15 Sep 2012 15:00 Curragh
Winner: €17,500 (Penalty: €12,074); Distance: 1m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Yielding.
Gain Freedom European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(12) |
| - |
Pearl Music (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
4 / 2 |
Flat (86) | G F Carroll | G M Lyons Pearl Bloodstock… |
9/1 | |
| settled towards rear, good headway on outer from 2f out to lead 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
12(8) |
| ¾ L |
Zand (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 6 |
C P Lemaire | J M Oxx Mr Markus Graff |
8/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no impression over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
8(9) |
| 1 L |
Stepwise (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 3 |
N G McCullagh | J M Oxx Mrs Caitriona Oxx |
7/1 | ||
| towards rear, some headway in 7th 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner and kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
11(11) |
| 3¼ L |
Wexford Opera (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 5) |
24 / 8 |
Flat (27) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger |
3/1 | |
| mid-division racing keenly, 8th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out and challenged over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
7(10) |
| 1¾ L |
Point Piper (USA) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 6 |
C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Gatto Racing, Llc,… |
8/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
5(2) |
| NK |
Orator (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
3 / 3 |
Flat (11) | W M Lordan | D Wachman Michael Tabor &… |
10/3 | |
| led, headed under pressure over 1f out and soon no extra | ||||||||||
7th |
3(7) |
| 1¾ L |
Frozen North (IRE) (colt, g, 9 5) |
/ 4 |
C D Hayes | K Prendergast J C Harley |
25/1 | ||
| towards rear, never a factor, 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
8th |
1(3) |
| 6 L |
Distant Bells (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
5 / 2 |
Flat (30) | D P McDonogh | P Twomey P Twomey |
7/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
2(4) |
| 1 L |
Frank Lloyd Wright (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
7 / 2 |
Flat (76) | S Foley | B W Duke Joseph Duke |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, no threat from 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
4(6) |
| 1¼ L |
Instruction (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 3 |
J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien C Boutin |
8/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, soon pushed along and no extra from 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
9(5) |
| 1 L |
Time For Action (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
/ 5 |
W J Lee | D Wachman John O Roche &… |
25/1 | ||
| always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
10(1) |
| 1½ L |
Todd (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
7 / 11 |
Flat (11) | B A Curtis | J J Murphy Mrs Anabel K Murphy |
50/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, no extra from 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||