Full Result 4.25 Curragh (IRE) | 28 August 2016

Round Tower Stakes (Group 3)

(2yo) 6f 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⁽⁶⁾	3. Intelligence Cross (USA) 11/8F Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	2	93 t	108	98	109	–
b c War Front (USA) - Good Vibes (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Close up behind leader, close 2nd at halfway, improved travelling well to lead near side 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and stayed on well to extend advantage inside final furlong, easily (op 11/8 tchd 7/4)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¼	5. Holy Cat (IRE) 2/1 Colin Keane M D O'Callaghan	Colin Keane M D O'Callaghan	2	90	–	78	93	–
ch f Kitten's Joy (USA) - Holy Freud (USA) (Freud)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden in 4th inside final furlong and closed under pressure near side into moderate 2nd final strides, not trouble easy winner (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)

3⁽²⁾ nk [4½]	2. Super Fun (IRE) 10/1 Colm O'Donoghue M D O'Callaghan	Colm O'Donoghue M D O'Callaghan	2	93	–	80	95	–
b c Dandy Man (IRE) - Dame Hester (IRE) (Diktat)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd 1f out and no impression on easy winner, kept on same pace inside final furlong and denied moderate 2nd final strides (op 12/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	8. Swish (IRE) 33/1 Pat Smullen John James Feane	Pat Smullen John James Feane	2	90	94	72	89	–
gr f Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - Maidservant (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up towards rear, 7th halfway, took closer order under 2f out, soon ridden in 6th and no impression on easy winner under pressure in moderate 4th inside final furlong, kept on same pace

5⁽³⁾ ½ [6¼]	10. Velveteen 16/1 Gary Carroll G M Lyons	Gary Carroll G M Lyons	2	90	92	70	87	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Ermine And Velvet (Nayef)
Broke well to lead, narrow advantage at halfway, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no impression on easy winner in 3rd just inside final furlong, one pace closing stages

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6¾]	4. Sportsmanship (USA) 11/2 Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	2	93	97	71	92	–
b c War Front (USA) - Wild Poppy (USA) (El Prado)
Held up, 6th halfway, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out where not much room briefly, no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 5/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [7]	7. Solar Halo (USA) 40/1 W J Lee W McCreery	W J Lee W McCreery	2	90	–	67	85	–
b f Harlan's Holiday (USA) - Dreams Of Fire (USA) (Dynaformer)
Chased leaders early until dropped to 8th between horses at halfway, ridden in rear over 1f out and kept on one pace, never troubled leaders

8⁽⁴⁾ 2 [9]	9. Teo's Music (IRE) 20/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	2	90	–	59	79	–
b f Intense Focus (USA) - Teo's Sister (IRE) (Galileo)
Waited with in rear, last at halfway, switched right to far side under 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace (op 25/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [11½]	6. Mayleaf Shine (IRE) 25/1 Shane Foley Joseph G Murphy	Shane Foley Joseph G Murphy	2	90	91	49	71	–
b f Mayson - Let Me Shine (USA) (Dixie Union)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9 ran Off time: 4:25:14 Winning time: 1m 12.06s (slow by 1.36s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Born To Be (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Intelligence Cross) 1st breeder: Good Vibes Syndicate
2nd owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Holy Cat)
3rd owner: J P Kehoe (Super Fun)
Tote win: €2.30 PL: €1.02 €1.80 €2 Ex: €5.60 CSF: €4.25 Trifecta: €24.80

4:25 Curragh (IRE) 28 Aug 2016

Round Tower Stakes (Group 3)