Full Result 5.15 Curragh (IRE) | 23 March 2003

Weeping Thaiger At The Curragh Handicap

(3yo+) 5f Yielding To Soft

1st €21,125 2nd €6,175 3rd €2,925 4th €975

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	9. Miracle Ridge (IRE) 12/1 Helen Keohane ⁷ J T Gorman	Helen Keohane ⁷ J T Gorman	8	75 t	79	72	85	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Highly Delighted (USA) (Verbatim)
Chased leaders, 5th after halfway, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, led close home

2⁽⁹⁾ hd	1. Final Exam (IRE) 7/2 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	6	911 b	106	99	111	–
ch g College Chapel - It Takes Two (IRE) (Alzao)
Close up, led halfway, ridden clear over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home (op 4/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [½]	7. Commoya (IRE) 12/1 Tadhg O'Shea ³ Emmanuel Hughes	Tadhg O'Shea ³ Emmanuel Hughes	4	79	79	72	84	–
b g Great Commotion (USA) - Halvoya (Bay Express)
Held up, last over 1f out, 5th and switched to inner inside final furlong, ran on strongly close home, nearest at finish

4⁽²⁾ ½ [1]	3. Jacks Estate (IRE) 8/1 Johnny Murtagh Adrian McGuinness	Johnny Murtagh Adrian McGuinness	8	812 1	93	84	96	–
b g High Estate - Lady Tristram (Miami Springs)
Soon prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd and ridden under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1¼]	5. Elbeo's Dream (IRE) 8/1 Seamie Heffernan Peter Casey	Seamie Heffernan Peter Casey	6	86	87	78	89	–
b m Elbio - Super Dream (Tumble Wind I)
Chased leaders, progress 1 1/2f out, 4th under 1f out, kept on

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [2¼]	4. Serov (IRE) 6/1 W J Lee ⁷ T Stack	W J Lee ⁷ T Stack	5	81	89	–	88	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Title Roll (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Held up, kept on from 1 1/2f out

7⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2½]	2. Minashki (IRE) 5/2F Michael Hussey ³ Kevin Prendergast	Michael Hussey ³ Kevin Prendergast	4	98	106	–	105	–
b c Ashkalani (IRE) - Blushing Minstrel (IRE) (Nicholas)
Led early, close 4th halfway, kept on one pace under pressure from 2f out (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

8⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¼]	12. The Block Monster (IRE) 14/1 S F Cleary ⁷ M O Quigley	S F Cleary ⁷ M O Quigley	4	75	79	–	75	–
b f Petorius (IRE) - Balgren (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Prominent, 3rd and driven along before halfway, no extra from 2f out

9⁽⁶⁾ nk [3½]	11. Real Delight (IRE) 14/1 T M Houlihan ³ Patrick Carey	T M Houlihan ³ Patrick Carey	4	79	79	–	74	–
b f Nicolotte - Jumbo Delight (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Never a factor

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [4½]	6. Step Back I (IRE) 8/1 N G McCullagh Gerard Keane	N G McCullagh Gerard Keane	10	82	83	–	75	–
ch g Salt Dome (USA) - Hazy Lady (Habitat)
Soon close up, 2nd halfway, weakened from 2f out (op 7/1)

11⁽³⁾ 2 [6½]	10. Musical World (USA) 10/1 Cathy Gannon ⁵ K J Condon	Cathy Gannon ⁵ K J Condon	4	77	79	–	65	–
ch f Spinning World (USA) - Musical Chairs (NZ) (Star Way)
Held up, effort on outer over 1f out, soon no extra

12⁽¹²⁾ shd [6¾]	8. La Motta (IRE) 16/1 Shane Gorey ¹⁰ S J Mahon	Shane Gorey ¹⁰ S J Mahon	3	72	91	–	77	–
b c Sesaro (USA) - Cheviot Indian (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Prominent early, weakened from halfway

12 ran Off time: 5:16:00 Winning time: 1m 2.10s (slow by 4.00s) Total SP: 143%
1st owner: Miss Maria McKinney (Miracle Ridge) 1st breeder: K Prendergast & Con Harrington
2nd owner: Bertram R Firestone (Final Exam)
3rd owner: Patrick Carty (Commoya)
Tote win: €25.80 PL: €4.60 €1.70 €5.40 Ex: €207.50 CSF: €64.63 Tricast: €566.22

5:15 Curragh (IRE) 23 Mar 2003

Weeping Thaiger At The Curragh Handicap