Full Result 3.20 Curragh (IRE) | 20 August 2016

Jimmy O'Neill Irish Racing Excellence Curragh Stakes (Group 3)

(2yo) 5f Good

1st €35,400 2nd €11,400 3rd €5,400 4th €2,400 5th €1,200 6th €600

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Hit The Bid 50/1 Leigh Roche D J Bunyan	Leigh Roche D J Bunyan	2	93	–	79	100	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Selinka (Selkirk)
Broke well and chased leaders on far side in 4th, tacked across to stands' side over 1f out where led, hung left and stayed on well closing stages (jockey said colt hung left in the closing stages) (op 33/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	7. Mur Hiba (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning M D O'Callaghan	Kevin Manning M D O'Callaghan	2	90	87	74	96	–
b f Helmet (AUS) - Miss Brief (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Raced in mid-division, ridden and closer 1f out in 4th, kept on well into 2nd final 100yds, not reach winner

3⁽²⁾ ½ [1]	11. Yulong Baobei (IRE) 9/4 Shane Foley M Halford	Shane Foley M Halford	2	90	107	72	94	–
ch f Choisir (AUS) - Bless You (Bahamian Bounty)
Led in centre of track, tacked across to stands' rails at halfway, headed over 1f out, short of room against rails final 150yds, kept on same pace in 3rd (op 15/8)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¾]	10. Velveteen 10/1 Colin Keane G M Lyons	Colin Keane G M Lyons	2	90	–	69	91	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Ermine And Velvet (Nayef)
Soon chased leaders in 3rd, almost on terms over 1f out, no impression in 4th final 100yds, kept on same pace (op 8/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [1¾]	3. Sportsmanship (USA) 3/1 Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	2	93	–	71	95	–
b c War Front (USA) - Wild Poppy (USA) (El Prado)
Held up towards rear, progress when not clear run over 1f out in 8th, kept on well closing stages into 5th, nearest finish (op 7/2)

6⁽¹⁾ hd [2]	5. Mayleaf Shine (IRE) 16/1 Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy	2	90	90	67	90	–
b f Mayson - Let Me Shine (USA) (Dixie Union)
Held up, progress on outer approaching final furlong in 6th, kept on well closing stages, never on terms

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¼]	6. Miss Cogent (IRE) 50/1 W J Lee J P Murtagh	W J Lee J P Murtagh	2	90 h¹	80	66	89	–
b f Clodovil (IRE) - Onomatomania (USA) (Mr Greeley)
Raced in rear until progress on outer entering final furlong, kept on strongly closing stages, nearest finish

8⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2½]	4. Giselle's Charm (IRE) 25/1 Shane B Kelly M D O'Callaghan	Shane B Kelly M D O'Callaghan	2	90	90	65	90	–
ch f Casamento (IRE) - Princess Kyka (IRE) (Namid)
Chased leaders in 5th, ridden and not quicken entering final furlong, kept on same pace (op 20/1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3½]	9. Swish (IRE) 16/1 N G McCullagh John James Feane	N G McCullagh John James Feane	2	90	96	61	85	–
gr f Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - Maidservant (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Raced in mid-division on stands' rails, ridden and dropped towards rear after halfway, kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [6]	2. Leo Minor (USA) 2/1F Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	2	93	–	54	91	–
b c War Front (USA) - Kissed (IRE) (Galileo)
Chased leader in 2nd on stands' side, 4th at halfway and soon lost position, kept on again when short of room inside final furlong, eased final 100yds (jockey said colt was denied a clear run) (op 7/2)

10 ran Off time: 3:21:01 Winning time: 1m 0.04s (slow by 2.24s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Pious Alexander (coughing)
1st owner: Straight To Victory Syndicate (Hit The Bid) 1st breeder: W And R Barnett Ltd
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (Mur Hiba)
3rd owner: Zhang Yuesheng (Yulong Baobei)
Tote win: €20.10 PL: €3.80 €2.80 €1.02 Ex: €293.60 CSF: €519.11 Trifecta: €652.80

After a stewards inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:20 Curragh (IRE) 20 Aug 2016

Jimmy O'Neill Irish Racing Excellence Curragh Stakes (Group 3)