Full Result 6.50 Galway (IRE) | 28 July 1998

McDonogh European Breeders Fund Handicap (Listed)

(0-110, 3yo+) (1m73yds) 1m½f Yielding

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	1. Free To Speak (IRE) 14/1 Mick Kinane D K Weld	Mick Kinane D K Weld	6	910 b	94	–	99	–
ch h Be My Guest (USA) - Love For Poetry (Lord Gayle)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, 8th and ridden approaching straight, ran on strongly on stands rails to lead close home, comfortably (op 12/1)

2⁽¹²⁾ 1½	2. Thats Logic (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Spencer ⁵ Donal Hassett	Jamie Spencer ⁵ Donal Hassett	4	90	89	–	91	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Allberry (Alzao)
Held up, ridden 3 1/2f out, headway to chase leaders 2f out, improved to lead on inner early straight, hard ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, headed close home (op 12/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [2¼]	3. Playacting (USA) 7/2F Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	3	94	96	–	96	–
b g Forty Niner (USA) - Mystery Play I (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, close 2nd and ridden to challenge straight, kept on one paced under pressure. (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [3¾]	6. Forget About It (IRE) 6/1 N G McCullagh C Collins	N G McCullagh C Collins	3	92	94	–	91	–
b f Be My Guest (USA) - You Make Me Real (USA) (Give Me Strength)
Held up in touch, progress 3f out, close 3rd and ridden to challenge between horses straight, kept on one paced (op 7/1)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [6¾]	14. Master Cooper (IRE) 20/1 J J Behan D Hanley	J J Behan D Hanley	4	88	78	–	69	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Arabian Princess (Taufan)
Led, headed before halfway, regained lead 3f out, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7¼]	15. Maytpleasethecourt (IRE) 10/1 G D Power ⁷ J E Mulhern	G D Power ⁷ J E Mulhern	5	80	77	–	67	–
b m Persian Heights - Maiacourt (Malacate)
Held up in touch, headway into 5th 2f out, ridden and one paced straight

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [8¼]	8. Golden Fact (USA) 16/1 S A Curtis ⁷ Michael McElhone	S A Curtis ⁷ Michael McElhone	4	88 5	85	–	73	–
b g Known Fact (USA) - Cosmic Sea Queen (USA) (Determined Cosmic)
Prominent, 7th and ridden approaching straight, one paced (op 12/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [9¾]	13. Welsh Lion (IRE) 20/1 Eddie Ahern ³ M J Grassick	Eddie Ahern ³ M J Grassick	4	87	80	–	65	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Welsh Flame (Welsh Pageant)
Held up, ridden and kept on from 2 1/2f out (op 14/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [10½]	18. Sea Fisher (IRE) 25/1 Mr S Crawford ⁷ Augustine Leahy	Mr S Crawford ⁷ Augustine Leahy	7	73	66	–	49	–
b g Mulhollande (USA) - Escape Path (Wolver Hollow)
Towards rear, progress 3f out, ridden and kept on one paced straight

10⁽⁴⁾ 1 [11½]	9. Balla Sola (IRE) 12/1 Pat Smullen W P Mullins	Pat Smullen W P Mullins	3	90	92	–	73	–
ch g Simply Great (FR) - Dance Alone (USA) (Monteverdi)
Tracked leaders, led before halfway, headed and weakened from 3f out (veterinary officer reported Balla Sola was blowing hard post race) (op 14/1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 8 [19½]	10. Amravati (IRE) 20/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	812	90	–	54	–
ch f Project Manager - Smaoineamh (Tap On Wood)
Tracked leaders in 8th, ridden and no impression over 2f out (op 16/1)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 7 [26½]	5. Right Job (IRE) 10/1 Danny Grant ⁷ Patrick J Flynn	Danny Grant ⁷ Patrick J Flynn	3	810	95	–	43	–
ch c Sharp Victor (USA) - Mlle Le Fabuleux (USA) (Le Fabuleux)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before straight (op 7/1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [27¼]	17. Deilginis 16/1 David McCabe Noel Meade	David McCabe Noel Meade	3	85 b	83	–	31	–
b c Ardkinglass - Greenhill Lass (Upper Case I)
Always behind (op 14/1)

14⁽⁷⁾ 1 [28¼]	16. Zankle (USA) 9/1 Declan McDonogh ⁵ D K Weld	Declan McDonogh ⁵ D K Weld	5	82 b	77	–	23	–
b g Opening Verse (USA) - Capre (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Slowly into stride and held up, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, eased straight (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

15⁽¹⁾ 13 [41¼]	12. Fairy Ridge (IRE) 7/1 C Roche A P O'Brien	C Roche A P O'Brien	3	811 b¹	89	–	8	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Fairy Folk (IRE) (Fairy King)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened quickly 2f out (op 5/1)

16⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [41¾]	11. Sweet Wilhelmina 11/1 W J O'Connor Lord Huntingdon	W J O'Connor Lord Huntingdon	5	812	82	–	–	–
b m Indian Ridge (IRE) - Henpot (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up in touch, ridden and no impression 3f out, eased straight (jockey reported his mount had swallowed her tongue) (op 8/1)

UR⁽³⁾	4. Jimmy The Greek (IRE) 14/1 Shane Kelly ⁵ Patrick Prendergast	Shane Kelly ⁵ Patrick Prendergast	3	812	95	–	–	–
b g Tenby - Some Fun (Wolverlife)
Tracked leaders, in touch when clipped heels and unseated rider under 3f out (op 10/1)

17 ran Off time: 6:52:00 Winning time: 1m 57.10s (slow by 13.10s) Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: Hasanat
1st owner: Moyglare Stud Farm (Free To Speak) 1st breeder: Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: D M Murphy (Thats Logic)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Playacting)
Tote win: €15.90 PL: €4.10 €6.20 €1.70 Ex: €202.70 CSF: €221.31

6:50 Galway (IRE) 28 Jul 1998

McDonogh European Breeders Fund Handicap (Listed)