Full Result 2.30 Leopardstown (IRE) | 27 October 2001

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(3yo+) 1m Yielding To Soft

1st €13,335.48 2nd €3,898.06 3rd €1,846.45 4th €615.48

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. Free To Speak (IRE) 6/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	9	93 b	102	95	103	–
ch h Be My Guest (USA) - Love For Poetry (Lord Gayle)
Held up in rear, 10th approaching straight, headway on outer 2f out, 2nd and challenged over 1f out, soon led, stayed on well

2⁽¹²⁾ 2½	7. Shoal Creek (IRE) 15/8F Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	4	93	110	87	98	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Catalonia Express (USA) (Diesis)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead under 2f out, headed under 1f out, no extra (op 6/4)

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [5½]	1. Mr Houdini (IRE) 12/1 Fran Berry P Hughes	Fran Berry P Hughes	4	98	96	83	97	–
gr g Magical Wonder (USA) - Gravina I (Godswalk)
Held up, progress into 7th approaching straight, 10th 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 10/1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [8]	14. Saying Grace (IRE) 4/1 Tadhg O'Shea ⁵ Ms F M Crowley	Tadhg O'Shea ⁵ Ms F M Crowley	3	84 b	106	62	82	–
b f Brief Truce (USA) - Adamparis (Robellino)
Held up towards rear, progress on inner early straight, 8th 1f out, kept on (op 3/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ hd [8¼]	4. Merchant Of Venice (USA) 10/1 Colm O'Donoghue ³ A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue ³ A P O'Brien	3	92	–	72	92	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Bonita Francita (CAN) (Devil's Bag)
Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, kept on one paced (op 8/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ dht [8¼]	2. Cruiskeen Lawn (IRE) 12/1 Kevin Manning C Collins	Kevin Manning C Collins	3	95 t	86	72	92	–
b g Ashkalani (IRE) - Grand Morning (IRE) (King Of Clubs I)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 7th early straight, kept on one paced (op 10/1)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [8¾]	13. Like A Dream (IRE) 12/1 Wayne Lordan ³ M J Tynan	Wayne Lordan ³ M J Tynan	3	86	89	60	81	–
b f Alzao (USA) - Arabian Dream (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Tracked leaders on inner, 6th and ridden entering straight

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [9¾]	8. Alexander Express (IRE) 10/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	3	90 b	98	62	84	–
b f Sri Pekan (USA) - Mali I (USA) (Storm Bird)
Close up in 2nd, ridden to challenge entering straight, no extra from over 1f out (op 8/1)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [10¾]	12. Canaima (IRE) 10/1 N G McCullagh Edward Lynam	N G McCullagh Edward Lynam	3	89	87	54	77	–
b f Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Dunfern (Wolver Hollow)
Held up early, progress into close 4th approaching straight, no extra 1 1/2f out (op 8/1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 1 [11¾]	6. Golden Fact (USA) 14/1 K P Gaule Michael McElhone	K P Gaule Michael McElhone	7	93	82	59	80	–
b g Known Fact (USA) - Cosmic Sea Queen (USA) (Determined Cosmic)
Tracked leaders, 5th and ridden to challenge approaching straight, no extra 1 1/2f out (op 12/1)

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [12½]	3. Distant Truce (IRE) 25/1 J J Behan Patrick O'Leary	J J Behan Patrick O'Leary	3	95	86	59	83	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Andante I (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up in touch, no impression straight (op 20/1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [17½]	10. Cakestown Lady (IRE) 12/1 Danny Grant ³ Gerard Keane	Danny Grant ³ Gerard Keane	4	89	93	37	63	–
br f Petorius (IRE) - Sally Gone (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Never a factor

13⁽²⁾ 3½ [21]	9. Gravieres 25/1 Eddie Ahern M J Grassick	Eddie Ahern M J Grassick	3	90	–	28	61	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Jumairah Sunset (Be My Guest)
Always behind (jockey said gelding was never travelling, found nothing when asked for an effort, and was blowing hard post race; trainer said gelding finished with a cut on his off-hind) (op 20/1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 15 [36]	11. I Have To Go I (IRE) 50/1 S F Cleary ⁷ P Cluskey	S F Cleary ⁷ P Cluskey	7	85	41	–	26	–
b m Silver Kite (USA) - Tinktura (Pampapaul)
Chased leaders on outer, weakened halfway (op 33/1)

14 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 1m 42.90s (slow by 3.40s) Total SP: 144%
1st owner: Moyglare Stud Farm (Free To Speak) 1st breeder: Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Michael Tabor (Shoal Creek)
3rd owner: John P Lynch (Mr Houdini)
Tote win: €6.30 PL: €2.30 €1.50 €8.20 Ex: €14.10 CSF: €20.84

2:30 Leopardstown (IRE) 27 Oct 2001

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