept on one paced (op 10/1)

6⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5½]	1. Free To Speak (IRE) 12/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	9	100 b	98	62	94	–
ch h Be My Guest (USA) - Love For Poetry (Lord Gayle)
Mid-division, 6th over 5f out, ridden and kept on well from over 1 1/2f out (op 10/1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [7]	2. Tushna (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	913	97	56	90	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Smaointeach (IRE) (Green Desert)
Led and disputed, headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no extra (op 8/1)

8⁽¹⁾ shd [7¼]	16. Cheal Rose (IRE) 9/1 Cathy Gannon ⁷ Michael Cunningham	Cathy Gannon ⁷ Michael Cunningham	3	76	78	28	70	–
ch f Dr Devious (IRE) - Palm Dove (USA) (Storm Bird)
Led and disputed, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no extra (op 7/1)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [7¾]	17. Polar Challenge 14/1 T M Houlihan ⁵ Luke Comer	T M Houlihan ⁵ Luke Comer	4	75 t	66	23	57	–
b c Polar Falcon (USA) - Warning Light I (High Top)
Close up, 5th over 5f out, ridden and no impression from over 3f out

10⁽⁷⁾ ½ [8¼]	9. Monty Wolley (IRE) 6/1 Pat Cosgrave ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	Pat Cosgrave ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	3	86	90	36	80	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Sakanda (IRE) (Vayrann)
Mid-division, chased leaders in 6th 3f out, soon no extra (op 6/1 tchd 8/1)

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [9]	3. Creux Noir (IRE) 33/1 D Manning D K Weld	D Manning D K Weld	5	94	88	41	76	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Sanndila (IRE) (Lashkari)
Close up, 6th over 6f out, soon ridden and no impression (op 20/1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 1 [10]	14. Flitwick 25/1 Eddie Ahern G T Lynch	Eddie Ahern G T Lynch	4	85 t	75	25	61	–
b c Warning - Flit I (USA) (Lyphard)
Never a factor (op 20/1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [10½]	4. Royal South (IRE) 10/1 Declan McDonogh Desmond McDonogh	Declan McDonogh Desmond McDonogh	8	93	87	35	72	–
b h Common Grounds - Arkadina's Million (King Of Clubs I)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th over 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out

14⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [12]	8. John Dorans Melody (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Lordan ⁵ Martin Doran	Wayne Lordan ⁵ Martin Doran	3	86	90	24	72	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Pacific Grove (Persian Bold)
Mid-division, no impression from over 2 1/2f out (op 10/1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ hd [12]	13. Siamsa (USA) 14/1 D J Moran ¹⁰ J S Bolger	D J Moran ¹⁰ J S Bolger	4	710 b	76	18	57	–
br f Quest For Fame - Amoura (USA) (Northfields)
Prominent, 3rd over 5f out, soon weakened (op 10/1)

16⁽¹³⁾ 2 [14]	10. Distant Truce (IRE) 12/1 Mick Kinane Patrick O'Leary	Mick Kinane Patrick O'Leary	3	810 b¹	89	16	66	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Andante I (IRE) (Shernazar)
Chased leaders in 7th, ridden and no impression from over 3f out (op 10/1 tchd 14/1)

16 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 1m 39.60s (slow by 3.00s) Total SP: 136%
Non-runners: Balizac
1st owner: Mrs John James McManus (Tarakan I) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Mrs C Collins (Right Honorable)
3rd owner: P Hughes (Silverware)
Tote win: €4.70 PL: €1.70 €3.80 €2.70 Ex: €38.40 CSF: €44.39 Tricast: €382.53

3:10 Curragh (IRE) 15 Jul 2001

Alfa 147 Oaks Festival Handicap