Full Result 4.50 Curragh (IRE) | 25 May 2002

Boyle Sports Handicap

(0-90, 3yo+) 1m2f Soft

1st €13,000 2nd €3,800 3rd €1,800 4th €600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	1. Irish Empire (IRE) 14/1 N G McCullagh M J Grassick	N G McCullagh M J Grassick	4	913	85	–	93	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Hazy Image (Ahonoora)
Mid division, progress over 4f out, 5th straight, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon led, held on (op 8/1)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ hd	2. Hasikiya (IRE) 6/1C P Shanahan C Collins	P Shanahan C Collins	4	912	84	–	92	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Hasainiya (IRE) (Top Ville)
Ran 3rd, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed and headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure close home (op 4/1 tchd 7/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2¼]	6. Torrential Storm (USA) 7/1 Johnny Murtagh Liam Browne	Johnny Murtagh Liam Browne	4	97	79	–	83	–
b g Torrential (USA) - Lady Nitro (USA) (Oh Say)
Tracked leaders, 7th and ridden over 1 1/2f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on under pressure (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 3 [5¼]	9. Laoch Na Mara (USA) 13/2 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	92	88	–	87	–
b g Sea Hero (USA) - Ceirseach (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Ran 2nd, disputed lead straight, every chance over 1 1/2f out, ridden and onepaced inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 5/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ ½ [5¾]	7. Zaraglen 6/1C Tadhg O'Shea ³ M Halford	Tadhg O'Shea ³ M Halford	4	94 b	79	–	77	–
b f Lear Fan (USA) - D D's Jakette (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Tracked leaders, 6th and ridden straight, kept on one paced from over 1f out (op 5/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [5¾]	3. Triple Try (IRE) 6/1C Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	4	99	81	–	79	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Elegance In Design (Habitat)
Tracked leaders, 6th and ridden over 2f out, kept on one paced (op 9/2)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6½]	12. Telephone Sal (IRE) 12/1 T M Houlihan ⁵ Joseph G Murphy	T M Houlihan ⁵ Joseph G Murphy	4	81	64	–	60	–
b f Namaqualand (USA) - Lyphard's Lady (Lyphard's Special)
Held up in touch, ridden and kept on straight (op 10/1)

8⁽³⁾ 1 [7½]	11. Slightly Swift (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane J T Gorman	Mick Kinane J T Gorman	6	89 t	67	–	61	–
ch h Woods Of Windsor (USA) - Onde De Choc (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden approaching straight, no extra over 1 1/2f out (op 6/1)

9⁽⁸⁾ shd [7¾]	14. Seifi 8/1 Michael Hussey ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	Michael Hussey ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	3	710 b¹	73	–	67	–
b g Hector Protector (USA) - Garconniere (Gay Mecene)
Mid division, ridden and no impression from over 2 1/2f out (op 7/1)

10⁽¹⁾ ½ [8¼]	15. Kaneshiro (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Lordan ³ M Halford	Wayne Lordan ³ M Halford	3	77 b¹	68	–	61	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Takeshi (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Missed break and towards rear, kept on one paced straight (op 14/1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [9¼]	8. Christophene (USA) 10/1 Fran Berry T G McCourt	Fran Berry T G McCourt	6	94 t	76	–	68	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Miss Summer (Luthier)
Led, joined straight, headed under 2f out, soon weakened (op 8/1)

12⁽²⁾ ½ [9¾]	5. Faolchu 14/1 Danny Grant ³ Donal Kinsella	Danny Grant ³ Donal Kinsella	4	94	79	–	70	–
b c Wolfhound (USA) - Um Lardaff (Mill Reef)
Missed break, never a factor (op 12/1)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 5 [14¾]	4. Balizac (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Smith G M Lyons	Wayne Smith G M Lyons	7	98	80	–	62	–
ch g Arazi (USA) - Lypharita (FR) (Lightning)
Missed break, held up, mid-division before straight, soon ridden and no extra (op 14/1)

14⁽⁷⁾ 11 [25¾]	13. Ticker 14/1 Colm O'Donoghue ³ Paul A Roche	Colm O'Donoghue ³ Paul A Roche	4	83	64	–	26	–
b g Timeless Times (USA) - Lady Day I (FR) (Lightning)
Rear of mid-division, no impression straight

15⁽⁹⁾ 5 [30¾]	10. Golden Fact (USA) 16/1 Declan McDonogh Michael McElhone	Declan McDonogh Michael McElhone	8	813	71	–	24	–
b g Known Fact (USA) - Cosmic Sea Queen (USA) (Determined Cosmic)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra straight (op 10/1)

15 ran Off time: 4:54:00 Winning time: 2m 20.90s (slow by 15.30s) Total SP: 146%
1st owner: Rudy Weiss (Irish Empire) 1st breeder: Patrick A McCarthy
2nd owner: P Dunlea (Hasikiya)
3rd owner: J A Stewart (Torrential Storm)
Tote win: €16.10 PL: €3.20 €2.20 €2.20 Ex: €98.90 CSF: €114.60 Tricast: €683.31

4:50 Curragh (IRE) 25 May 2002

Boyle Sports Handicap