Horse Alert

19 Jul 2012 20:55 Leopardstown

Winner: €40,000 (Penalty: €26,000); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Soft to Heavy in places).

Challenge Stakes (Listed)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2⁽⁵⁾	-	Galileo's Choice (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9)	135/211- / 6	Flat (320), Jump (128)	P J Smullen	D K Weld Dr R Lambe & Dr…	6/5
		settled in 4th, 3rd from halfway, ridden and headway in straight to lead 1f out, kept on best inside final furlong
2^nd	4⁽⁴⁾	2 L	Aklan (IRE) (gelding, g, 8 13)	1461 / 6	Flat (10)	Johnny Murtagh	J M Oxx Coach Partnership	4/1
		led and soon 6 lengths clear, reduced advantage before halfway, ridden and tried to assert approaching straight, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
3^rd	3⁽¹⁾	½ L	Steps To Freedom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9)	1224-31 / 9	Flat (7), Jump (101)	Fran Berry	Mrs J Harrington Mrs Sean Hussey	11/4
		slowly into stride, raced mainly 5th, ridden in 4th entering straight and no real impression, kept on same pace into 3rd final furlong, not reach first 2
4^th	5⁽⁶⁾	¾ L	Betterbetterbetter (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 7)	212825 / 3	Flat (22)	C O'Donoghue	A P O'Brien Mrs Richard Henry…	6/1
		chased leader in 2nd, closer before halfway, driven along entering straight and dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
5^th	1⁽³⁾	6 L	Bob Le Beau (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 9)	21238-6 / 6	Flat (73)	K J Manning	Mrs J Harrington Dean Ryan	16/1
		always towards rear, no impression in 5th early straight, no extra from well over 1f out
6^th	6⁽²⁾	¾ L	Demurely (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 7)	63510 / 3	Flat (22)	D R McCabe	A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &…	25/1
		chased leader, 4th halfway, dropped to rear approaching straight and soon no extra