23 Oct 2015 20:05 Dundalk
Winner: €45,000 (Penalty: €29,249); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO plus; Going: Standard.
Mercury Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(7) |
| - |
Take Cover (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 13) |
060230 / 11 |
Flat (19) | Fran Berry | D C Griffiths Norcroft Park Stud |
3/0 | |
| led, ridden and headed under 2f out, rallied under pressure and led over 100 yards out, kept on well to assert close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(5) |
| 1½ L |
Speed Hawk (USA) (colt, baybrown, 9 13) |
347532 / 4 |
Flat (20) | C T Keane | R M H Cowell Khalifa Dasmal |
9/0 | |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead under 2f out, under pressure and headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
11(1) |
| 1¼ L |
Marsha (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 4) |
211 / 4 |
Flat (14) | C D Hayes | Sir Mark Prescott Elite Racing Club |
9/0 | |
| tracked leaders, ran freely, short of room and dropped to 6th entering straight, ridden and switched right over 1f out, went 3rd 150 yards out, no impression and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
1(6) |
| HD |
Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 2) |
233060 / 11 |
Flat (6) | W M Lordan | T Hogan Morgan J Cahalan |
7/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 1f out and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
3(9) |
| HD |
Jamesie (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
968161 / 9 |
Flat (21) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane Damian Lavelle |
20/0 | |
| chased leaders, 9th halfway, no impression and switched right 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 5th close home | ||||||||||
6th |
4(2) |
| NK |
Russian Soul (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 13) |
774804 / 10 |
Flat (21) | S Foley | M Halford Mrs A G Kavanagh |
18/0 | |
| bumped by rival leaving stalls, chased leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
7(10) |
| ½ L |
Togoville (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 9 13) |
210313 / 11 |
Flat (21), Jump (601) |
S Corby | G Pakidis Patrick Joseph… |
25/0 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, ridden on outer and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
10(8) |
| NK |
Zeb Un Nisa (GB) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
23-2450 / 3 |
Flat (20) | K J Manning | H & R Charlton A E Oppenheimer |
22/0 | |
| towards rear, 10th halfway, some progress under 2f out and 7th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
9th |
2(3) |
| 1 L |
Eisenhower (USA) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
412 / 3 |
Flat (21) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Joseph Allen LLC… |
9/0 | |
| edged left from stalls and bumped rival, chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out and 6th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
8(4) |
| ½ L |
Kimbay (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 8) |
063043 / 6 |
Flat (10) | R P Cleary | N Lawlor W J Hynes |
100/0 | |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
11th |
9(11) |
| NK |
Online Alexander (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
466276 / 4 |
Flat (20) | P J Smullen | K A Ryan Noel O'Callaghan |
25/0 | |
| mid-division, some progress into 4th halfway, ridden over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong, weakened | ||||||||||