Full Result 5.30 Killarney (IRE) | 23 August 2018

K.W.D. Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

(3yo+) 1m6f Good

1st €29,500 2nd €9,500 3rd €4,500 4th €2,000 5th €1,000 6th €500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Brazos (USA) 14/1 Danny Redmond ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	Danny Redmond ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	4	812 b¹	86	80	93	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Les Fazzani (IRE) (Intikhab)
Chased leaders, closer in 4th with a circuit to race, 3rd at halfway, quickened well to go clear under 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, advantage reduced close home (trainer's rep, regarding the improved form shown, the gelding was drawn wide last time in what he felt was a competitive race and never got into contention as a result. he felt the combination of the better draw and application of blinkers on this occasion helped bring out the improvement) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	6. Exchange Rate (GER) 5/1 Ronan Whelan W P Mullins	Ronan Whelan W P Mullins	6	93	86	79	93	–
b g Monsun (GER) - Erytheis (USA) (Theatrical)
Chased leaders, 5th with a circuit to race, ridden into 3rd under 2f out, stayed on strongly final 100yds to press winner in 2nd close home (op 7/2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [2]	1. Gustavus Vassa 7/2F Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	4	100 h	97	86	102	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Poldhu (Cape Cross)
Led and soon headed, tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th at halfway, travelled well to press leader in 2nd 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken with winner, kept on same pace and dropped to 3rd final 100yds (op 11/2 tchd 100/30)

4⁽⁸⁾ 3 [5]	11. Tudor City (IRE) 25/1 Robbie Colgan A J Martin	Robbie Colgan A J Martin	6	813 t	82	65	82	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - She's Our Mare (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Chased leaders, 6th with a circuit to race, ridden into 4th under 2f out, no impression entering final furlong, kept on same pace (op 22/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [9]	2. Law Girl (FR) 12/1 Colin Keane W P Mullins	Colin Keane W P Mullins	5	97	90	65	85	–
b m Lawman (FR) - Lamarsa (FR) (Chichicastenango)
Held up towards rear until closer into mid-division 4f out, good headway on outer 2f out into 5th, no impression entering final furlong, kept on same pace under hands and heels

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [10¾]	10. Near Kettering 14/1 N G McCullagh J P Murtagh	N G McCullagh J P Murtagh	4	813 p	82	53	74	–
ch g Medicean - Where's Broughton (Cadeaux Genereux)
Raced in rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, never on terms (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

7⁽³⁾ hd [11]	14. Nelson Road (IRE) 50/1 Danny Sheehy ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	Danny Sheehy ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	5	713 4 p	73	43	65	–
b g Mount Nelson - Merciful (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, soon 2nd, on terms 5f out until led briefly 3f out, headed 2f out and soon weakened

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [11½]	12. Top Othe Ra (IRE) 14/1 Ben Coen ⁷ Thomas Mullins	Ben Coen ⁷ Thomas Mullins	10	81	77	46	68	–
ch g Whitmore's Conn (USA) - The Top Road (IRE) (Toulon)
Soon led, joined 5f out, headed 3f out and weakened under 2f out (op 12/1)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [11½]	7. Ancient Sands (IRE) 20/1 Seamie Heffernan John E Kiely	Seamie Heffernan John E Kiely	10	91	84	52	75	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Antiguan Wells (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced in rear for most, kept on late from over 1f out, never nearer

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [13]	3. Le Vagabond (FR) 11/1 W J Lee E J O'Grady	W J Lee E J O'Grady	6	97	90	55	79	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Miryale (FR) (Anabaa)
Raced towards rear, ridden over 2f out where hampered, soon no impression (jockey said gelding met interference in running) (op 12/1)

11⁽²⁾ 2½ [15½]	13. Eight Till Late (IRE) 40/1 Sean Davis ⁷ Francis Casey	Sean Davis ⁷ Francis Casey	10	713	75	33	61	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Princess Lek (IRE) (Bob Back)
Raced in mid-division until ridden and not quicken 2f out, soon no extra

12⁽⁴⁾ nk [15¾]	8. Whirling Dervish 11/2 Colm O'Donoghue Mrs John Harrington	Colm O'Donoghue Mrs John Harrington	3	91	94	52	81	–
b c Camelot - Synergy (FR) (Victory Note)
Raced in mid-division until dropped towards rear at halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 4¾ [20½]	9. Emperor Waltz 8/1 Declan McDonogh John Joseph Murphy	Declan McDonogh John Joseph Murphy	5	90 tp	83	32	62	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Kitty Wells (Sadler's Wells)
Always towards rear, never a factor (op 9/1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 22 [42½]	4. Meri Devie (FR) 12/1 Rachael Blackmore W P Mullins	Rachael Blackmore W P Mullins	5	97	90	–	38	–
ch m Spirit One (FR) - Folle Biche (FR) (Take Risks)
Raced in mid-division on outer, ridden and dropped towards rear 4f out, detached over 2f out and soon eased (op 11/1)

14 ran Off time: 5:32:05 Winning time: 3m 5.50s (slow by 1.50s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Thomas Keithley (Brazos) 1st breeder: Gunpowder Farms Llc
2nd owner: Mrs A F Mee (Exchange Rate)
3rd owner: Highclere T'bred Racing Synd - Gustavus (Gustavus Vassa)
Tote win: €19.50 PL: €4.70 €2.10 €1.90 Ex: €127.70 CSF: €80.96 Tricast: €309.36 Trifecta: €1,151.50

5:30 Killarney (IRE) 23 Aug 2018

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