Full Result 5.20 Curragh (IRE) | 6 August 2018

Curragh "Where Champions Are Made" Handicap

(45-70, 3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st €6,776 2nd €2,101 3rd €1,001 4th €451 5th €176

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²³⁾	17. A Likely Story (IRE) 8/1 Colin Keane T G McCourt	Colin Keane T G McCourt	5	92 v	57	60	67	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Where We Left Off (Dr Devious)
With leaders, close 2nd near side from halfway, ridden 2f out and kept on well under pressure inside final furlong to lead final strides (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

2⁽³⁰⁾ nk	16. Lily's Prince (IRE) 16/1 Oisin Orr ³ Garvan Donnelly	Oisin Orr ³ Garvan Donnelly	8	90	58	60	67	–
b g Strategic Prince - Miss Sabre (Sabrehill)
Chased leaders near side, ridden 2f out and closed under pressure to challenge on terms well inside final furlong until headed final strides

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [¾]	28. Handsome Maverick (IRE) 14/1 N G McCullagh Donal Kinsella	N G McCullagh Donal Kinsella	5	86 tb¹	47	47	54	–
gr g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Indus Ridge (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
In touch far side, ridden before halfway, and headway under pressure to chase leaders far side entering final furlong, edged slightly left inside final furlong and kept on into 3rd close home, nearest finish (op 12/1)

4⁽²⁵⁾ ½ [1¼]	24. Zeeyalater (IRE) 14/1 Gary Carroll Ms Sheila Lavery	Gary Carroll Ms Sheila Lavery	4	812	53	51	59	–
b g Zebedee - Later (IRE) (Marju)
In touch down centre, pushed along and disputed 6th after halfway, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [1½]	9. Gopsies Daughter (IRE) 12/1 Killian Leonard ³ Denis Gerard Hogan	Killian Leonard ³ Denis Gerard Hogan	7	92 p	60	57	65	–
ch m Captain Rio - Brief Journey (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Chased leaders far side, pushed along and disputed 4th down centre from halfway, closed under pressure to lead briefly well inside final furlong until soon headed and no extra near finish where dropped to 5th (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2½]	4. T For Tango (IRE) 16/1 W J Lee Richard John O'Brien	W J Lee Richard John O'Brien	3	911	70	61	71	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Diminish (IRE) (Raven's Pass)
Held up towards rear down centre, some headway going well after halfway, ridden in mid-division 1f out and ran on near side well inside final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¾]	27. Downtown Diva (IRE) 25/1 Shane Foley Jack W Davison	Shane Foley Jack W Davison	3	89	54	44	54	–
b f Approve (IRE) - Sovereign Street (Compton Place)
Mid-division down centre, not much room briefly and switched left under 2f out, ridden over 1f out and some headway under pressure inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

8⁽²⁾ nse [2¾]	29. Dash D'or (IRE) 50/1 Conor Hoban Kieran P Cotter	Conor Hoban Kieran P Cotter	5	85 b¹	46	37	47	–
gr m Le Cadre Noir (IRE) - Dash For Gold (Highest Honor)
Loaded without rider, dwelt, pushed along early and soon mid-division, progress far side to lead before halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and all out well inside final furlong where headed and weakened near finish

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [3]	12. Polly Douglas (IRE) 10/1 Dylan Hogan ⁷ Kieran P Cotter	Dylan Hogan ⁷ Kieran P Cotter	5	811	59	49	59	–
b m Le Cadre Noir (IRE) - Isabella Rose (IRE) (City On A Hill)
Chased leaders far side, disputed 6th at halfway, ridden over 2f out and no extra behind leaders inside final furlong, weakened near finish where checked slightly

10⁽¹²⁾ shd [3¼]	19. Landline (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning Thomas Cleary	Kevin Manning Thomas Cleary	4	92 p	57	46	57	–
b g Vocalised (USA) - Bipasha (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Slightly awkward start, in touch far side, driven in 9th after halfway and no impression on leaders under pressure 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

11⁽²⁶⁾ 1 [4¼]	31. Approbare (IRE) 28/1 Alan Persse ¹⁰ T M Walsh	Alan Persse ¹⁰ T M Walsh	6	78 t	41	30	42	–
b g Approve (IRE) - Tabrina (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Held up towards rear near side, driven over 2f out and some headway under pressure over 1f out, checked slightly inside final furlong, kept on near finish, never nearer (op 25/1)

12⁽²⁰⁾ shd [4¼]	10. Tush 7/1J Chris Hayes W T Farrell	Chris Hayes W T Farrell	4	95	60	44	56	–
b f Makfi - Vivacious Way (Holy Roman Emperor)
Mid-division down centre early, pushed along 2f out and edged left under pressure over 1f out, no impression on leaders under hands and heels closing stages, kept on (op 13/2)

13⁽²²⁾ shd [4¼]	26. Steelriver (IRE) 25/1 Sean Kirrane ¹⁰ J F Levins	Sean Kirrane ¹⁰ J F Levins	8	81 v	52	35	48	–
b g Iffraaj - Numerus Clausus (FR) (Numerous)
In rear of mid-division near side when checked slightly before halfway, ridden 2f out and some late headway inside final furlong, never nearer (op 20/1)

14⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5]	23. Hatton Cross (IRE) 25/1 Wayne Lordan T J O'Mara	Wayne Lordan T J O'Mara	9	813 p	54	34	48	–
b g Moss Vale (IRE) - Last Gasp (Barathea)
Mid-division far side, ridden 2f out and no impression under pressure entering final furlong, kept on one pace inside final furlong

15⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [6½]	3. Flowerhill Nova (IRE) 33/1 Ben Coen ⁷ Andrew Slattery	Ben Coen ⁷ Andrew Slattery	5	95 ht	67	41	56	–
b g Elnadim (USA) - Mac Melody (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Towards rear far side, ridden after halfway and no impression in mid-division 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 25/1)

16⁽²⁸⁾ ½ [7]	25. Fastidious 25/1 Gary Halpin M D O'Callaghan	Gary Halpin M D O'Callaghan	9	811 b	52	24	39	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Felicitous (King's Best)
Chased leaders near side, pushed along from halfway and no extra, disputing 9th 2f out where edged right under pressure, one pace after

17⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7½]	15. Feisty Katerina (IRE) 33/1 Gavin Ryan ⁷ Brendan W Duke	Gavin Ryan ⁷ Brendan W Duke	3	810 tb¹	62	31	47	–
b f Vocalised (USA) - Miss Ekaterina (IRE) (Teofilo)
With leaders down centre and disputed lead before halfway, driven in close 3rd over 2f out and no extra behind leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 25/1)

18⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [10¼]	8. January Morn (USA) 40/1 Willie Byrne ¹⁰ Anthony Mullins	Willie Byrne ¹⁰ Anthony Mullins	4	810	61	21	38	–
b f Elusive Quality (USA) - Primadona (IRE) (Galileo)
Chased leaders far side early, ridden and weakened from halfway (op 33/1)

19⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [10¼]	30. Olly's Folly 25/1 Danny Sheehy ⁷ Norman Cassidy	Danny Sheehy ⁷ Norman Cassidy	4	712 v¹	46	5	23	–
b g Poet's Voice - Pearl Diva (IRE) (Acclamation)
In touch down centre early, pushed along after 2f and no extra after halfway, short of room between horses and checked 2f out, no impression after

20⁽²⁹⁾ ½ [10¾]	21. Lion Hearted (IRE) 12/1 Ronan Whelan Tracey Collins	Ronan Whelan Tracey Collins	4	91	56	13	31	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Ros The Boss (IRE) (Danehill)
Prominent near side group, pushed along behind leaders from halfway and under pressure in 4th over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out (op 14/1)

21⁽¹⁷⁾ 1½ [12¼]	2. Wadood (IRE) 50/1 P B Beggy D Broad	P B Beggy D Broad	4	913 tp¹	68	19	38	–
b g Kodiac - Cakestown Lady (IRE) (Petorius)
Waited with towards rear, pushed along near side at halfway and no impression under pressure over 2f out, kept on one pace final 2f

22⁽²⁷⁾ shd [12½]	11. Mr Shelby (IRE) 16/1 Tom Madden ⁵ S Donohoe	Tom Madden ⁵ S Donohoe	4	813 p	59	9	29	–
b g Casamento (IRE) - Notepad (King's Best)
Chased leaders near side, pushed along from before halfway and no extra under pressure under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

23⁽²¹⁾ shd [12½]	6. Split The Atom (IRE) 7/1J Rory Cleary Damian Joseph English	Rory Cleary Damian Joseph English	6	98	63	12	33	–
ch g The Carbon Unit (USA) - The Mighty Atom (USA) (Sky Mesa)
Held up towards rear near side, pushed along after halfway and no impression under 2f out, never a factor (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

24⁽²⁴⁾ nse [12½]	13. Ancient Astronaut 20/1 Robbie Colgan Karl Thornton	Robbie Colgan Karl Thornton	5	93	58	6	28	–
b g Kodiac - Tatora (Selkirk)
Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression after halfway

25⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [13]	18. Binary Code 40/1 Shane B Kelly ³ Paul O'Flynn	Shane B Kelly ³ Paul O'Flynn	4	813	57	4	26	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Summer Night (Nashwan)
Waited with, pushed along in rear from before halfway and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace final 2f, never a factor (op 33/1)

26⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [13¼]	5. Diable D'or (IRE) 25/1 Denis Linehan ⁵ Anthony Mulholland	Denis Linehan ⁵ Anthony Mulholland	4	93 t	63	9	31	–
gr g Clodovil (IRE) - Caherassdotcom (Compton Place)
Dwelt and pushed along towards rear early, driven before halfway and no impression under pressure over 2f out, never a factor

27⁽³⁾ ¾ [14]	7. Amaretto Stone (IRE) 50/1 Colm O'Donoghue J H Scott	Colm O'Donoghue J H Scott	4	96	61	4	26	–
b f Rajj (IRE) - Dernier Danse (Fasliyev)
Soon settled towards rear far side, ridden and no impression after halfway, never a factor (op 40/1)

28⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [14¼]	22. Your Pal Tal 20/1 Donagh O'Connor ⁵ J F Levins	Donagh O'Connor ⁵ J F Levins	8	810 t¹	56	–	21	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Good Health (Magic Ring)
Mid-division down centre, pushed along before halfway and weakened 2f out (op 16/1)

29⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [15¼]	20. Zeb City (IRE) 33/1 Robson Aguiar Adrian Murray	Robson Aguiar Adrian Murray	3	92	61	–	21	–
b g Zebedee - Mad About The Girl (IRE) (Excellent Art)
Towards rear throughout, ridden and no impression 2f out, never a factor

30⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [17]	1. Captain Cullen (IRE) 20/1 Nathan Crosse ⁷ Joseph Anthony Murray	Nathan Crosse ⁷ Joseph Anthony Murray	9	97	69	–	25	–
b g Strategic Prince - Missouri (Charnwood Forest)
Chased leaders down centre early, ridden from halfway and soon no extra, weakened 2f out

30 ran Off time: 5:22:17 Winning time: 1m 12.03s (slow by 1.33s) Total SP: 162%
Non-runners: Bellick (unsuitable ground), Logarithm (reserve), Noirvento (reserve)
1st owner: John P McGovern (A Likely Story) 1st breeder: Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Martin Sheridan (Lily's Prince)
3rd owner: Donal Kinsella (Handsome Maverick)
Tote win: €9.30 PL: €2 €5.10 €4.80 Ex: €190.30 CSF: €129.58 Tricast: €1,888.05
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: €104.40 to a €1 stake. Pool: €19,255.39
Quadpot:

5:20 Curragh (IRE) 6 Aug 2018

Curragh "Where Champions Are Made" Handicap