Full Result 1.45 Curragh (IRE) | 23 October 2006

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(50-80, 3yo+) 6f Heavy

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⁽³⁾	22. Talihoya (IRE) 33/1 Rory Cleary ³ M Halford	Rory Cleary ³ M Halford	3	84	60	–	67	–
b f Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Pasadena Lady (Captain James)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, 10th on outer over 1f out, ran on well to lead close home

2⁽²⁶⁾ ½	20. Star Of Russia (IRE) 16/1 P Shanahan C Collins	P Shanahan C Collins	4	810	62	–	67	–
ch f Soviet Star (USA) - Shakanda (IRE) (Shernazar)
Mid-division, progress after halfway, 7th under 2f out, 2nd and challenged inside final furlong, kept on well

3⁽²⁴⁾ 1 [1½]	11. Lady Power (IRE) 10/1 Chris Timmons ⁷ Edward Lynam	Chris Timmons ⁷ Edward Lynam	4	810 t	69	3	71	–
b f Almutawakel I - Daily Double (FR) (Unfuwain)
Mid-division, headway over 1 1/2f out, 8th when switched 1f out, kept on well (op 12/1)

4⁽¹²⁾ shd [1½]	18. Diamonds For Luck I (IRE) 14/1 Declan McDonogh Desmond McDonogh	Declan McDonogh Desmond McDonogh	4	812	64	–	66	–
bb c Key Of Luck (USA) - Aine's Pet (IRE) (Fayruz)
Chased leaders on outer, progress into 6th after halfway, challenged and led under 1f out, headed and no extra close home (op 12/1)

5⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [2¼]	12. Johnny Angel 20/1 Chris Hayes ³ A Oliver	Chris Hayes ³ A Oliver	7	813	68	–	67	–
b g Lugana Beach - Sandy Looks (Music Boy)
Chased leaders on outer, 9th under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

6⁽²⁰⁾ nk [2¾]	9. Lyndalee (IRE) 9/1 Davy Condon T Hogan	Davy Condon T Hogan	3	94	71	1	70	–
b f Fasliyev (USA) - Itsibitsi (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Mid-division, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out (op 8/1)

7⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [3¼]	1. Lahiba (IRE) 14/1 E M Butterly ⁵ M Halford	E M Butterly ⁵ M Halford	5	99 b	80	8	77	–
b m Lahib (USA) - Eves Temptation (IRE) (Glenstal)
Led, strongly pressed from 2f out, headed under 1f out, soon no extra

8⁽²¹⁾ 1¾ [5]	16. Catch The Cat (IRE) 14/1 Seamie Heffernan Samuel Murphy	Seamie Heffernan Samuel Murphy	7	813 b	65	–	57	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Tongabezi (IRE) (Shernazar)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd and challenged 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

9⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [7]	30. Penny And Me (IRE) 33/1 Francisco Da Silva M Halford	Francisco Da Silva M Halford	3	84 1 p	57	–	43	–
b f Orpen (USA) - Early Fin (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Held up, kept on well from over 1f out

10⁽²⁷⁾ 1¾ [8¾]	14. Wychwood Wanderer (IRE) 9/1 Johnny Murtagh M Halford	Johnny Murtagh M Halford	3	91 p	68	–	49	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Calamander (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders, 8th 2f out, soon no extra, eased inside final furlong (op 8/1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 1 [9¾]	24. Controvento (IRE) 7/1F Danny Grant Eamon Tyrrell	Danny Grant Eamon Tyrrell	4	85 b	57	–	35	–
b f Midhish - La Maya (IRE) (Scenic)
Mid-division, progress 2f out, 9th over 1f out, soon no extra (op 6/1)

12⁽²³⁾ hd [9¾]	8. Bonita Rock (IRE) 12/1 R M Burke R J Osborne	R M Burke R J Osborne	4	94	70	–	47	–
b f Orpen (USA) - Olympic Rock (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

13⁽³⁰⁾ shd [10]	15. Pivotal Wish (IRE) 33/1 W J Lee ³ Liam McAteer	W J Lee ³ Liam McAteer	3	811	67	–	44	–
b g Pivotal - WishI (Danehill)
Mid-division, no impression from 2f out

14⁽¹⁾ 1 [11]	10. Richelieu 20/1 Christopher Geoghegan ⁵ J J Lambe	Christopher Geoghegan ⁵ J J Lambe	4	813	70	–	44	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Darling Flame (USA) (Capote)
Slowly into stride and held up towards rear, kept on from 1 1/2f out (op 33/1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [11½]	28. Baptista (IRE) 33/1 Martin Lane ⁷ H Rogers	Martin Lane ⁷ H Rogers	3	713 2 b¹	59	–	31	–
b f Stravinsky (USA) - Saabikah (USA) (Dayjur)
Held up, kept on without threatening from 1 1/2f out

16⁽⁸⁾ shd [11½]	25. Musical Review (UAE) 20/1 S Q Raza G Kennedy	S Q Raza G Kennedy	3	85 p	58	–	30	–
b f Jade Robbery (USA) - Treble Clef I (USA) (Danzig)
Never better than mid-division

17⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [11¾]	27. Baby Bud (IRE) 20/1 Shane Gorey ⁵ M Halford	Shane Gorey ⁵ M Halford	4	713	56	–	27	–
ch g Bold Fact (USA) - Eves Temptation (IRE) (Glenstal)
Never a factor

18⁽²⁹⁾ ½ [12¼]	21. Buchra Inchalla (IRE) 20/1 N G McCullagh Patrick Martin	N G McCullagh Patrick Martin	7	88	60	–	29	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Lisa's Favourite (Gorytus)
Towards rear, ridden before halfway, kept on same pace

19⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [13¾]	19. Lucky Lynsey (IRE) 16/1 Michael Hussey Timothy Doyle	Michael Hussey Timothy Doyle	4	811	63	–	28	–
b f Gothenberg (IRE) - Myro Balanne (IRE) (Glenstal)
Never a factor

20⁽²⁸⁾ nk [14¼]	29. Harbour Lights (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Lordan David Wachman	Wayne Lordan David Wachman	3	84 b¹	57	–	21	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Diamant (IRE) (Bigstone)
Chased leaders on stand's side, ridden halfway, no extra from over 2f out

21⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [15¼]	6. Famous Seamus (IRE) 20/1 M A Cleere ⁵ T J O'Mara	M A Cleere ⁵ T J O'Mara	3	91	73	–	34	–
b g City On A Hill (USA) - Sposa (USA) (St Jovite)
Mid-division, ridden halfway, no extra from 2f out

22⁽²⁾ 2 [17¼]	5. Petite Bois (IRE) 16/1 Kevin Manning M Halford	Kevin Manning M Halford	4	97	73	–	28	–
b f Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Madam Loving (Vaigly Great)
Never a factor

23⁽²⁵⁾ hd [17¼]	3. Killarney Beauty 25/1 Pat Smullen T G McCourt	Pat Smullen T G McCourt	3	98	75	–	29	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Royal Girl (Kafu)
Always towards rear (jockey said filly continually lost her action in running)

24⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [19¾]	7. Almutamore (IRE) 33/1 Ben Curtis ¹⁰ John Joseph Murphy	Ben Curtis ¹⁰ John Joseph Murphy	4	89	71	–	18	–
b f Almutawakel I - Morcote (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Slowly into stride and always behind

25⁽²²⁾ ¾ [20½]	2. Dafaroun (IRE) 12/1 Fran Berry Martin O'Toole	Fran Berry Martin O'Toole	5	911	77	–	22	–
b h Royal Applause - Dafayna (Habitat)
Close up, 2nd halfway, challenged under 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

26⁽⁹⁾ 2 [22½]	13. Vicky Lane (IRE) 14/1 P B Beggy ⁵ Seamus Fahey	P B Beggy ⁵ Seamus Fahey	5	811 b	68	–	7	–
b m Victory Note (USA) - City Imp (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, eased over 1f out (op 12/1)

27⁽⁴⁾ 15 [37½]	23. Namidiya (IRE) 33/1 Willie Supple H Rogers	Willie Supple H Rogers	3	86	59	–	–	–
b f Namid - Debinnair (FR) (Wolfhound)
Never a factor, behind when eased final furlong

28⁽¹³⁾ 5½ [43]	4. Mt Weather (IRE) 33/1 Colm O'Donoghue John Geoghegan	Colm O'Donoghue John Geoghegan	3	97 tb¹	74	–	–	–
b g Namid - It Takes Two (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders early, no extra halfway, eased over 1f out

28 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 1m 22.40s (slow by 11.70s) Total SP: 161%
Non-runners: National Express, Togher Castle
1st owner: Mrs Brigid Cullen (Talihoya) 1st breeder: Ray Cullen
2nd owner: G T Gaffney (Star Of Russia)
3rd owner: Mrs S Power (Lady Power)
Tote win: €43.80 PL: €10.20 €11.50 €3.10 CSF: €522.71 Tricast: €5,673.05

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