Horse Alert

16 Jul 2015 20:00 Leopardstown

Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €39,001); Distance: 1m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.

Meld Stakes (Group 3)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2⁽¹⁾	-	Carla Bianca (IRE) (filly, g, 9 9)	1111-42 / 4	Flat (32)	P J Smullen	D K Weld Moyglare Stud Farm	6/4
		broke well to lead, 2 lengths clear 4f out, reduced advantage 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, driven out
2^nd	3⁽⁴⁾	¾ L	Elleval (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9)	337874 / 8	Flat (6)	C R King	D Marnane An Geall Is Fearr…	7/1
		held up 5th, 6th 5f out, pushed along to 3rd over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong to 2nd, not reach winner
3^rd	1⁽⁶⁾	1¼ L	Brendan Brackan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9)	2929-93 / 10	Flat (35)	C T Keane	G M Lyons David Spratt &…	9/2
		tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and closer 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, dropped to 3rd inside final 150 yards
4^th	4⁽²⁾	1 L	Piri Wango (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 9)	240-240 / 6	Flat (29)	G F Carroll	G M Lyons David Spratt	5/1
		settled 3rd, dropped to 5th under 3f out, pushed along under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong to 4th, not trouble leader
5^th	6⁽⁵⁾	1¼ L	Queen Nefertiti (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11)	1-383 / 3	Flat (11)	W M Lordan	D Wachman Michael Tabor &…	9/2
		raced 4th, improved to 3rd 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
6^th	5⁽³⁾	22 L	Battle Of Marathon (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0)	7163- / 10	Flat (291)	J A Heffernan	A P O'Brien Emma Ryan & Partner	10/1
		slowly into stride, raced in rear, 5th 5f out, 4th 3f out, pushed along approaching straight, dropped to last over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra and eased inside final 200 yards