Full Result 2.15 Curragh (IRE) | 4 September 2005

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(50-80, 3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st €9,328.50 2nd €2,173.50 3rd €958.50 4th €553.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	6. Persian Knight (IRE) 9/1 Damien Moran ³ C Collins	Damien Moran ³ C Collins	6	91	70	48	77	–
ch g Persian Brave (IRE) - Little Jane (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Mid-division, 7th approaching halfway, close 4th into straight, 2nd under 2f out, led 1f out, strongly pressed close home, just held on (trainer's representative said, regarding the improved form shown, yard had experienced a virus in the early part of the season but the horses were now returning to form, adding that this was a difficult to horse to get ready) (op 8/1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	2. Mutadarek 10/1 Tom Molloy Eoin Griffin	Tom Molloy Eoin Griffin	4	911	77	55	84	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Nasheed (USA) (Riverman)
Towards rear, 7th and headway early straight, 3rd 1f out, ran on well, just failed

3⁽³⁾ nk [½]	1. Crested Pochard (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Kennedy ³ Kevin Prendergast	Paddy Kennedy ³ Kevin Prendergast	4	98	77	54	83	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Led, headed approaching straight, regained lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on (op 14/1)

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¼]	10. Karramalu (IRE) 5/1 Sean Levey Mark Loughnane	Sean Levey Mark Loughnane	4	813	65	40	70	–
b f Entrepreneur - Bold Feather (Persian Bold)
Tracked leaders in 5th, kept on from 1 1/2f out (op 9/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ hd [1½]	14. Nizamar (IRE) 16/1 Amy Kathleen Parsons Andrew Heffernan	Amy Kathleen Parsons Andrew Heffernan	4	82	54	29	59	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Niyla (IRE) (Darshaan)
3rd to halfway, 5th into straight, 4th under 2f out, kept on same pace (op 14/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2]	5. Skerries (IRE) 12/1 Derek McCormack ³ H Rogers	Derek McCormack ³ H Rogers	4	93	72	–	76	–
ch f Dr Fong (USA) - Spanker (Suave Dancer)
Close 2nd, led approaching straight, headed over 2f out, no extra final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3]	11. Volcan Magique (IRE) 20/1 James Sullivan ³ James Leavy	James Sullivan ³ James Leavy	5	88 b	63	–	65	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Vanille (USA) (Diesis)
In rear of mid-division, 6th early straight, no impression from over 1 1/2f out (trainer said gelding lost a front shoe in running)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	4. Will He Rock (IRE) 3/1F Stephen Gray John A Quinn	Stephen Gray John A Quinn	4	99	75	–	76	–
b g Diesis - Recoleta (USA) (Wild Again)
Settled 4th, close 3rd approaching straight, no extra from 2f out (op 100/30)

9⁽¹²⁾ 1 [4¾]	9. Dictation 9/1 W J Cafferty D K Weld	W J Cafferty D K Weld	3	813 b	72	–	71	–
bb f Diktat - Monaiya (Shareef Dancer)
Held up, 8th early in straight, no impression from 1 1/2f out (op 7/1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [7¾]	7. Fire Finch 12/1 Miss Evanna McCutcheon ³ T Hogan	Miss Evanna McCutcheon ³ T Hogan	4	90 tp	69	–	63	–
ch f Halling (USA) - Fly For Fame (Shaadi)
Never a factor

11⁽⁸⁾ 2 [9¾]	12. Strides Of Fire (IRE) 10/1 Alain Cawley ³ John A Codd	Alain Cawley ³ John A Codd	4	85 p	60	–	50	–
b g General Monash (USA) - Lagrion (USA) (Diesis)
Mid-division, weakened before straight

12⁽²⁾ 2 [11¾]	8. King Of Peace (IRE) 12/1 Kieran O'Neill ³ H Rogers	Kieran O'Neill ³ H Rogers	12	811	66	–	52	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Pickety Place (Prince Tenderfoot)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, weakened approaching straight

13⁽⁴⁾ 3 [14¾]	3. Almost Famous I (IRE) 16/1 Mr T Addis ³ J S Bolger	Mr T Addis ³ J S Bolger	6	97 p	76	–	57	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Smouldering (IRE) (Caerleon)
Towards rear, effort 3f out, weakened straight

13 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 2m 7.80s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Vallee Blanche
1st owner: Andy Corrigan (Persian Knight) 1st breeder: Andrew Corrigan
2nd owner: Prospectors Syndicate (Mutadarek)
3rd owner: Mrs Kevin Prendergast (Crested Pochard)
Tote win: €12.70 PL: €3.20 €4 €3.50 Ex: €356.30 CSF: €100.87 Tricast: €1,448.09

2:15 Curragh (IRE) 4 Sep 2005

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