Full Result 5.20 Curragh (IRE) | 6 May 2019

Curragh Training Grounds Apprentice Handicap

(4yo+) 7f Good To Yielding

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⁽¹⁷⁾	2. Hit The Silk (IRE) 14/1 Ger O'Neill P J F Murphy	Ger O'Neill P J F Murphy	6	103 h	73	61	86	–
br g Majestic Missile (IRE) - Queen Of Silk (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Held up in mid-division, pushed along in 12th halfway, soon good progress to go 2nd 2f out, kept on well under pressure to lead entering final furlong and soon clear, kept on strongly close home (trainer said regarding apparent improvement in form that he felt his charge is better over 7f, he also added that the application of a hood, his charge settling much better and the straight track today all helped)

2⁽¹⁶⁾ 2¼	21. Stellaire Enfant (IRE) 16/1 Adam Farragher ⁴ Peter Fahey	Adam Farragher ⁴ Peter Fahey	4	85	51	32	57	–
b f Red Jazz (USA) - Belle Child (IRE) (Bijou D'Inde)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, soon pushed along and kept on steadily under pressure to go 2nd close home but no chance with winner

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2¾]	1. Beckwith Place (IRE) 25/1 Ross Coakley Tracey Collins	Ross Coakley Tracey Collins	4	103 t	73	52	78	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Sweet Afton (IRE) (Mujadil)
Towards rear, closer in mid-division halfway, pushed along under 3f out, kept on well under pressure to go 2nd inside final furlong, soon one pace and dropped to 3rd close home (op 28/1)

4⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [3¼]	17. Bobby Jean (IRE) 20/1 Tom Madden Miss Tara Lee Cogan	Tom Madden Miss Tara Lee Cogan	8	90 t	56	33	59	–
b m Jeremy (USA) - Madam's View (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out and soon taken to outer, kept on steadily under pressure to go 4th close home but no threat to winner

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [5]	10. Latchet (IRE) 8/1 Luke McAteer ⁴ J S Bolger	Luke McAteer ⁴ J S Bolger	5	97	67	39	66	–
b m Intense Focus (USA) - Teolane (IRE) (Teofilo)
Held up towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, kept on steadily under pressure to go 4th inside final furlong, dropped to 5th close home (op 9/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [5¼]	11. Reverberation 10/1 Willie Byrne ⁴ J J Lambe	Willie Byrne ⁴ J J Lambe	4	911	67	42	69	–
ch g Excelebration (IRE) - Echo Ridge (IRE) (Oratorio)
In rear of mid-division, ridden 3f out and some progress under pressure, bumped with rival 1 1/2f out, no extra but kept on well

7⁽²⁴⁾ nk [5½]	16. Wilderness 20/1 Danny Sheehy J P Murtagh	Danny Sheehy J P Murtagh	4	95	61	31	58	–
b f Cityscape - Moonlight Applause (Royal Applause)
Mid-division on outer, 11th halfway, ridden under 3f out and soon outpaced but switched right under 2f out and kept on well again between horses (op 16/1)

8⁽²⁾ 1½ [7]	8. Korbous (IRE) 25/1 Donagh O'Connor Richard Brabazon	Donagh O'Connor Richard Brabazon	10	912	68	33	61	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Puppet Play (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Towards rear, ridden 3f out and kept on steadily under pressure but never near to challenge

9⁽²²⁾ ½ [7½]	15. Villa Maria 8/1 J M Sheridan ⁷ Adrian Murray	J M Sheridan ⁷ Adrian Murray	4	813	62	25	54	–
b f Makfi - An Ghalanta (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Chased leaders, went 2nd on outer halfway, ridden under 3f out, soon no extra under pressure and gradually weakened (op 12/1)

10⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [8¼]	12. Treble Cone 33/1 Dean Curran ⁷ Gerard Keane	Dean Curran ⁷ Gerard Keane	4	93	66	27	56	–
ch g Lethal Force (IRE) - Cardrona (Selkirk)
Towards rear, ridden under 3f out, some progress when bumped with rival and short of room 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily again (jockey said that he had to check his mount in running)

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [9]	14. Silk Cravat 15/2 Ben Coen John Geoghegan	Ben Coen John Geoghegan	6	97	63	22	51	–
ch g Kyllachy - Polly Floyer (Halling)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden entering final 2f and kept on well under pressure but no extra entering final furlong and one pace (op 7/1 tchd 8/1 and 13/2)

12⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [9¼]	23. Forza Libranno (FR) 25/1 Alan Persse ⁴ Noel Lawlor	Alan Persse ⁴ Noel Lawlor	6	80 1	46	4	33	–
b g Dick Turpin (IRE) - Bella Vento (Shirocco)
Bit slowly away, in rear, progress to go 10th halfway, soon ridden and no extra inside final 2f, one pace

13⁽²³⁾ nk [9½]	3. Bay Of Skaill 12/1 Shane Crosse Joseph G Murphy	Shane Crosse Joseph G Murphy	5	102 e/s¹	72	29	58	–
b m Bated Breath - Skara Brae (Inchinor)
Crossed over from high draw to lead, went 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along entering final 2f, no extra and headed entering final furlong, weakened (op 14/1)

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¾ [14¼]	7. High Altitude (IRE) 25/1 Stephen Mooney ⁴ John Joseph Murphy	Stephen Mooney ⁴ John Joseph Murphy	5	98	68	11	41	–
b g Papal Bull - Intisab (Green Desert)
Soon in rear, ridden halfway and some modest progress but never in contention

15⁽²¹⁾ ½ [14¾]	9. Eacharn (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Slattery ² Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery ² Andrew Slattery	5	99 p	67	8	39	–
b g Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - Miss Eze (Danehill Dancer)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out and soon no extra, weakened

16⁽¹¹⁾ hd [15]	4. Fit For Function 11/1 Killian Leonard Joseph G Murphy	Killian Leonard Joseph G Murphy	6	102	72	12	43	–
b g Captain Gerrard (IRE) - Victoria Peek (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3f out but soon no extra and weakened (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

17⁽⁷⁾ 1 [16]	20. Ten Joys (IRE) 50/1 Hugh Horgan ⁷ J C Hayden	Hugh Horgan ⁷ J C Hayden	4	85	54	–	23	–
b f Requinto (IRE) - Valentine Hill (IRE) (Mujadil)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 3f out but no extra under pressure and gradually weakened

18⁽¹⁴⁾ 7½ [23½]	19. Heavens Align (IRE) 10/1 Nathan Crosse ⁴ W McCreery	Nathan Crosse ⁴ W McCreery	4	88	54	–	–	–
b f Shamardal (USA) - Althea Rose (IRE) (Green Desert)
Soon chased leaders, went 4th halfway, soon ridden and no extra under pressure, weakened

19⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [26¾]	6. Highly Approved (IRE) 28/1 Daire Davis ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	Daire Davis ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	4	96 h	69	–	9	–
b f Approve (IRE) - High Society Girl (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon short of room and snatched up, switched left and short of room again, stumbled entering final furlong and soon eased (op 25/1)

20⁽⁴⁾ ½ [27¼]	5. My Mystique (IRE) 11/1 John Shinnick ⁷ G M Lyons	John Shinnick ⁷ G M Lyons	4	99	72	–	10	–
b f Rajj (IRE) - Imitation (Darshaan)
Mid-division, closer to chase leaders in 8th before halfway, soon ridden and no extra, weakened (op 10/1)

21⁽¹⁾ hd [27½]	24. Raise The Tempo (IRE) 50/1 Charlie O'Dwyer ⁷ Conor O'Dwyer	Charlie O'Dwyer ⁷ Conor O'Dwyer	4	711 1	46	–	–	–
b f Most Improved (IRE) - Easy Going (Hamas)
Chased leaders early, dropped to mid-division, halfway and soon pushed along, no extra and weakened

22⁽⁶⁾ 20 [47½]	18. Tember 25/1 Sean Bird ⁷ T G McCourt	Sean Bird ⁷ T G McCourt	4	86 v	55	–	–	–
b g Sayif (IRE) - Tranquil Flight (Oasis Dream)
Mid-division, ridden after 2f and soon lost place, struggling and detached from halfway

23⁽¹³⁾ 4¼ [51¾]	13. Global Pass 13/2F Oisin Orr Richard John O'Brien	Oisin Orr Richard John O'Brien	4	98	64	–	–	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Mary Boleyn (IRE) (King's Best)
Mid-division, pushed along halfway and soon no extra under pressure, weakened (op 12/1)

23 ran Off time: 5:22:43 Winning time: 1m 27.78s (slow by 4.28s) Total SP: 147%
Non-runners: Come At Dawn (in season)
1st owner: Derek Leonard (Hit The Silk) 1st breeder: J Hutchinson
2nd owner: Mrs Lucy Lynch (Stellaire Enfant)
3rd owner: Notary Syndicate (Beckwith Place)
Tote win: €30.70 PL: €6.50 €6.60 €7 Ex: €1,009.10 CSF: €217.68 Tricast: €5,568.07

5:20 Curragh (IRE) 6 May 2019

Curragh Training Grounds Apprentice Handicap