Full Result 5.20 Curragh (IRE) | 30 August 2019

Round Tower Stakes (Group 3)

(2yo) 6f Good To Yielding

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⁽²⁾	6. Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) 11/8F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	2	93	–	83	108	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Black Dahlia (Dansili)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway going well over 2f out and led far side 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and extended advantage, kept on well inside final furlong (op 11/8 tchd 5/4)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	4. Guildsman (FR) 5/1 Oisin Murphy Archie Watson	Oisin Murphy Archie Watson	2	93	105	77	104	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Dardiza (IRE) (Street Cry)
Hooded to load, dwelt and towards rear early, soon settled in rear of mid-division, 8th from halfway, still going well under 2f out where not clear run briefly, switched left 1f out and ran on well to snatch 2nd on line, nearest finish (op 11/2)

3⁽⁵⁾ shd [1½]	3. Blue Soldier I (USA) 6/1 Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	2	93	103	76	103	–
b c War Front (USA) - Marvellous (IRE) (Galileo)
Broke well to lead, narrow advantage at halfway, driven under 2f out and soon headed, no impression on winner under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong, denied 2nd on line (op 5/1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2]	10. Zarzyni (IRE) 16/1 Ronan Whelan M Halford	Ronan Whelan M Halford	2	93	–	74	102	–
b c Siyouni (FR) - Zunera (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and progress near side over 1f out, no impression on winner under pressure in 3rd well inside final furlong, dropped to 4th close home

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [2½]	9. Ventura Lightning (FR) 14/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	2	93	–	73	101	–
gr c No Nay Never (USA) - From This Day On (USA) (El Prado)
In rear of mid-division early, 11th halfway, not much room briefly over 2f out, soon pushed along and headway near side 1f out where ridden, ran on into 5th inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

6⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [4]	12. Brunelle (IRE) 12/1 Colin Keane G M Lyons	Colin Keane G M Lyons	2	90	–	64	93	–
b f Kodiac - Velvetina (IRE) (Barathea)
Close up behind leader, close 2nd at halfway, pushed along behind leaders 2f out and no extra under pressure over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong where dropped to 6th (op 20/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	8. Prince Of Naples (IRE) 33/1 Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	2	93 t¹	83	62	93	–
b c Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Armoise (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, raced keenly early, 5th halfway, not much room briefly 1 1/2f out and soon switched right, no impression on leaders inside final furlong where not clear run briefly and switched left, kept on again close home (op 25/1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [5¼]	7. Mount Fuji (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	2	93	96	61	92	–
gr c Dark Angel (IRE) - Shermeen (IRE) (Desert Style)
Slowly into stride and pushed along in rear early, took closer order after 1f, 7th from halfway, pushed along near side 2f out and soon dropped to rear, slightly impeded and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on again inside final furlong

9⁽⁴⁾ nse [5½]	14. Cool Vixen (IRE) 20/1 Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	2	90	88	57	89	–
b f Dandy Man (IRE) - Cool Tarifa (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
Waited with, last after 1f, niggled along briefly at halfway, took closer order and switched right over 2f out, soon pushed along and improved to chase leaders briefly 1f out, no extra under pressure and weakened far side inside final furlong (op 25/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 2 [7½]	1. Air Force Jet 33/1 Shane Crosse Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Shane Crosse Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2	93	99	52	86	–
b c Charm Spirit (IRE) - Wind Fire (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Close up behind leader, close 3rd at halfway, ridden under 2f out and soon no extra, weakened from over 1f out

11⁽³⁾ 1 [8½]	2. Arranmore 7/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	2	93	–	48	83	–
b c Oasis Dream - Ceisteach (IRE) (New Approach)
Hooded to load, held up, disputed 9th at halfway, some headway far side over 2f out to chase leaders, soon ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened 1f out (op 10/1)

12⁽¹⁾ 5½ [14]	11. Back To Brussels (IRE) 25/1 Chris Hayes J A Stack	Chris Hayes J A Stack	2	90	87	23	63	–
ch f Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Big Boned (USA) (Street Sense)
Held up towards rear, disputed 9th at halfway, took closer order briefly far side after halfway, pushed along under 2f out and soon weakened, eased 1f out (op 20/1)

12 ran Off time: 5:20:30 Winning time: 1m 12.76s (slow by 1.86s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Celtic Beauty (blood disorder), Johan Zoffani (declared in error)
1st owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Lope Y Fernandez) 1st breeder: S F Bloodstock LLC
2nd owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Guildsman)
3rd owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (Blue Soldier I)
Tote win: €1.90 PL: €1.02 €2.40 €1.60 Ex: €9.10 CSF: €8.27 Trifecta: €23.20

5:20 Curragh (IRE) 30 Aug 2019

Round Tower Stakes (Group 3)