Full Result 7.05 Killarney (IRE) | 16 May 2023

Celtic Steps Handicap

(47-65, 4yo+) (1m31yds) 1m Good To Yielding

1st €6,195 2nd €1,995 3rd €945 4th €420 5th €210 6th €105

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	1. Rock Etoile (IRE) 5/1 Cian Horgan ⁷ Andrew Slattery	Cian Horgan ⁷ Andrew Slattery	5	97	62	65	77	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Etoile De Lune (Zamindar)
Prominent, soon went second, ridden to lead over 2f out, went clear under 2f out, reduced lead final 110yds, hard ridden and kept on towards finish, always doing enough (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	3. Kodiac Prince (IRE) 15/8F Rory Cleary Thomas Cleary	Rory Cleary Thomas Cleary	6	913 p	61	62	75	–
b g Kodiac - Sundown (Polish Precedent)
Midfield, headway on outer and in touch with leaders under 3f out, chased clear leader under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no match for winner (tchd 7/4)

3⁽⁸⁾ hd [¾]	7. Skontonovski 12/1 Cian MacRedmond ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	Cian MacRedmond ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	6	93 v	56	56	69	–
b g Harbour Watch (IRE) - An Ghalanta (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Midfield, headway waiting for room over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, went third 1f out, ran on well final 110yds (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 2¾ [3½]	4. Simply Sideways (IRE) 7/2 Shane Foley Timothy Doyle	Shane Foley Timothy Doyle	6	912	60	52	67	–
ch m Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Miss Sundance (IRE) (Desert Sun)
Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, still plenty to do when switched right 1f out, kept on well final 110yds, went fourth final strides, nearest finish (op 4/1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [3½]	13. Double Martini (IRE) 14/1 Siobhan Rutledge ⁵ John C McConnell	Siobhan Rutledge ⁵ John C McConnell	7	810 t	49	40	56	–
ch g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Dusty Moon (Dr Fong)
Midfield, keeping on when bit short of room against far rail 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong, lost fourth final strides (op 12/1)

6⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [5]	11. The Dazzer (IRE) 11/1 Chris Hayes Patrick Martin	Chris Hayes Patrick Martin	4	95	53	39	56	–
gr g Tough As Nails (IRE) - Pursuit of Passion (Pastoral Pursuits)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders (op 14/1)

7⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [5¾]	15. Two Metres Apart (IRE) 28/1 Gavin Ryan M J Byrne	Gavin Ryan M J Byrne	5	813 h¹	47	31	49	–
b m Prince Of Lir (IRE) - Lilac Mist (Spectrum)
Lost many lengths start, in rear, soon detached, headway 2f out, soon switched right, ran on well inside final furlong, did well in the circumstances (jockey said mare was slowly away) (op 33/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [6]	14. Encore De Mer (IRE) 40/1 Gearoid Brouder ⁵ J G Murray	Gearoid Brouder ⁵ J G Murray	4	88 p	47	30	48	–
b f French Navy - Profound Emotion (Mark Of Esteem)
Pushed along early, soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 33/1)

9⁽³⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	9. Ju Ju Gabor (IRE) 33/1 Killian Leonard Richard Anthony Foley	Killian Leonard Richard Anthony Foley	4	95	53	32	51	–
b f Zoffany (IRE) - Busy Bimbo (IRE) (Red Clubs)
Prominent, lost position but in touch with leaders halfway, ridden and weakened from over 1f out (op 28/1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 2 [9¼]	12. Born Invincible (IRE) 20/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle S M Duffy	Dylan Browne McMonagle S M Duffy	7	91 t	49	22	43	–
ch m Born To Sea (IRE) - Indaba (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Never better than midfield, pushed along towards rear over 2f out, soon ridden, some headway inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 18/1)

11⁽¹⁷⁾ 2¼ [11½]	8. Plankton (IRE) 16/1 Seamie Heffernan Andrew McNamara	Seamie Heffernan Andrew McNamara	4	97 b	55	21	43	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Always Dancing (IRE) (Canford Cliffs)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, rapid headway and prominent after 3f, briefly went second halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened under 2f out, eased final furlong (jockey said gelding ran keen) (op 14/1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [16]	5. Hey Kameir (IRE) 100/1 Hugh Horgan ⁷ G Ahern	Hugh Horgan ⁷ G Ahern	4	91 h¹	56	8	34	–
b f El Kabeir (USA) - Maontri (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Reluctant to load, prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and lost position 2f out, no extra over 1f out (tchd 80/1)

13⁽⁴⁾ nk [16¼]	6. Leclerc 28/1 Ben Coen Adrian McGuinness	Ben Coen Adrian McGuinness	5	98	56	7	33	–
b g Showcasing - Alpine Storm (IRE) (Raven's Pass)
Dwelt start, towards rear of midfield, pushed along towards rear under 3f out, no extra from over 1f out (op 25/1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 3¼ [19½]	2. Cuala Bula (IRE) 50/1 Donagh O'Connor Charles Coakley	Donagh O'Connor Charles Coakley	4	913	61	2	31	–
b f Galileo Gold - Laurentina (Cadeaux Genereux)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and lost position 2f out, soon no extra (op 20/1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ 9 [28½]	10. Miss Cunning (IRE) 8/1 Jessica O'Gorman ⁷ Aengus King	Jessica O'Gorman ⁷ Aengus King	6	812 b	53	–	2	–
b m Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Low Cunning (IRE) (Dubawi)
Slowly into stride, towards rear throughout, detached under 2f out, eased from over 1f out (jockey said mare was never travelling and coughed during the race) (op 9/1)

15 ran Off time: 7:08:59 Winning time: 1m 44.35s (slow by 2.15s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Barnhill Rose (reserve), Everylittlestep (reserve), Pollanassa (reserve)
1st owner: John J Moloney (Rock Etoile) 1st breeder: Tullamaine Castle Stud
2nd owner: Mrs H O'Toole (Kodiac Prince)
3rd owner: J Fairhurst (Skontonovski)
Tote win: €7.80 PL: €2.20 €1.30 €4.50 Ex: €26.10 CSF: €15.42 Tricast: €122.95 Trifecta: €218.60

7:05 Killarney (IRE) 16 May 2023

Celtic Steps Handicap