Full Result 3.50 Curragh (IRE) | 9 September 2012

Irresistible Jewel Blandford Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st €65,000 2nd €19,000 3rd €9,000 4th €3,000

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	8. Up (IRE) 3/1J Joseph O'Brien A P O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien A P O'Brien	3	90	110	101	113	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Halland Park Lass (IRE) (Spectrum)
Held up in touch, 6th over 3f out, closed going best under 2f out, ridden on outer to challenge well inside final furlong, led final strides, all out (vet said filly returned lame) (op 3/1 tchd 11/4)

2⁽³⁾ shd	6. Caponata (USA) 3/1J Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	3	90	110	100	113	–
b f Selkirk (USA) - Daring Diva (Dansili)
Reported to be coming in season beforehand, held up in touch, closed approaching final furlong and ridden to lead narrowly over 100yds out, strongly pressed and headed final strides

3⁽¹⁾ 1½ [1½]	3. Nahrain 9/2 Neil Callan Roger Varian	Neil Callan Roger Varian	4	97	–	99	110	–
ch f Selkirk (USA) - Bahr (Generous)
Held up, 5th 3f out, closer approaching final furlong and ridden, kept on without ever threatening principals (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2]	2. Manieree (IRE) 7/1 N G McCullagh John M Oxx	N G McCullagh John M Oxx	4	97 b	112	98	109	–
br f Medicean - Sheer Spirit (IRE) (Caerleon)
Led at strong pace, ridden approaching 2f out, challenged inside final furlong and headed over 100yds out, no extra

5⁽⁵⁾ 3 [5]	4. Sea Of Heartbreak (IRE) 9/2 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	5	97	–	92	103	–
b m Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Top Forty (Rainbow Quest)
Dwelt and raced towards rear, 7th over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never a threat (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	1. Chrysanthemum (IRE) 10/1 Wayne Lordan David Wachman	Wayne Lordan David Wachman	4	97 b	105	88	100	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Well Spoken (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order over 2f out, soon struggling to get on terms and weakened entering final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ 6½ [13¼]	5. Aaraas 33/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	3	90 b¹	102	73	87	–
b f Haafhd - Adaala (USA) (Sahm)
Chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, soon pushed along and weakened approaching final 2f

8⁽⁸⁾ 26 [39¼]	7. Soon (IRE) 14/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	90	99	21	35	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Classic Park (Robellino)
Slowly into stride and raced in rear, never a factor, eased final furlong (op 12/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:50:35 Winning time: 2m 3.33s (fast by 2.27s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Up) 1st breeder: Smythson
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Caponata)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Nahrain)
Tote win: €3.20 PL: €1.30 €1.40 €1.80 Ex: €8.90 CSF: €12.31 Trifecta: €16.45

3:50 Curragh (IRE) 9 Sep 2012

Irresistible Jewel Blandford Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)