26 Aug 2012 15:45 Curragh
Winner: €95,000 (Penalty: €57,150); Distance: 7f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Soft.
Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(5) |
| - |
First Cornerstone (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
31 / 3 |
Flat (16) | C D Hayes | A Oliver Team Valor International… |
7/2 | |
| soon raced in moderate 3rd, niggled along to close approaching 2f out, soon challenged and gained narrow lead 1 1/2f out, soon pressed, stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(2) |
| 1½ L |
Flying The Flag (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
1 / 4 |
Flat (52) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs M Slack/miss… |
7/4 | |
| chased leader, closed 2f out, challenged under pressure and almost on terms from 1 1/2f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(4) |
| ½ L |
Birdman (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
31127 / 6 |
Flat (25) | P J Smullen | D M Simcock Ebor Racing Club… |
7/4 | |
| raced last of the 4, struggling to get there from 2f out, ran on in 3rd without threatening 1st 2 inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
4(1) |
| 4¼ L |
Kingston Jamaica (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
213 / 3 |
Flat (31) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
5/1 | |
| led, went on after 3f, reduced lead 2f out, headed and no extra from 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5(3) |
| - |
Nevis (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
41 / 3 |
Flat (38) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… |
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